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03-26-2013, 12:22 PM #1Taylors1000
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Boots the Chemist 2" razor
An unusual 11/16" razor Sheffield made For Boots Chemist UK
The blade is only 2" long but unlike moustache razors the scales are normal size & the length is made up with a long tang
I have used it & it definitely is easy to use, the blade being not much wider than a safety razor.
I think this is what they were aiming at? Only one I have seen!
Tony H
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03-26-2013, 01:10 PM #2< Banned User >
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Wow! I love it! I shave with mustache razors myself. Having a wrap around beard, with mustache that drops down at the corners of my mouth to meet it, smaller razors are so much easier to manuever. Larger razors are just always getting in trouble, at whichever end I am not concentrating on. But, I have never seen one quite like this. Usually more like the mab below. Will be much like a regular razor, but shorter, with shorter scales, and possible narrower blade. Tell me more, please.
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03-26-2013, 02:47 PM #3Razor Vulture
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Very unique, Tony!
It would be interesting to try, for certain!
Thanks for sharing it!"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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03-26-2013, 02:57 PM #4Senior Member
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And another one, Tony!
Definitely not a corn razor. Here's a web gallery of corn razors, some with longish tangs, but nothing like that Boots razor!
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Neil
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03-26-2013, 02:58 PM #5Senior Member
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More info is a job for Neil Miller ......
Very cool razor, never saw one before.
Edit; Neil beat me to the keyboard .....
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03-26-2013, 03:19 PM #6Senior Member
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Very interesting razor and I like the concept. I have always thought that having a cutting edge as long as on a normal straight was a bit of a waste of metal. There are very few spots, if any, on my face that I can get full length contact on with the cutting edge of a straight. Good to hear it actually works well in practice.
BobLife is a terminal illness in the end
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03-26-2013, 04:55 PM #7Taylors1000
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Nice one Neil, Is it yours? Have You have tried one?
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Tony H
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03-26-2013, 04:59 PM #8Senior Member
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Hi Tony,
No, not mine - it belongs to a guy on TSR forum. I haven't used one, but I have used a cut down Puma and a cut down Bengall and agree that the control is pretty good.
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Neil
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03-26-2013, 05:02 PM #9Taylors1000
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Nice razor Bigeasy1 Had a few Mab's but never shaved with one. Will have to try when i get another!
Originally Posted by bigeasy1
Wow! I love it! I shave with mustache razors myself. Having a wrap around beard, with mustache that drops down at the corners of my mouth to meet it, smaller razors are so much easier to manuever. Larger razors are just always getting in trouble, at whichever end I am not concentrating on. But, I have never seen one quite like this. Usually more like the mab below. Will be much like a regular razor, but shorter, with shorter scales, and possible narrower blade. Tell me more, please.
Might like it & keep it?
Tony H
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03-26-2013, 05:06 PM #10Taylors1000
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Hi Neil, Get a few candidates for cutting down, might not be so eager to get rid? Originally Posted by Neil Miller
BR
Tony H
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