Yuma Safety Razor

Hey guys,
Here's a Yuma safety razor that got smuggled in from Turkey by one of our Pinaud operatives. I used her today loaded with a Shark DE blade. I used C.O.Bigelow, as it provides a good cushion. The razor is apparently an economy razor for about $3.00. I had two days growth & did 2 WTG passes & one ATG pass. I could actually hear the blade as it cut through the whiskers,,, something I had never heard with my Gillettes. The shave was O.K. ,,,maybe good, but the ATG pass was not as close as my Gillettes.
It was a pleasure to try.
Be sure to position the blade correctly when putting it in. This razor does not seat the blades as correctly/easily as the Gillettes. Once seated correctly, the razor will give you a good shave. I would suggest a DE blade that is mild in its performance, like the Shark,,, I would not use this razor with a Feather,, maybe it would be O.K., but I don't need to find out.

Thanks Geezer,, ;)

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Did they get it out on the 3:10 train?

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Originally Posted by Scareface

Did they get it out on the 3:10 train?

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That was a pretty good movie.

Very nice! Wonder what else made it through customs??

Customs never noticed the Yuma, as it was hidden underneath a vintage Pinaud bottle,,:D

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Originally Posted by Hirlau

That was a pretty good movie.

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Nice John & interesting.

They're both good movies. Glenn Ford did the first one. I like all his western's he did.

I'm gonna have to see the Glenn Ford one,,,

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Originally Posted by Hirlau

I'm gonna have to see the Glenn Ford one,,,

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It's the best! Glen Ford knocks it out of the park in the version!

I'm going to see if its on the U- Verse movies now,,,,,,,,

I noticed a Yuma and a Chinese saferty razor in our grocery store yesterday, when I checked the angle between the top and the bottom parts, Yuma seemed like it would give a smooth shave to me because it was looked like between 0 or 1 settings on my Merkur Progress. but the Chinese one was like 4 or 5 maybe more, so I left that one.
So, I bought the Yuma thinking it'll be fun to try, it was a bit expensive though (like 1.7 USD) :p Had a shave with my most familiar blade Perma-Sharp a little ago.
I was right about the angle, shave was smooth, no nicks nor alum burns, nothing whatsoever. Just two pass and minor corrections took care of everything for a decent close shave, am I too lucky or what? :beer1:

BTW I've used Edwin&jagger Sandalwood soap after Proraso sandalwood pre-shave balm, nothing else.
After Perma-Sharp goes blunt, I'll throw a black Feather blade in and report that too, if I don't forget. I wish I had Personna Med preps to try out too.
My only complaint is razor is too light and small, almost like holding a cheapest Bic plastic razor, a bit weight would help for the feed back to fingers, not a big deal but maybe I've got used to a bit heft thats why, I dunno. Luckily its handle is not slippery. Wondering if Yuma would make a good short travel razor for some, if you forget in somewhere that'll be no problem. So from a fun Yumo shave thats all in my mind folks.

Best wishes to all

I have gotten a few inexpensive razors from Turkey. Light and cheap but with choice of blade they do very well! I sometimes buy shave software from Bestshave.net,
~Richard