May 2017 Acquisitions

patw said:
The Colonial General arrived today
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The head of the general is very similar to that of the ATT SE1.I got it from the BST (Thanks Olly your a true gent )

A cool looking razor in it's simplicity
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One of my favorite razors. Looking forward to hearing how you get on with it. The Schick Proline's work brilliantly with it....for me anyway.
 
Blackmass said:
One of my favorite razors. Looking forward to hearing how you get on with it. The Schick Proline's work brilliantly with it....for me anyway.
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Hello Rob, first shave tomorrow with the general and the plan was to pair it up with a proline as I haven't used one
yet . I've used the feather pro and Kai pinks in my SE1 so to get some sort of comparison with both razors I'm going to use a feather pro now.

cheers !!!
 
Only bidder on this cased brass Ever Ready 1912
A quick clean & polish and it's come up quite nice. Rather chuffed.
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Waiting for some Peek polish to finish off.
 
patw said:
Good stuff Wayne, I have the Fatip piccolo it's the same head as your grande, just a different handle, (you probably already new that) anyhow a superb razor mate ;)
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Thank you @patw , @Palmolive fox and @Blackmass .
(and no Pat I did not know the piccolo was a different handle, thanks for sharing :) ). The beauty of this hobby is I continue to learn something new everyday mate.

I could not resist the temptation of trying my first "Open Comb" razor.
I now understand the difference between the shave of a "Closed Comb."

This razor makes me smile, it is so much more aggressive IMHO and I realised that yesterday when I tried to make a pass over my top lip, pressed down and the blade simply left its mark just under my nose. OUCH! Lol.
I know it is all a learning curve.
I am in the process of buying the Mhurle R89 purely to compare to my beloved Merkur 34c before I take the plunge and go full hog on the R41.

PN. Several weeks ago, I do recall me saying as an introduction my main reason for transferring from carts to DE's was the fact that carts cost so much money. :)
I will leave it at that guys. :D (whatever happens, don't tell the wife)

Enjoy all!
Wayne
 
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Wayne Pritchard said:
Thank you @patw , @Palmolive fox and @Blackmass .
(and no Pat I did not know the piccolo was a different handle :) ). The beauty of this hobby is I continue to learn something new everyday mate.

I could not resist the temptation of trying my first "Open Comb" razor.
I now understand the difference between the shave of a "Closed Comb."

This razor makes me smile, it is so much more aggressive IMHO and I realised that yesterday when I tried to make a pass over my top lip, pressed down and the blade simply left its mark just under my nose. OUCH! Lol.
I know it is all a learning curve.
I am in the process of buying the Mhurle R89 purely to compare to my beloved Merkur 34c before I take the plunge and go full hog on the R41.

PN. Several weeks ago, I do recall me saying as an introduction my main reason for transferring from carts to DE's was the fact that carts cost so much money. :)
I will leave it at that guys. :D (whatever happens, don't tell the wife)

Enjoy all!
Wayne
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Hi Wayne,
Sorry to hear your first encounter with the Fatip was a painful one.

I can only speak as I find but I don't find the Fatip aggressive at all. I think it's one of the most efficient razors I've used but not aggressive, there is a difference.

I find it very smooth and I think this is maybe how the razor caught you out. You don't need any pressure (you know the mantra) at all to get a close shave with it. It feels at times as if it isn't removing any stubble due to the smoothness. The same can be said for the ATT S2.

I would definitely give it another go. I know if you have a bad experience with a razor it can put you off using it again but please persevere.

As for using the R41. The Fatip is a pussycat compare to it. You have been warned.;)

Good luck.

Cheers
Rob
 
Bizzyberry said:
I was looking at the 30mm knots but wondered if it would be too big based on the brushes I have used so far, if I like the 24mm then I may get a 30mm later. I liked the idea of the butterscotch handle as well, which looks better in real life than it does in the photos.
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I had the same thought as yourself re the 30mm as most of my brushes are around the 24mm too but it's been great .Eats up a fair bit of soap, luckily I have plenty.
I've already spent far to much on shaving gear this month otherwise I might have been tempted to order the 24mm, A future buy though me thinks
 
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