Tech June-kies 2023

[TobyC]

Still the Wilkie. Might get one more shave off it. The shave itself went well, but being preoccupied with work meant I fumbled something and slashed myself in the neck well below the area to be shaved! No need for 999, I'll make do with a '99' in this weather.
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How far "below"?

 

[pjgh]

Tech June-kies ...

Friday 9th June

Gerard of Nottingham (Vintage) Shaving Soap & Ever-Ready 500BN Badger-Lon w/Muhle Silvertip Fibre 22mm
Gillette Tech British No.27 & Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (Laser Etched) (1)
Jovan Musk Aftershave Cologne

... same again (ish).

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Last day using my Brass English Ball end Tech, Lovely razor Nuff said.

 

[isaiah53]

Gillette Tech no24 set
Gillette Super Silver
Asylum Scanlon synthetic
Martin de Candre original
LEA AS balsam
Dior Dune pour homme edt

 

[pjgh]

Saturday 10th June

Tabac (Veg) Shaving Soap & VieLong American Style w/Haryali Synthetic 22mm
Gillette Tech British Bakelite No.00 Set H & Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus (Laser Etched) (2)
Tabac Cologne (as Aftershave)

Switching to a different 1940s British Tech for the weekend and a lovely shave with the No.00 Bakelite Set. Lovely!

 

[Johnny Bravo]

New week and new Tech.
It's my English open comb Brass Ball End Tech, does anyone have a rough idea of it's age?
In them days they certainly knew how to package stuff, unlike the cheap frills cardboard boxes of today.

 

[donnie_arko]

11/6/23

Palmolive Sunday
Pre - Palmolive Sea Minerals
Soap - Pamolive Menthol
Brush - ApShaveCo SynBad 22mm
Razor - Gillette Ball End Tech (England) Aluminum baseplate and handle
Blade - Sharp Titanium (2)
Post - Lea Balm
AS - Wars Protect

 

[donnie_arko]

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New week and new Tech.
It's my English open comb Brass Ball End Tech, does anyone have a rough idea of it's age?
In them days they certainly knew how to package stuff, unlike the cheap frills cardboard boxes of today.

That's not a Tech but an Old Type. Made in the 1920's.

It's a different razor to the Tech, I find it to be a different shave to a Tech. They don't have as many fans, but I love mine. It's very mild in the shave, even if the open comb razor head can look a bit scary.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

That's not a Tech but an Old Type. Made in the 1920's.

It's a different razor to the Tech, I find it to be a different shave to a Tech. They don't have as many fans, but I love mine. It's very mild in the shave, even if the open comb razor head can look a bit scary.

Oh bummer, I will switch it over tomorrow with a definite Tech lol. It was the handle that made me believe it was a version of Tech, my bad sorry guys.
You are definitely right about it being a lovely shaver and mild for an open comb.

 

[pjgh]

Tech June-kies ...

Sunday 11th June

Mitchell's Wool Fat (Veg) Shaving Soap & VieLong American Style w/Haryali Synthetic 22mm
Gillette Tech British Bakelite No.00 Set H & Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (Laser Etched) (2)
Tabac Cologne (as Aftershave)

Loving the bakelite Tech, especially the way the angle is so easily identified by the slightly larger combed edges that form the angle to shave with ... kinda like the Personna Glydex, but not as rigidly pronounced.

 

[TobyC]

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New week and new Tech.
It's my English open comb Brass Ball End Tech, does anyone have a rough idea of it's age?
In them days they certainly knew how to package stuff, unlike the cheap frills cardboard boxes of today.

'20's OLD type, not a Tech, but a wonderful shaver.

 

[TobyC]

That's not a Tech but an Old Type. Made in the 1920's.

It's a different razor to the Tech, I find it to be a different shave to a Tech. They don't have as many fans, but I love mine. It's very mild in the shave, even if the open comb razor head can look a bit scary.

Use a shallow blade angle, great shaver, love mine,... same shave as a Single Ring.

 

[TobyC]

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New week and new Tech.
It's my English open comb Brass Ball End Tech, does anyone have a rough idea of it's age?
In them days they certainly knew how to package stuff, unlike the cheap frills cardboard boxes of today.

Like this?

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Like this?

Yes that is it exactly, I will make sure I use a Tech on my next shave or suffer the Tech June-kies wrath for failure to comply lol.

 

[TobyC]

Yes that is it exactly, I will make sure I use a Tech on my next shave or suffer the Tech June-kies wrath for failure to comply lol.

No shame in using a ball-end OLD type!

 

[donnie_arko]

Use a shallow blade angle, great shaver, love mine,... same shave as a Single Ring.

I've been coming around to see the Old Type is up there with the finest razors ever made.

For some blades which take a few shaves to 'settle in' I always start those blades in my Old Type, generally before moving them onto my Techs and so on.