The Shaving Thread

[Newfie]

Ok so I read an article on MSNBC about this and they were talking about how this is so much better for your skin and all of that. I go out Saturday to some garage sales and find a bunch of old DE razors, all made by Gillette. I pick up a pack he has for $2 it's got a blue handled job and one that is all Silver looking that allows you to udjust the blade angle and all that. So now I need to find a Badger brush, some creams and other stuff. Where can I go?

This is what I got did I do ok?

Joe, the razor with the blue handle, I believe is a Lady Gillette. Actually quite good razors and good for beginners as they're considered somewhat gentle for the "fairer sex'" softer parts & nether regions!!! (LOL< imagine shaving with that and dreaming where it's been before!!!!)

The one on the left is a Gillette Fat Boy, and I've seen those go for anywhere from $10 to $150+ on FleaBay depending on the year and more importantly, the condition. That one looks in pretty good shape and if you look close, you'll see an "E" stamped close to the handle under the "Made In USA" and "Gillette". That E signifies it's a 1959, and on the other side of the handle, there'll be a number (1 through 4) that tells you what quarter it was made in. So if it's an E3 as example, it was made in the 3rd quarter of '59.

I'll trade ya an Opus and a Padron '26 for it!!!

And yes, almost any drugstore sells decent shaving supplies. Nuttin wrong with a puck of Williams soap, or the blue tub of Wilkinson Sword soap and a Boar Hair brush. Careful of the blades you buy though. A bad blade can make it a horrible experience and you'll be begging me to take that Fat Boy off your hands for a Swisher in trade!!!

[prophetic_joe]

The guy that I bought these from has a few more I was going to look at, all Gillette, those razors are pretty cool. I know I'm going to shave with the Fat Boy , thanks Newf for the info on that btw, looking at it, it does have a 2 next to the handle so 2nd quarter, but I was also intered in having a couple to collect. Who knows.