09-20-2025, 01:25 AM
SEptember!! All month too! 
Well, the Christy. I have a few of these razors in cases, some ads, nos blade packs, but I never have shaved with one. I have seen folks saying they use injector blades with success, but I tried once and found it to be a little fiddly getting a blade in place. And fiddling with, well, razor sharp small blades such as Schick, doesn’t appeal to my inner fingers much. So I passed. Until today - inspired on by Jayaruh’s choice for an SE.
I wasn’t sure how the blade should seat so I placed a Christy blade in it to see how it should sit:
Then after a few scary minutes I had the new Pella injector blade in place and fitting as per the Christy- and I still had all of my fingers intact. Yeah for small miracles.
Ok. Razor loaded. I chose some Italian Fine soap - and it truly is fine I must say. Such fabulous cushion that I swear they must put feather essence in there! And a scent that just feels like luxury. Yum. But, not to be distracted…….I took long prep today because I had time : pre wash with a glycerin soap, heated steam towels x 2, and a lovely schwack of Fine. Ready to go!
This setup was the worst blade/razor combo I have ever experienced. The blade gap between the injector apex and the razor teeth is so crammed that it would only give about a 30% reduction in each of two passes. I was so irritated I replaced it with a slanted german ww2 unmentionable and the slickest Japanese doubly unmentionable blade in my stockpile. Job done quick and easy.
I don’t know what gives here. You can see in the pic the new blade is seated well in the razor. I never touched the edge getting it in despite the difficulty I found in installing it. Perhaps this is a grand case of YMMV, but this combo does not work in my estimation.
Well, the Christy. I have a few of these razors in cases, some ads, nos blade packs, but I never have shaved with one. I have seen folks saying they use injector blades with success, but I tried once and found it to be a little fiddly getting a blade in place. And fiddling with, well, razor sharp small blades such as Schick, doesn’t appeal to my inner fingers much. So I passed. Until today - inspired on by Jayaruh’s choice for an SE.
I wasn’t sure how the blade should seat so I placed a Christy blade in it to see how it should sit:
Then after a few scary minutes I had the new Pella injector blade in place and fitting as per the Christy- and I still had all of my fingers intact. Yeah for small miracles.
Ok. Razor loaded. I chose some Italian Fine soap - and it truly is fine I must say. Such fabulous cushion that I swear they must put feather essence in there! And a scent that just feels like luxury. Yum. But, not to be distracted…….I took long prep today because I had time : pre wash with a glycerin soap, heated steam towels x 2, and a lovely schwack of Fine. Ready to go!
This setup was the worst blade/razor combo I have ever experienced. The blade gap between the injector apex and the razor teeth is so crammed that it would only give about a 30% reduction in each of two passes. I was so irritated I replaced it with a slanted german ww2 unmentionable and the slickest Japanese doubly unmentionable blade in my stockpile. Job done quick and easy.
I don’t know what gives here. You can see in the pic the new blade is seated well in the razor. I never touched the edge getting it in despite the difficulty I found in installing it. Perhaps this is a grand case of YMMV, but this combo does not work in my estimation.
Rocketman - a simple Pogonaut in search of the ultimate destubbilization system.