Thread: My fisrt safety razor find

Went to a antique shop today. I found these all together. Paid $25.00 for all. Good? Bad? Please give me your honest opinion. Thanks.

Eversharp Schick Injector with box
Gillette Red Tip
Shaving Mug with USA on the bottom
Badger brush

good find. MY first safety razor was a schick injector. MY girl has one she uses when she is at my place.

Looks like a pretty good haul for $25. Congrats and enjoy!

I decided to try out the red tip. This is the first time using a safety razor. Washed face, hot wet towel for couple minutes. Lathered face with saving soap. Went slow and easy. End result was a very smooth shave with a half dozen cuts. Finished off with Meehans Bay Rhum. Why the cuts?

safety razors have rather sharp corners, the slightest bit of pressure or the wrong angle usually remind you of this

You did well on the package.

. . . Use less pressure on the razor, for your next shave, and you'll have fewer cuts.

It could be that you're catching the corners of the blade, as well, but that hasn't been a problem for me. I've always used new blades, not "vintage" blades. Feather blades are my favorite, but they're not forgiving -- you can find "blade samplers" on the Internet that will let you experiment with the Red Tip.

I was amazed the first time I tried a Schick injector (after a 40-year lapse). They're very effective razors, and the small blade make beard- and moustache-trimming easy. That was with a "vintage" Schick blade.

We've been corrupted by the billions of dollars spent on advertising for multi-blade cartridges. They're idiot-proof, but they don't shave any better than the old gear.

Charles

Originally Posted by crazy8days71

I decided to try out the red tip. This is the first time using a safety razor. Washed face, hot wet towel for couple minutes. Lathered face with saving soap. Went slow and easy. End result was a very smooth shave with a half dozen cuts. Finished off with Meehans Bay Rhum. Why the cuts?

The Red Tip is aggressive. You may want to get your technique in shape before picking up that bad boy.

I agree with dimaondtim. I have a Red Tip and it is a lot more aggressive than some of my other razors. I found a 1962 Slim Adjustable a while back at an antique store and got it for $8.00 It has some old shave soap on it, but once I cleaned it up with my vibrating tooth brush (that I use for such only) hot water and some Q-Tips, it came out nearly spakling and gives a great shave with the right selection of blade. Blades can make all the difference in the world, and getting something smooth and sharp helps a lot. Personna makes the domestic (US) Lab and Med Prep blades, and you can get the Israeli verison online as well. They have served me well for close and comfortable. You might be surprised at how different that Red Tip does shave though if you use something like the Personna or some of the Russian made blades of different markings.

Then, you can always go to Amazon.com and pick up a very mild DE razor, either the TTO Feather for around 19.00 or the Wilkinson Sword for a little less. Both hold the blades well and give nice shaves, and a lot less agressive than the Red Tip.