Thread: Vanderhagen Safety

Anybody try one of these butterfly designs? Walgreens and Target here have them for around $20-25. as well as different brands of blades. Thinking of this as a try out for my son and I.

I have a vintage one, but haven't tried new production. As far as I'm concerned, there are no safety issues inherent in the butterfly design.

The design has been used for a long time. Id recommend a vintage Gillette from the date of your birth. It will be a great razor to have for years and years. The new stuff you just dont know about until you g8ve it a try. And unless you have experiance with safety razors, you really wont know what is good or bad. The Gillette has past the test of time and will work well for even more generations.

Originally Posted by Gasman

The design has been used for a long time. Id recommend a vintage Gillette from the date of your birth. It will be a great razor to have for years and years. The new stuff you just dont know about until you g8ve it a try. And unless you have experiance with safety razors, you really wont know what is good or bad. The Gillette has past the test of time and will work well for even more generations.

And that's just what I found at moms house on the way back from town today. She still had 3 old gillet butterfly razors, said "here take them!" I'm still interested in that vanderhagan but gonna hold off for now.

If you want to know what Gillettes you have post some photos or look here mr-razor or RENALDO.US - Gillette Razor and Blade Dating and Feature Information or RENALDO.US - Gillette Razor and Blade Dating and Feature Information and https://sites.google.com/site/shavelog/gillette-info .

Bob

I know nothing about the Vanders however in general they make bottom of the line stuff so that's just something to consider.

I'd be looking at vintage Gillette's myself and also look at the Rockwell Razors which are still in development.

Yup, Rockwell 6C razors shave very well and are not too pricey. They seem readily available too now. My shaves very well.

Bob

Well my son decided to go back to base with my Dovo BQ & a Barbers Pet along with my SRD modular strop. He did not want to risk loss or damage to grandma's old safety's in the field so a fusion and tube of good shave cream go in the pack for field ops.
This still saves him a bunch of money. He shaved 3 times with my razors and liked it, plus being able to take a slice of home with him helps keep his mood good. Thanks for the input guys!

Originally Posted by Zemke

Well my son decided to go back to base with my Dovo BQ & a Barbers Pet along with my SRD modular strop. He did not want to risk loss or damage to grandma's old safety's in the field so a fusion and tube of good shave cream go in the pack for field ops.
This still saves him a bunch of money. He shaved 3 times with my razors and liked it, plus being able to take a slice of home with him helps keep his mood good. Thanks for the input guys!

Forgot to add, today's shave was was with my 3/8 Bismark and Emerson Elastic Strap.

For future people looking at the vanderhagen I have one as well as a couple of geletts and have had no issues or complaints about it. It isn't to aggressive and would be a fine starter razor and they seem to be in every drug store so why not.