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Post by PJGH on Nov 14, 2014 6:48:56 GMT -6
Fitting somewhere in between the Roller Safety Shaver and the Pall Mall, Wilkinson Sword experimented with a double-edge razor! Follow me through here because it does have single edge pertinence ... The patent described a "hollow ground wafer blade with two edges" ... secured with a central screw. Upon release, the central screw was removed and the blade captured by a sprung head. The purpose of the razor was to permit the shaver to unscrew the handle and flip the head over, so as to make use of the two edges presented ... I guess since mid-shave, you might experience some dullness in one edge. Here's the razor: You can see where the Pall Mall came from. Press the tab at the back and the blade plate opens up, secured at each corner by a retaining tooth. Now, for single edge shavers, we can still have some fun ... So, an experimental double edge razor from the annals of history brought back into use with modern single edge blades.
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Post by fram773 on Nov 14, 2014 9:56:14 GMT -6
Cool. I was about to chastise you.
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Post by RocketMan on Nov 14, 2014 13:54:02 GMT -6
Cool. I was about to chastise you. ....and the Fuzzy one and I are on standby! Fuzzy, can EdgeCom 1 be recalled? : )
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Post by PJGH on Nov 14, 2014 14:18:35 GMT -6
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Post by mjclark on Nov 14, 2014 17:28:03 GMT -6
These early Wilkinsons are fascinating Paul and you have such a nice collection! They got it oh so right with the Empire, and the Pall Mall is a wild ride, so I'm intrigued to hear how this one shaves.
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Post by drumzalot on Nov 14, 2014 19:00:31 GMT -6
I WANT IT! I'll trade you my Tom Jones record collection for it!
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Post by PJGH on Nov 15, 2014 6:27:08 GMT -6
If your collection contains 'Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings', you're on! I'm going to take a wild guess and say it will be like a Pall Mall but with a comb, rather than a roller.
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Post by mjclark on Nov 15, 2014 8:16:19 GMT -6
An open comb Pall Mall sounds FIERCE!!!!
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Post by PJGH on Nov 15, 2014 10:17:23 GMT -6
You know that is how I like 'em ...
Unlike the Pall Mall, this razor is not adjustable so we'll just have to see whether the blade is set in an aggressive or mild stance.
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Post by RocketMan on Nov 20, 2014 2:48:48 GMT -6
Well how does this convertible SE razor shave???
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Post by PJGH on Nov 20, 2014 8:58:40 GMT -6
It's slated for tomorrow's shave ... Tabac Friday, with a third-run Treet 009RD de-spined.
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Post by RocketMan on Nov 20, 2014 12:03:28 GMT -6
It's slated for tomorrow's shave ... Tabac Friday, with a third-run Treet 009RD de-spined. Looking forward to it!
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Post by PJGH on Nov 20, 2014 14:47:05 GMT -6
Likewise
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Post by PJGH on Nov 21, 2014 7:22:19 GMT -6
Gosh! To say this is the very razor that they used to shave Frankenstein's Monster, it's smooth. Smooth, but aggressive. The angle is quite fine - too shallow and it feels nasty, too steep and you're just getting the raw blade scraping, but just right and the thin guard up front can be seen in the lather and the blade feels comfortable, able to do its thing. Angle nailed, it's smooth - it glides, but that is not to say that you don't feel it cutting, hence my secondary description of aggressive. Less so than a GEM blade in a Pall Mall, which is ostensibly a frame to hold a blade and little else although it strikes me that I tend to wind the roller guard all the way back; certainly more so than the Empire, which curiously, I see to bring the roller guard forward. Go figure. Anyway, enjoyed. Not the closest, but no cuts, nicks or weepers ... just a good, old-fashioned shave.
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