Comment on What blades does this razor accept?
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 3 weeks ago
Nice razor! I can’t speak to how it’ll perform for head shaving, but gem razors are a real treat. The link above is a good source for the blades you want.
There are other GEM blades out there, but in general people hate them. Stick to the ones linked here.
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Thanks!
I do wish I could buy fewer than 100 to see if I like it or not.
DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 3 weeks ago
First of all, great find! That’s a beautiful Ever-Ready 1912 in good condition and as a fellow head shaver, these are great for shaving your dome as long as you keep the head plate (mostly) flat on your skin.
You can get a 10-pack of those PTFE-coated GEM blades either from the link that @PorkButtsNTaters666 provided or sometimes they’re available at eBay. However, those of us here who use GEMs are almost exclusively using those blades. The pure stainless steel don’t have the best reputation and other SE blades in this style are strictly for home improvement.
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Thanks! For £5 I thought it was worth a shot!
What happens if you don’t? Does it nick your skin?
Thanks. Shame the smaller packs are out of stock. I may have to bite the bullet and buy 100.
merikus@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
I’m a face shaver but just want to say these are my favorite razors. You’re in for a treat.
On my face at least, I’ve found these razors to be very forgiving. I’ve only ever cut myself on these razors out of personal stupidity. While riding the cap is the correct way to go, I do occasionally ride the bar and it’s fine.
DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 3 weeks ago
It doesn’t shave as close and indeed you can nick your skin if the angle is too vertical. But in my experience, it’s really easy to use and get right from the start.
Apologies, that site isn’t very well optimized for browsers with dark mode - didn’t see those were out of stock. FWIW, I got myself a 100-pack once I got my first GEM razor and it’s still not empty. These are really sturdy and hold up for a long time… the downside is that there’s not much variety in blades, but the blade quality makes up for it.
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 3 weeks ago
You can, I thought.
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Smaller packs are out of stock at the moment.
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 3 weeks ago
Oh yeah oops.