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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Fondlheine on August 01, 2014, 08:20:13 PM

Title: It started kinda like this.....
Post by: Fondlheine on August 01, 2014, 08:20:13 PM: So, I decided to add some vintage DE's to the collection.
I tell myself to keep it simple, maybe a red tip or something like that.
I never seem to listen to me :-[

Here's what the nice postman dropped off today....

(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi522.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw341%2Ffondlheine%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2Ftmp_4379-IMAG0051799061777.jpg&hash=e59fa891ab1e4b2acf8e6ac8a10ea657368d7bb5) (http://s522.photobucket.com/user/fondlheine/media/Mobile%20Uploads/tmp_4379-IMAG0051799061777.jpg.html)

(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi522.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw341%2Ffondlheine%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2Ftmp_4379-IMAG005386279949.jpg&hash=89e83c7f8f8460b42566332b30a9fede21053490) (http://s522.photobucket.com/user/fondlheine/media/Mobile%20Uploads/tmp_4379-IMAG005386279949.jpg.html)

All in pretty good condition, doors open smooth and close complete.

I wonder what will arrive tomorrow....

(I'm gonna need a bigger rack for my razors.....)
Title: Re: It started kinda like this.....
Post by: Mike E. P. on August 02, 2014, 06:59:22 AM: Very nice. I recently acquired a red tip and a black tip. Where did you get yours?
Title: Re: It started kinda like this.....
Post by: Fondlheine on August 02, 2014, 08:04:17 AM: eBay, and I have a couple more coming in that I found on another shaving site
Title: Re: It started kinda like this.....
Post by: Cave Dweller on August 02, 2014, 08:36:23 AM: Nice collection, sir.

Will these be for shaving or for showing? Or both?
Title: Re: It started kinda like this.....
Post by: Fondlheine on August 02, 2014, 11:13:37 AM: Definitely both.
Tonight the black tip will be pressed into service :)
Title: Re: It started kinda like this.....
Post by: warhawk on August 02, 2014, 01:15:48 PM: @Fond: Nice haul and thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing them in the SOTD thread.

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: It started kinda like this.....
Post by: imaginary on August 14, 2014, 05:24:05 PM: Nice. Although I don't use safety razors anymore (somehow, I had major difficulty shaving my head with them,) they are and have always been a work of art compared with the modern stuff. The other beauty with the vintage ones is that aside from the durability is the personal value. One of mine once belonged to my grandfather, who gave it to my father, who gave it to me. Although I hope my comment on that doesn't hijack your thread, I hope to inspire someone else in that aspect.
Title: Re: It started kinda like this.....
Post by: Hingatao on August 14, 2014, 09:57:35 PM: I gotta try a DE sometime. Is there a learning curve to them?
Title: Re: It started kinda like this.....
Post by: Mike E. P. on August 15, 2014, 03:28:03 PM: There is a learning curve but DE shaving just gets easier with practice. I've been wet shaving since February. The idea of it was scarier than it actually is. I caught on pretty quickly without any major blood loss!

Now I really enjoy it. I love all the equipment: I've managed to collect a few razors, brushes, cremes, after shaves, etc. it's become a little addiction!
Title: Re: It started kinda like this.....
Post by: gwsmallwood on August 15, 2014, 04:31:39 PM: Quote from: Hingatao on August 14, 2014, 09:57:35 PM
I gotta try a DE sometime. Is there a learning curve to them?

It's not as steep as you'd think. Just start with a razor on the mild side. It only took me 2 or 3 weeks to get comfortable, and another 2 or 3 to start getting really good shaves with them.