What Single Edge Did You Use Today

Tuesday June 25, 2024
Razor: Ever Ready Streamline
Blade: Gem SS
Brush: Paladin 26mm Vesuvius Winston/Badger
Soap: Ethos Watermelon Mint
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Watermelon Mint
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,057

Wolfman WR4 .70 • Kai Protouch MG • Wald J3 • Ethos

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Alpha Spirit
Paladin Pirate Neptune
Maggard Lilac

Occam's v1 AC razor/KAI Pro touch AC blade/ Proraso White cream/Edwin Jagger 23mm SilverFibre 2 brush

Eric

Razor: Gem Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless, Gold Washed
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Sun Soaps Walnut/Maple w/Yaqi Two-band badger
Lather: Spearhead Shaving Seaforth Black Watch
Aftershave: Seaforth! Black Watch Aftershave Toner
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

First of all, beautiful photo and beautiful gear.  Second, how do you get an injector blade to work in a GEM? 

Thanks in advance for your response.

The injector blade clamps in tight enough under pressure of the top cap such that it does not move.  This also works in the MMOC.  Thanks for your kind words.

Regards,
Dave

Thanks for this excellent idea!
I am assuming the MMBT would also work, but have you tried other GEM style razors with injector blades?

Tuesday June 25, 2024
Razor: Ever Ready Streamline
Blade: Gem SS
Brush: Paladin 26mm Vesuvius Winston/Badger
Soap: Ethos Watermelon Mint
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Watermelon Mint
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,057

Wow, I had no idea that Eveready made some sort of stropping device which I presume is the device shown on the right? Sort of like the Valet Auto Strop?

Tuesday June 25, 2024
Razor: Ever Ready Streamline
Blade: Gem SS
Brush: Paladin 26mm Vesuvius Winston/Badger
Soap: Ethos Watermelon Mint
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Watermelon Mint
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,057

Wow, I had no idea that Eveready made some sort of stropping device which I presume is the device shown on the right?  Sort of like the Valet Auto Strop?

Yes although it's no good for modern blades that have the PTFE coating as you would be removing the coating.

Tuesday June 25, 2024
Razor: Ever Ready Streamline
Blade: Gem SS
Brush: Paladin 26mm Vesuvius Winston/Badger
Soap: Ethos Watermelon Mint
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Watermelon Mint
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,057

Wow, I had no idea that Eveready made some sort of stropping device which I presume is the device shown on the right?  Sort of like the Valet Auto Strop?

Yes although it's no good for modern blades that have the PTFE coating as you would be removing the coating.

Yeah, Feather makes two blades for the Valet Auto Strop: a stainless steel coated blade which can not be stropped, and an uncoated carbon steel blade designed to be stropped. Unfortunately, the strop for my VAS deteriorated years ago so I only use the SS blade. I am thinking about getting someone to make me a custom replacement strap (it is very thin) but I never got around to it. THe strop for the VAS has two sides, a smooth side for normal stropping, and a patterned side for accepting a paste. Does yours have that?

Wow, I had no idea that Eveready made some sort of stropping device which I presume is the device shown on the right?  Sort of like the Valet Auto Strop?

Yes although it's no good for modern blades that have the PTFE coating as you would be removing the coating.

Yeah, Feather makes two blades for the Valet Auto Strop: a stainless steel coated blade which can not be stropped, and an uncoated carbon steel blade designed to be stropped.  Unfortunately, the strop for my VAS deteriorated years ago so I only use the SS blade.  I am thinking about getting someone to make me a custom replacement strap (it is very thin) but I never got around to it.  THe strop for the VAS has two sides, a smooth side for normal stropping, and a patterned side for accepting a paste.  Does yours have that?

The ER and Both my Pre-Valet Autostrops ( A1 and A2 ) are smooth on both sides.....perhaps from use but I don't know.

First of all, beautiful photo and beautiful gear.  Second, how do you get an injector blade to work in a GEM? 

Thanks in advance for your response.

The injector blade clamps in tight enough under pressure of the top cap such that it does not move.  This also works in the MMOC.  Thanks for your kind words.

Regards,
Dave

Thanks for this excellent idea!
I am assuming the MMBT would also work, but have you tried other GEM style razors with injector blades?

I have only tried Injector blades in the Micromatic series of razors. I have used a half DE in a Gem Junior, and that works too but I prefer Gem blades in those.