Shaving notes of the MaineYooper

Schick Prolines are available in 2 formats. The B-20s are injector-sized blades, but are actually just a tad shorter, side to side, if I remember correctly. They come in a dispenser, but don't have the injector key. I read somewhere that they are used for a different style of hair tool.

The Proline P-30s are the Artist Cub blades that the Vector uses.

For both, you have to search all the vendors for them, for they are hard to find here in North America (I think). I bought the brick of P-30s from a Japanese seller on Ali Express, I think. I don't believe it was eBay. But I do know they had to be shipped from the East.

FWIW The KAI MG ProTouch blades work great for me in my stainless Vector.

Octuple Fixed Four Schick Shaving Show

Part 3: Type G



The Type G has been described by a friend on another forum as God's gift to shavers! Mine is the cream handle, and using the Dummies Guides by BBS, I believe it to be the 3rd variant from 1953 or '54. It was already loaded with a Schick Injector blade from Japan (they come in dispensers of 10 blades) and got its eleventh shave late morning. Wonderful! The brush I received from Paul (mrdoug) and has a Maggard Razors 24mm premium boar knot. What a beautiful thing this brush is! Below is a view of the knot after cleanup. And the soap is a favorite of mine, Stirling Sheep. 



And because it was a late morning shave, done after dropping my wife off at the infusion clinic, I played music, which almost never happens during the shave. And to really break free, I had a mug of coffee with me!
 
This was my first Kansas album, purchased in 1977 just before they released Point of Know Return. 
 

One problem I discovered while shaving and listening to music was finding myself trying to make various sounds to accentuate the music while pulling a sharp blade across my face!

Great write up Eric.

Sounds like a great morning! I love the Schick G. Super cool looking brush. With a mug of coffee, all you needed to do was video record it and you would rival Dave in KY . Of course, you don't have the production crew he has.

Sounds like a great morning! I love the Schick G. Super cool looking brush. With a mug of coffee, all you needed to do was video record it and you would rival Dave in KY . Of course, you don't have the production crew he has.

I encorurage EVERYONE to set a higher standard than me. I'm certain Eric would excel

To quote Treebeard from The Lord of the Rings, 



But if I ever do a video, I think it would be unedited, like Dave's. Thanks for the votes of confidence, guys, truly. But I don't see it as something I can do anytime soon.

Schick Prolines are available in 2 formats. The B-20s are injector-sized blades, but are actually just a tad shorter, side to side, if I remember correctly. They come in a dispenser, but don't have the injector key. I read somewhere that they are used for a different style of hair tool.

The Proline P-30s are the Artist Cub blades that the Vector uses.

For both, you have to search all the vendors for them, for they are hard to find here in North America (I think). I bought the brick of P-30s from a Japanese seller on Ali Express, I think. I don't believe it was eBay. But I do know they had to be shipped from the East.

I bought a pack of P-30 blades from a New York company back in 2021. They still have the blades. https://shearworld.com
That said, I traded messages with Shane and he said P-30 blades were not on the compatible blade list for the Vector.

The P-30 blades don't seem to agree with my face for any razor I have tried. I know they work for some people. I will probably trade mine or put them in a PIF. I have two packs that are mostly full. I keep hoping to find a razor that will work with them and my face.

On a side note, I am considering a Ti Vector (but not for P-30 blades).

At the moment, I am using a P-30 blade in my Feather SR (Super Razor) barber razor to clean up the stubble directly under my nose.

I was testing out the PAA Platinum Strangelet Super Sharps blade in a variety of razors. The blade was too sharp/unforgiving in my Yates 921 even with the medium "M" plate so I decided to try milder razors. My Muhle R89 did not have enough blade exposure to handle a two day beard with that blade but the Feather AS-D2 handled it nicely. But the AS-D2 could not get the stubble directly under my nose, so I decided to pull out a barber razor and see if the P-30 would work there, and it did fine.

I have read that the P-30 blades are pretty harsh for the first 3-4 shaves but then level out. Will see.

Octuple Fixed Four Schick Shaving Show

Part 4: Schick Type I Hydro-magic


(Attention Dave in KY, do you have the open comb magazine razor mentioned above? If so, I think it would be interesting to get your take on an open comb injector versus the safety bar!)

The razor used for Part 4 will be my Type I black handled Hydro-magic, short lever with no writing on it, circa 1954-'58. It started with a Schick blade on its sixth use. This is my favorite injector razor. Why? It is so smooth and efficient. Brush is a Klenzo B1126 handle with the outstanding Maggard Razors 20mm Super High Density 2-band badger knot.

And today a new member of the Suds Squad was welcomed!



This morning the Ethos Tibu Sabuni arrived and I actually went down the the mailbox so I could shave with it! It worked pretty darn good. I scooped out close to Frank's recommended amount (1/2 tsp) and loaded in a bowl while carefully wetting the brush. I forgot that he'd written that it can take a bit of water and you need to do it over time, but as I don't read before doing things, I discovered it for myself!

As I sit here writing this, my face feels great, better than usual! But one mustn't be too hasty (see Treebeard post above). It could be the whole routine or it may be that Frank Dragonsbeard has made something magical! (Given my affinity for Tolkien, let's go with magical!) I am looking forward to using this soap and combo for the next 4 shaves, at which point it will be onto Part 5 of the Octuple Fixed Four Schick Shaving Show.