Five Favorite Safety Razors

What are your five favorite safety razors of all time? My list is as follows:

#1 Merkur Futur

#2-5 (no Particular order)

* Apollo Mikron

* iKon Bulldog

* Mergress

* Chatsworth (either D R Harris or Edwin Jagger)

Honorable Mention

* Edwin Jagger DE86

* Gillette Norfolk

What safety razors make your list?

My 5 are;

1. Gillette Fat Boy

2. GEM Micromatic "Clog-Pruf"

3. Merkur 39C Slant Bar

4. Gillette D2 "TV" Razor

5. Gillette "Slim" TTO Adjustable


But I'm telling you, the Micromatic is almost equal to the Fat Boy.

1. Gillette New Type Open Comb
2. Schick Krona
3. Gillette Old Type Open Comb
4. Gillette Aristocrat
5. Gillette Goodwill.

Gentlemen:

My favorite double razors are the following in no particular order:

1. Edwin Jagger "Chatsworth" barley (lined version)
2. Edwin Jagger 89L
3. Muhle-Pinsel 89R
4. Merkur 38C "barber pole"
5. All stainless steel Feather

* Note: I have kept my eye on the following: Mergress (can't find it), Ikon bulldog and Pils (scary price).

Regards,
Obie

Here are mine:

1) Gillette New Deluxe Belmont
2) Merkur/cooncatbob Bull Progress
3) ABC Gillette
4) Darwin
5) Merkur Futur

The order is fluid, and mostly arbitrary.

Just 4 for me,

Merkur Futur
Slim Adjustable
Edwin Jagger DE89
Ever Ready SE 1912

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Originally Posted by Obie

* Note: I have kept my eye on the following: Mergress (can't find it), Ikon bulldog and Pils (scary price).

Regards,
Obie

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The Mergress is a modified Progress. You can send a Progress (or have a vendor send a Progress) directly to Mer (Eric) for modification. The iKon Bulldog has been discontinued so that may have to be picked up off the B/S/T. I believe Greg Kahn has a few left that he is selling on ebay. Yes...the price of the Pils has scared me away too.

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Originally Posted by BullGoose

The Mergress is a modified Progress. You can send a Progress (or have a vendor send a Progress) directly to Mer (Eric) for modification. The iKon Bulldog has been discontinued so that may have to be picked up off the B/S/T. I believe Greg Kahn has a few left that he is selling on ebay. Yes...the price of the Pils has scared me away too.

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Hello, BullGoose:

Yes, the Mergress is the modified Progress. Lee's Safety Razors is the only place that carries them, but the vendor is out of stock. The Pils is enticing, but that price is murder. So for now my five favorite razors must remain those mentioned in my earlier post. Thanks for the information.

Regards,
Obie

Mine at the moment are as follows - order changes:

1) New Deluxe Belmont or Norfolk

2) Merkur Futur

3) iKon Deluxe OC

4) Gillette Red Tip

5) EverReady Streamline (SE)

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Originally Posted by Obie

Hello, BullGoose:

Yes, the Mergress is the modified Progress. Lee's Safety Razors is the only place that carries them, but the vendor is out of stock.
Regards,
Obie

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I just sent a Progress to Eric (Mer) for modification. The benefit of doing it this way is you can specify how you want the Mergress customized (color of dots, etc). Total turn around time was about a week.

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Originally Posted by BullGoose

I just sent a Progress to Eric (Mer) for modification. The benefit of doing it this way is you can specify how you want the Mergress customized (color of dots, etc). Total turn around time was about a week.

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Hello, BullGoose:

This is good information. Thank you for taking the time. Yes, yes, I like that idea.

Regards,

Obie

Just sold my mergress:)
Faves:
any open comb gillette new
CCB,long handle O.C in bronze
CCB.open comb bullmastiff
Hoffritz slant

Do you mean performance wise or just looks?

I'm afraid not really being a DE aficionado it's a matter of having what does the job for me. I like the EJ Chatsworth and the Stainless feather. If it's vintage I'll take the Fatboy. Happily I've not had the fever for these things.

Fat Handled Gillette Tech... I tried a bunch of others, and that's the only one (combined with a Feather blade) that I like. So my list is short.

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Do you mean performance wise or just looks?

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Performance wise

Have converted to straights. However, once in a blue moon I pull something else off the shelf. Most likely to be (no order):

GEM Micromatic

Most any Schick SE

Most any Slant (Luna, Hoffritz, Merkur)

Futur, set at 3.5

First gen Superspeed

Slim adjustable, set at 7-8

The DEs will be loaded w Feathers or IPs.

I've got a soft spot for Rolls, but I just can't get them sharp enough.:(

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Originally Posted by pcb01

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I've got a soft spot for Rolls, but I just can't get them sharp enough.:(

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I've had good results honing a Rolls blade on my Asagi, using circular strokes, and JimR's slurry technique.

I use two layers of electrical tape on the spine.

However, stropping in the Rolls case damages the edge. I think that's because of the difference between the stropping and honing angle, so I started stropping on a regular strop.

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Originally Posted by yohannrjm

I've had good results honing a Rolls blade on my Asagi, using circular strokes, and JimR's slurry technique.

I use two layers of electrical tape on the spine.

However, stropping in the Rolls case damages the edge. I think that's because of the difference between the stropping and honing angle, so I started stropping on a regular strop.

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Interesting... I also hone the blades on my straight hones. It can be done with care. But how the heck do you use a regular strop on a Rolls blade?

Top 5
1) GEM 1912
2) Vintage Merkur Slant
3) Rolls (hand honed to 8k)
4) Merkur Future
5) Gillette adjustable long black handle

Merkur Futur. No 2-5. The Futur is the first DE I bought and I love it. No reason to get another for comparison.

Lee's Safety Razors is the only place that carries them, but the vendor is out of stock. The Pils is enticing, but that price is murder.