Vintage DE Razors

[davewittwer]

So I have aquired a couple vintage DE Razors. now what? Does anyone have suggestions on how to restore these or what blades to start with? I'm assuming I shouldn't use the vintage blades.

 

[sean]

Nice pick-up!

I think there used to be a brother who restored vintage handles? Not sure.

There is probably plenty of discussion about this over at BadgerandBlade.com (They are kinda like BOTL, but for wet shavers)

 

[dscl]

Like Sean said check out B&B for more detailed info. Those appear to be open/close models so the first thing is does the mechanism work still?

 

[davewittwer]

Time to give these old boys a trial run!

 

[KLF]

You can buy a blade sample pack from tryablade.com
Also a good shaving brush and shaving cream/soap will make your shaves much more enjoyable.

 

[sean]

Since KLF bumped this, I'm curious as to how things turned out for Dave...

Dave, any feedback on those handles?

 

[davewittwer]

I honestly haven't touched them yet. Maybe a project for the next couple weeks. We just sold our house and moved into a rental so it's been kind of crazy in my world. That and i haven't shaved for a solid couple months. I've been told i need to shave for an upcoming wedding so that may be a good excuse to get at these.

 

[KLF]

I honestly haven't touched them yet. Maybe a project for the next couple weeks. We just sold our house and moved into a rental so it's been kind of crazy in my world. That and i haven't shaved for a solid couple months. I've been told i need to shave for an upcoming wedding so that may be a good excuse to get at these.

pm me your address and I'll send you some nice blades to pair with those razors

 

[davewittwer]

pm me your address and I'll send you some nice blades to pair with those razors

That would be amazing, kind of going at this blind (which can't end well when shaving). I tried to PM you but the site won't let me start a conversation with you

 

[KLF]

That would be amazing, kind of going at this blind (which can't end well when shaving). I tried to PM you but the site won't let me start a conversation with you

pm sent

 

[sean]

Pass that address to me, I got plenty of extra blades to share, too..

 

[davewittwer]

Finished restoring this 1964 Gillette, can't wait for to take it for a test run!

 

[jkittle99]

i didnt know there were so many fellow DE shavers out here. I'm a B&B member myself, although I don't get over that way too often these days. Some nice looking razors, have fun and experiment!

 

[herfdog]

I tought we were talking about some old Drew Estate cigar named 'the razor'

 

[Martin3203]

I have a Gillette from WWI, I rarely use. It's in great shape but the barrel has a crack in it. Don't know if it could be repaired tho.

 

[davewittwer]

Shaved this morning with this razor and an Astra blade. No nicks but I need to work on my angle. Shave is not as smooth as I'd like.

 

[KLF]

Shaved this morning with this razor and an Astra blade. No nicks but I need to work on my angle. Shave is not as smooth as I'd like.

Did you tried another blade ?

 

[davewittwer]

Not yet, first shave with this one

 

[Xavier Dredo]

It's going to take a couple passes in a couple directions to get a really smooth shave. With practice this doesn't take long.

 

[atbat82]

Glade to see other wet shavers on here. I got into it a couple months ago and I'm pretty well hooked. I started with a Merkur 34C, then bought a vintage SuperSpeed. This weekend I ordered my first (and second) straight razor.

I would absolutely agree with Xavier Dredo about the multiple passes. I typically do two, one with the grain and one across the grain. Many guys do a third pass against the grain, but I find that irritates my skin too much.