Like a lot of you I started this to save money. :lol: Of course I got caught up in the buying different things because each one was going to be better than what I already had. I have been doing this for about 4 months or so and I currently own. 2-flare tips, 2 Gem Micromatics, a shake sharp, 1 Slim, 1 Fatboy, 1 Old Style, Fat Handled Tech, No name TTO, Gillette travel razor, Unknown bakelite 3 piece and now 7 straights.
I rather quickly decided that I liked the 3 piece style better so I concentrated on those. My few times using the Flare tips, slim and the Fatboy left me rather cut up and unsatisfied. I kept going for more and more aggressive razors. I ended up using the old style without the safety bar(yeah really, just the top cap, blade and handle). Much like a shavette but different handle. I get a very smooth shave with this but it takes a lot of time. As you could imagine this is a setup you must be very careful with. I decided I wanted to get into straights and had 2 of them honed by a very generous member on here. Long story short, I don't want to put that much work into it. I was in a rush recently and I grabbed one of the flare tips so I could quickly shave and get to work. I was just amazed at how quickly I was able to knock out 2 passes without a single nick and not even a little burn when I applied the AS.
So I thought I would end up in one place and ended up somewhere else. Now it's time for me to go break out the Slim and give that another test drive. :w00t:
I rather quickly decided that I liked the 3 piece style better so I concentrated on those. My few times using the Flare tips, slim and the Fatboy left me rather cut up and unsatisfied. I kept going for more and more aggressive razors. I ended up using the old style without the safety bar(yeah really, just the top cap, blade and handle). Much like a shavette but different handle. I get a very smooth shave with this but it takes a lot of time. As you could imagine this is a setup you must be very careful with. I decided I wanted to get into straights and had 2 of them honed by a very generous member on here. Long story short, I don't want to put that much work into it. I was in a rush recently and I grabbed one of the flare tips so I could quickly shave and get to work. I was just amazed at how quickly I was able to knock out 2 passes without a single nick and not even a little burn when I applied the AS.
So I thought I would end up in one place and ended up somewhere else. Now it's time for me to go break out the Slim and give that another test drive. :w00t:
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