spidey9
Lather Catcher
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Post by spidey9 on Nov 5, 2014 18:51:09 GMT -6
The MMOC and the 1924 are both pretty agressive, IMHO. As to which one is more so, my answer would probably depend on which one I've used most recently. Suffice to say that I find the two of them more agressive than any of my other SE's, with the possible exception of early Valet Auto Strops (VB1 or before).
The first SE I purchased was actually an MMOC, which I ordered after seeing it mentioned in a discussion of agressive razors in a DE forum.
Between the time I ordered it and the time I received it I read so many horror stories that when it finally arrived I was afraid to use it! So, I got a bullet tip to use as a "training" razor, until I got more comfortable with this whole SE thing.
--Bob
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Post by Petrvs on Nov 6, 2014 0:03:34 GMT -6
Thank you all for your advices! Just bought a 1912 Junior w/big bakelite handle on the Bay (where else?). I think I'll leave the more aggressive types for later, hoping to improve the technique as the journey continues...
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Post by birdlives on Nov 6, 2014 4:24:13 GMT -6
Congratulations my man, and welcome aboard....My money is on you loving it.....Let us know when it makes the scene....
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Post by PJGH on Nov 6, 2014 7:16:13 GMT -6
Do you think that more the micromatic? No doubt in my mind- yes. It honestly seems so bizarre to me that people consider the OCMM the most aggressive (When I mean aggressive I mean efficient BTW). Look at the blade exposure and gap. I also find the 1924 to be a very aggressive shave, both the curved comb and the square comb variants. The MMOC is efficient, but I would not say as aggressive ... little more than the Clog Pruf, to my face. Between the MMOC and the MMCP, I'd pick the Clog Pruf - it's more refined somehow. Still, the 1924 remains the most aggressive on my face.
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Post by mjclark on Nov 6, 2014 8:25:09 GMT -6
I shaved with my 1924 this morning with a NOS Corrux blade and it has the best combination of aggression and great smoothness of any razor I have used. It is simply the best shaver in my collection. The OCMM has more bite and bladefeel than the 1924 and is another one of my favourites but it is more rugged and less smooth, reminding me of the Valet VB1/VC1. But as has been said, the 1912 is the standard by which all the others are judged. When I shave with my British ER 1912, people spontaneously comment how smart I look
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spidey9
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Post by spidey9 on Nov 6, 2014 12:10:53 GMT -6
I shaved with my 1924 this morning with a NOS Corrux blade and it has the best combination of aggression and great smoothness of any razor I have used. Did you strop the Corrux blade before using it? My Valet Auto Strop strop will be conditioned and ready to use this evening, as per a discussion we had in another forum. In addition to the Auto Strop blades, I also have a few Corrux blades that came with my Streamline set. More toys to play with! --Bob
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Post by mjclark on Nov 6, 2014 12:46:35 GMT -6
Plenty of palm stropping on that Corrux blade!
Although many are wary of them, I have a lot of success with NOS blades. Carbon steel blades initially feel tuggy but settle in to smoothness with use, and a lot of people who are used to stainless are put off by this thinking there is something wrong with the blade...
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ShadowsDad
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"It's not the bow, it's the Indian"
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Post by ShadowsDad on Nov 6, 2014 16:31:20 GMT -6
When you gents mention the "24" do you mean the ER '24 or the GEM '24?
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spidey9
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Post by spidey9 on Nov 6, 2014 22:06:58 GMT -6
When you gents mention the "24" do you mean the ER '24 or the GEM '24? I cannot speak for anyone else, but I assumed we were referring to the Ever-Ready 1924, aka Shovelhead. AFAIK, all the Gems in 1924 were variations on the 1912 model. The only thing of note that Waits mentions re Gem in 1924 was a slight change to the "M" in the Gem trademark. Although I will readily admit that I'm new at this and there is a whole lot I don't know. --Bob
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ShadowsDad
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Post by ShadowsDad on Nov 6, 2014 23:54:01 GMT -6
Well, yes, the Gem '24 is a 1912 variant, but I think it shaves differently than other models. But again, maybe I'm only feeling the tolerance allowed in individual heads. But the difference in the way it shaves is real.
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Post by mjclark on Nov 7, 2014 2:33:13 GMT -6
Yeah I mean ER 1924 too! My recent shaves with it confirm that for me it is the best shaver of all the safeties.
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Post by PJGH on Nov 7, 2014 2:33:52 GMT -6
I meant Ever Ready - their new model, which was popularised in the 1924 Sear & Roebuck catalogue, although as a model was available pre-1919. The '24 was the successor to the (by now) quite old looking 1914 and lined up as their main competitor against the 1912. With the 1919 merger, it all became moot.
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Post by birdlives on Nov 8, 2014 5:10:05 GMT -6
Plenty of palm stropping on that Corrux blade! Just passing on this advice from razorX....."better be careful, I hear too much palm stropping can have a negative affect on your eye-sight"....just saying...
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spidey9
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Post by spidey9 on Nov 8, 2014 13:17:58 GMT -6
Plenty of palm stropping on that Corrux blade! Just passing on this advice from razorX....."better be careful, I hear too much palm stropping can have a negative affect on your eye-sight"....just saying... --Bob
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Post by birdlives on Nov 9, 2014 4:37:36 GMT -6
When I check you out in your avatar I whole heartedly concur.....You are a very smart looking animal, and the camera loves you, you Dogg you....};^)
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