Thread: Thoughts on the Pils

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Obie, because of your DE write ups you will likely be responsible for me having to make the difficult choice of which DE to buy next: the Pils, Chatsworth or the Feather..... sometimes I hate choices!

Well done, my friend, very informative.

There is really only one thing to do...buy all three.

i sense a pils in my future.

Well Obie now you've gone and done it. You've spread this contagion and now you will be responsible for kids going hungry and college funds being raided and guys being thrown out of their homes and cars repossessed. Now these guys have no choice but to go out and buy, buy, buy. You Devil.

Luckily I am immune from such things.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Well Obie now you've gone and done it. You've spread this contagion and now you will be responsible for kids going hungry and college funds being raided and guys being thrown out of their homes and cars repossessed. Now these guys have no choice but to go out and buy, buy, buy. You Devil.

Luckily I am immune from such things.

let us know what you think of yours when it arrives.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Well Obie now you've gone and done it. You've spread this contagion and now you will be responsible for kids going hungry and college funds being raided and guys being thrown out of their homes and cars repossessed. Now these guys have no choice but to go out and buy, buy, buy. You Devil.

Luckily I am immune from such things.

Hello, thebigspendur:

Yes, I know, I am spreading temptation. Sin. You might just have to sacrifice, my friend, and order the Pils. She's a beauty, indeed. The Pils is in its own class. I can say the same thing about the Feather. They are worlds apart, but both superb razors.

I shaved with Pils again today and the shave was perfect, with no nicks. Three passes with plenty of care.

One thing I have noticed about the Pils is proving somewhat negative for me, though. Somewhere through the years I must have banged up my hands, I don't know. As a result — or maybe it's just old age — I have terrible arthritis in my thumbs. Since the Pils is a heavy razor, the heaviest I have ever used, and since the handle is somewhat slim, I find excessive pressure falling on my thumbs when shaving.

The Edwin Jagger "Chatsworth" barley is heavy, too, though not as heavy as the Pils, but my thumbs do well with it. This is because of the barley design of the handle which prevents excessive pressure falling on my thumbs. The Feather, of course, is lighter than the two, and the textured handle helps me along. No problem there.

What's more, I am also back to studying the classical guitar (my playing is dreadful), which relies heavily on the left hand thumb bracing up the back of the finger board. Not folding over it. This extra pressure isn't helping me much.

Some years ago I gave up straight razors for a time, because they were hard on my thumbs. Occasionally now I have to lay off the straight completely for a week or so, sometimes more — I switch hands — to reduce the irritation to my thumbs. On such occasions I use the double edge, especially the Muhle 89R and the Edwin Jagger 89L, which are relatively light.

As I continue to learn the Pils, I must find a way to compensate for the pressure on my thumbs. I hope I can do it, because I would hate to give up my Pils because of the blasted thumbs. Ah well, at least I have a Hollywood face.

Regards,

Obie

* Note: This afternoon I have experimented moving my grip higher on the handle to just below the shave head. This might help. I'll try it tomorrow morning with an actual shave and pass on my thoughts.