Post by fergie on Mar 2, 2015 16:22:50 GMT -6
I decided that I wanted to have an authentic shaving experience with an original Ever Ready blade in an English made 1912.....
I used an Old Stock brand New 1912 razor Old stock brand New razor blade,,
I knew that it was going to be a different shaving experience because the original blades have a thicker blade and spine than the modern GEM blades which dramatically alters the dynamics of the angle and the distance between the comb and the blade....... I have checked this with feeler gauges and the differences in tolerances is obvious......even to the naked eye !
I am also aware that modern GEM SE blades do tend to flex, somewhat, when loaded into the razor........Remember we are talking of small tolerance's.. here.....The old blades are thicker....Panzer tank steel.....
I have a new perspective on the shaving abilities of a 1912 as these old SEs are magnificently designed and some of this perfection is lost when using modern blades designed for later models.
The results were astounding !
The first thing I noticed was that the audible noise was totally different in that there was less noise coming up through the razor, but more of a cutting noise from my bristle's.......The razor was distinctively more aggressive, that is being more efficient on cutting down the whiskers while at the same time offering an incredibly smooth and close shave.......I had no sense of the blade being anywhere near my face........Cant explain that one........But what a clean shave !
In my humble opinion it totally transforms the shaving experience with a 1912
I am now on a mission to at least attempt to modify modern GEM blades as so far as the limitations of a modern blade will allow me more towards the correct dynamics of the angle and the distance between the comb and the blade as an original blade.........
I have, thus far, tried an Old spine on a modern GEM blade....I couldn't get this to work as the new blades seem to sit deeper into the old spines.....MMMMmmmm!
I have observed, however. that its only the bottom of the spine that I need to be concerned with as this is the part of the spine that is altering the shaving angle of the blade.......
I am going to experiment with shimming the lower half of the spine to raise it to the same shaving angle of the original blades.....
I was wondering if anybody has any experience of attempting to replicate the shaving angles of older blades in any of the older SE razors with modern GEM blades ?
Your knowledge and guidance would be appreciated .......
I used an Old Stock brand New 1912 razor Old stock brand New razor blade,,
I knew that it was going to be a different shaving experience because the original blades have a thicker blade and spine than the modern GEM blades which dramatically alters the dynamics of the angle and the distance between the comb and the blade....... I have checked this with feeler gauges and the differences in tolerances is obvious......even to the naked eye !
I am also aware that modern GEM SE blades do tend to flex, somewhat, when loaded into the razor........Remember we are talking of small tolerance's.. here.....The old blades are thicker....Panzer tank steel.....
I have a new perspective on the shaving abilities of a 1912 as these old SEs are magnificently designed and some of this perfection is lost when using modern blades designed for later models.
The results were astounding !
The first thing I noticed was that the audible noise was totally different in that there was less noise coming up through the razor, but more of a cutting noise from my bristle's.......The razor was distinctively more aggressive, that is being more efficient on cutting down the whiskers while at the same time offering an incredibly smooth and close shave.......I had no sense of the blade being anywhere near my face........Cant explain that one........But what a clean shave !
In my humble opinion it totally transforms the shaving experience with a 1912
I am now on a mission to at least attempt to modify modern GEM blades as so far as the limitations of a modern blade will allow me more towards the correct dynamics of the angle and the distance between the comb and the blade as an original blade.........
I have, thus far, tried an Old spine on a modern GEM blade....I couldn't get this to work as the new blades seem to sit deeper into the old spines.....MMMMmmmm!
I have observed, however. that its only the bottom of the spine that I need to be concerned with as this is the part of the spine that is altering the shaving angle of the blade.......
I am going to experiment with shimming the lower half of the spine to raise it to the same shaving angle of the original blades.....
I was wondering if anybody has any experience of attempting to replicate the shaving angles of older blades in any of the older SE razors with modern GEM blades ?
Your knowledge and guidance would be appreciated .......