Thread: Lets see what Safety razors you have.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Now there's an idea. We can have an electric shaver forum.

Guys can relate how they seen the light and switched to an electric and get the best shave of their lives and how the threw out all that honing and stropping and straight junk and brushes and soaps and they have all this extra room in their house and their wives are so happy that they......

We can help guys get rid of all their straight paraphernalia and have group buys of electrics and have a signature SRP pre electric scent.

Yes I can see it now, it will be glorious.

But, I'll leave you all with one question. What does Santa shave with?

Im gonna be put on the naughty list for this. But I know for a fact...Santa uses a straight, after he grows his beard for the holiday's.

He sends it to me each year for a touch up.

Nice!
Never seen that one before.

Here are two of my out-of-the-ordinary Safety Razors. And yes, I've shaved with both of them.



The Pomcomatic uses a standard DE Razor Blade and with the help of the battery will vibrate as you shave with it. I felt I didn't gain anything in my shave with this vibration, but it's a cool oddity.

The Gillette Techmatic Razor has a ribbon blade. Meaning the replaceable Cartridge head has a roll of blade that looks like a ribbon. To shave with it you rotate a handle and a new section of ribbon blade comes around so you can shave with a new blade every time. The old section of blade is rolled up inside. I have two new Carterages for mine as I get a great shave from it when it comes around in my shave rotation.
As Tim pointed out in the link the Techmatic was used on a shuttle mission.

I got this idea from Geezer a long time ago. A Stahly head on a regular, heavy handle shaves great.
The side-to-side suspension makes for a comfortable shave, IMO.

The Techmatic was one I had recalled none too fondly from back in the day .. but during the 50th Anniversary of that moon landing I became reacquainted. The NOS blades I found actually gave a pretty solid shave ..

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I got this idea from Geezer a long time ago. A Stahly head on a regular, heavy handle shaves great.
The side-to-side suspension makes for a comfortable shave, IMO.

I read that the head on this actually has a spring action. It sounds very interesting. I will look around and see if I can find one of these. Hey, If Geezer said it was good, I surely won't argue with that. Geezer knew a lot when it came to safety razors. RIP Geezer.
Thanks for pointing this out, Tom.

One thing fun to me is the various ideas that came along as a way to beat a straight for shaving.

So many fun ideas that didn't work or at least improve things.

A few at least convinced the average public that they were better.

I have straights that are 150 years or 3 years old and they are basically the same thing.

I have a various collection of safety razors right now my favourites are the injector type razors and the Gem types. Here's one that i think is unique (correct me if i'm wrong) a Barbasol DE. I like the way they made it just 2 pieces instead of 3.( I find the three piece ones awkward to load.

Gillette #58, originally produced for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. Phenomenal shaver.

Originally Posted by tintin

I have a various collection of safety razors right now my favourites are the injector type razors and the Gem types. Here's one that i think is unique (correct me if i'm wrong) a Barbasol DE. I like the way they made it just 2 pieces instead of 3.( I find the three piece ones awkward to load.

How is the blade secured in this one?