Wahl Traditional Barbers Safety Razor

Over complicated design for a simple product – Great shave but serious design fault blade changing,fitting a new blade is relatively simple if you have a flat surface and a towel but removing the old blade is downright dangerous and have cut my self twice, needs a design upgrade, the only advantage in the design is that you save a lot on razor blades being too frightened to change them Show details

An objective review – Having made a negative review, I provide the following comment. Upon purchase I asked for a demonstration of blade change. This was provided (sans blade). Later, I tried the process, but cut myself badly. I tried complaining to "Shaver Shop": without useful outcome. Determined to sort the problem out I searched the web. It seems that… Read more

problems in changing blades are common. However, one YouTube video provided solutions. The short answer is that a new blade can be fitted by placing a blade on the head plate (head down) and then inserting and clicking in the razor stem. BUT NOTE: the razor I bought has a smooth head and stem which are slippery during normal shaving: it is really easy to cut yourself! Great caution is required when changing cleaning and changing blades. But, in the end, the razor gave me a great shave! Just be really careful! And Wahl - take a good look at your design (PLEASE)

Michael

Mild double-edge razor, nothing wrong with it. Great for beginners in Double-Edge shaving – Usual shaving journey: started shaving at 16, used lots of disposable and cartridge razors, grown a beard, trimmed a beard, grown a beard and trimmed the rest and so forth. 20+ years later, and needless to say, i've tried almost everything out there to shave myself with, before finally arriving at what seems to be best at least for me - Double… Read more

Edge (DE) safety razors with some straight edge and shavette thrown in when mood hits.

This one is a fairly basic, very mild T-style safety razor. Mild here refers to the agressiveness of razor geometry: blade doesn't stick too much, with a small gap and rather relaxed angle. What this translates to is that it is extremely easy to use even for a novice, pretty hard to cut yourself with it, but it also take more than one pass for a real close shave. Now, mind you, that 'real close shave' is in DE razor terms, compared with most off-shelf cartridge razors its going to be fairly close and smooth. With much less irritation too.

For me, shaving quality is great. Not as close as with more agressive DE razors, but still good enough for every day, about on the same level you get with cartridge supermarket razors but with much less irritation and way cheaper.

Build is fine, chrome-plated pot metal (zinc alloy), no moveable parts to break, nice and a good weight. Feels good in hand, looks good in bathroom. Probably made for Wahl by some chinese manufacturers, and there is nothing wrong with that. Blade-wise i kinda tend to use rather agressive blades in it, favorite ones are Feathers and Bic. Usually mild razors work fairly well with agressive razor blades, so i haven't really tried anything mild in this one yet. Using something like Derby Extra is probably not a best idea.

Usual words of advice for anyone new to Double-edge safety razors:

1. Don't use supermarket foam in cans: those aren't really best in terms of glide, simple shaving cream beats most of them. Yes, you have to whip it and use it wisely, but it makes a huge difference. 2. Moisten your skin and hair before shave. Ideally shave after a hot shower. Can't stress this one enough, it's huge difference in comfort. Save yourself lots of pain, spend some hot water and get that skin and beard nice and soft. 3. Use light (no pressure apart from weight of the blade) touch and short strokes. DE razor heads (this included) are not floating and are not conforming to face curves: you have to do it yourself, hence short light strokes. With feathers/bic blade in this shaver, I actually can't feel blade touching my skin at all, yet it removes all stubble.

A possible alternative to those pricey disposable blades – I have always had difficulty shaving since I started around age 14 - I am now 44. I either miss bits, or get skin irritation, or razor bumps. In the past I have found electric razors provide the least problems, but it's a compromise between closeness and convenience. I'm trying the single blade traditional shave because the information I've found… Read more

says its better for my skin, and cheaper than disposable blades. So far it's slightly scary, the blades are very sharp, and my skin still burns, despite using a sensitive skin shaving cream. I'm taking my time. I expect if I was in a rush in the morning I'd probably cut myself more, whereas electric shavers reduce this risk substantially. The under nose area is tricky, and I haven't managed a close shave yet in that area. Frankly I'm considering doing what a lot of men do, not shave at all, save money, and no skin irritation. Maybe just a short stubble which I can keep tidy with my adjustable beard trimmer. Also, most creams either smell bad, or dry out my skin. I've tried shaving oils, which tend to work better, plus you can see where you've shaved more easily, and there's less mess. The old school blades do result in a much closer shave, but they also remove a few layers of skin, so it's a compromise between closeness and comfort.