Thread: Another DE convert

Yes, Morty, there is something alluring about the double edge safety razor. They do give superb shaves. These days I switch back and forth between the straight and the DE.

Yea, found the same thing too. The basics of getting a good shave applies to either DE/SE or straight but I still find the DE easier.

Bob

All of the old Gillettes give me a good shave--I've got a '53 super speed tto similar to the one pictured and it's my "travel" razor. Comfortable and not too aggressive so that if I need to get somewhere early in the morning, (usually lacking coordination and consciousness and care early), I can get a pretty good shave in a hurry. I mix them up just for the differences from time to time. I also have a EJ barley which I like very much, though I really like my 46-7 Aristocrat the best of my DE's.

+1 on much in common between the DE and straights in wet shaving. I also use both. I learned to shave on a DE in the 60's and then was led down the "new, improved" path till I found straights. Then I went back to DE's.

I love the DE's as well! I got my first straight last January (I think?) and have accumulated a few more since. I've gotten to the point where I can get a fairly decent shave with them, except for my chin for some reason... But after trying out a DE I think I have found my shaving nirvana. I still like the straights, but am enjoying shaving with the DE's more and getting fantastic shaves out of them. It's nice to have choices

Hmmm... I believe your birth year razor is not a TTO Tech but rather a Super Speed. The TTO Tech looks very similar to that picture but is smooth (rather than knurled) in that ~1/4in between the knob and the indented ring. I have a SS that looks just like yours but is either a '48 or '49.

That '53 Tech looks a lot like my British Rocket, only mine has 2 rings on the bottom instead of 3.
-I really like that Fatboy.

Originally Posted by nomoore

Hmmm... I believe your birth year razor is not a TTO Tech but rather a Super Speed.

Much thanks! I appreciate you pointing out my error. I checked my receipt and you are absolutely correct. Both <http://renaldo.us/grbd.html> and <http://gillettedatecodes.com/> show: "1953 Y TTO/Tech." That was likely the source of my confusion.

I SORT of get the reason guys swapped from a straight to a DE, though I use a straight six out of seven days a week now; with a DE on Saturday, but I don't at ALL understand what drove people to go to plastic thingies. I actually can't even see the appeal of a TTO (it's not like it's a hassle to change a blade on a three piece). I DO understand the appeal of an adjustable though.

As far as I can see, plastic thingies have the same number of benefits over DEs that stripy toothpaste has over non-stripy toothpaste, i.e. none.