Does that mean shavettes don’t have any place in wet shaving? Of course they have a place, just not as a starter straight razor.
Someone who wants to try straight razor shaving would be best advised to purchase a professionally honed used straight razor and an entry level strop. They feel different, they shave differently, and aside from appearance, have almost nothing in common with a straight razor. The differences between a straight and a shavette razor. More about the different shavettes and blades later. The shaper blades are better known to us as injector blades. There are also the few razors that take Personna shaper blades. Most people are aware of the Feather Artist Club razors, which take special blades manufactured especially for the feather razors and the various shavettes that take snapped in half DE blades. There are many different brands of shavettes and also just as many blades that can be used in them. Shavettes experienced a resurgence in popularity as the demand for a disposable alternative to the straight razor grew. Barbers began to look for other options to the traditional straight razor. As people became more aware of the dangers posed by blood borne pathogens, stringent laws were passed that regulated the use of straight razors in the barber shops. What are they used for today? Shavettes are still used by barbers and wet shavers. The brand and blades still survive today in the dog grooming industry. In the past, the most popular was the Durham Duplex. The shavette was used in place of scissors or clippers for trimming hair, and for shaping sideburns, hairlines and the nape of the neck. They were used by the barber for giving a razor cut haircut. What were they used for? The first shavettes were developed for barbers. For ease of use, I will refer to disposable blade straight razors as shavettes for the rest of the article. In this case, shavette refers to any disposable blade straight razor. Like Band-Aid, Shavette is actually a brand name that became a general term. When used by a barber, they are not even reused. What is a shavette? A shavette, also known as a disposable blade straight razor, is either a fixed or folding blade razor, similar in appearance to a straight razor, that uses disposable blades. "Razors which are similar in use and appearance to straight razors but which use either a standard double edged blade or specially made blades are available.ĭisposable bladed straights have many of the advantages of straight razors without needing the stropping and honing of ordinary straight razors.ĭisposable blade straight razors can be resharpened." Often, the overwhelming response is just "get a real straight razor." The wikipedia entry for disposable blade straight razors has this to say (inaccurately): Reviews and how to's are sporadic at best and mostly limited to you tube. There is not a lot of information out there on shavettes. Upon reflection, this does not really surprise me. Overall, this razor looks great and should work even better! Many people think a Schick Injector is the best razor ever made, and the "G" types the best of those.About once a month, someone asks a question about Shavettes. The gold plating is in pretty much perfect condition. As you can see in the photos, the ivory toned handle has some beautiful marbling. One flap of the box is looser from being opened, but not torn. Everything looks like it's only been removed to look at, and put back. However, we'll call this one Mint In Box.
Unless I can document or authenticate it, I avoid calling something NOS. As old as the razor is, it still uses the standard injector blades you can buy at the drugstore today! We've run the razor through our "light clean and sterilize" process, but we left the rest untouched. The blades appear unused, but are included are for display only.
As you can see, this is a very attractive set. The color of the handle is designed to mimic the marbled bakelite of the older razors. Right after WWII, Schick returned to the styling of the pre-war E models. This is a terrific vintage model G1 Schick Injector Razor.
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