I have got my straight razor addiction going off onto a tangent lately. I meant to get rid of all my Rolls razors a while back, but I just ran across one that was hiding from me while I was purging. Recently I picked up a Wilkinson Empire 7 day set, then two Darwin sets, and just now I won a Kampfe Brothers set. I was sorely tempted by a Heljestrand 7 day set but decided it was too expensive for me. I am looking forward to getting my hands on the Kampfe Bros Star set, and it will be the first one I go all out to restore. Oh, that reminds me. I also have a very nice minty Everite set on its way that needs no restoring, just honing and shaving.
So who else here likes the hoe handle with non-disposable blade setup? Anybody have a comprehensive history of the various models that they would like to share? I know that the Kampfe Brothers razor design predates the Gillette DE and thats about it. And I know that the steel on these blades is really good stuff and takes a great edge if you hone it like a straight. And that the "wedge" blades are actually about 1/4 hollow, not wedges at all.
I will throw some pics up in a few days. I just lost my job and had to move all my razor stuff back onto my boat, and everything is jampacked right now.
Of the new arrivals, I have only honed and shaved with the Darwins, and I was pleased with them. I never did like the disposable SE blades. They just never worked well for me, though disposable DE blades I can get along with just fine in a Gillette adjustable razor.
Too bad nobody makes a non-disposable SE razor now. I think it could be a commercial success, in light of the resurgence of straight shaving and wet shaving in general.
I assumed that this was the proper forum to post about these razors, since they ARE SE and they ARE safety razors, even though they are honed and stropped in the manner of straights. ???
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Let's Hear It For Wedge Blade Safety Razors!
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