Safety razor recommendations please?

[bry1975]

Chaps,


I'd like to swap from a philishave to a safety razor and am thinking along the lines of a stylish Merkur recommendations and advice?


Thanks


Bry

[Liquid Knight]

Wilkinson Sword protector range are very good. The wires across the blades make it impossible for the smallest of fingers to get an ouchy.

[Fleckers]

imac apparently works

[HereBeMonsters]

I've got the Futur, and am very pleased with it. Adjustable too.

[Maximum Bobs]

HereBeMonsters said:

I've got the Futur, and am very pleased with it.

For 45 quid I should bloody hope so.

[jodypress]

All the help and tips you could ever want here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

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[bry1975]

Thanks chaps so are these old razors simple to disassemble?

Am thinking If I like this manual shaving I'll have the razor blackened and maybe have the blade gold Titanium nitrided!

[steveo3002]

yep very simple to take apart just unscrew the handle in most cases ..twist to open might be a bit harder , but theres places that re plate them so its possible

[U T]

I gave up electric for wet shaving but someone recommended the Panasonic ERSF-31. Only cost about £35. At last, an electric razor that is as good as a wet shave.

[Spitfire2]

Dissassembly is trivial. Undo the screw thing on thr end and it will literally fall to bits.

[gog440]

bry1975 said:

Thanks chaps so are these old razors simple to disassemble?

Am thinking If I like this manual shaving I'll have the razor blackened and maybe have the blade gold Titanium nitrided!

No point in getting the blade done, you will change blades about every 3 shaves and I guess it could be fairly expensive. (unless I need a woosh parrot )

[bry1975]

Thanks chaps.


Chaps the blade coating will be like 1,500HV so ceramic hardness!

[freecar]

bry1975 said:

Thanks chaps.


Chaps the blade coating will be like 1,500HV so ceramic hardness!

They are disposable, don't bother.

[bry1975]

Thanks chaps.