OT: new Gillette Fusion is great!

Joe Barta wrote:
> Sweet Sawdust wrote:
>
> > Gee now I feel bad, I've just been using my old case bowie knife
> > for years.
>
> I was thinking, I'll bet before there were Gillette razors or hand
> axes or sling blades or bowie knives, prehistoric man probably used
> fire to trim his whiskers. Now THERE'S a real man. Makes all you
> "sharpened steel" boys look like a bunch of girls ;-)
>
> Joe Barta

Huh...fire. Still makes you a puss in my book. Here's what I use:

http://www.boschtools.com/tools/tools-detail.htm?H=175979&G=54923&I=55091

And I have to change belts TWICE each morning. (16 grit)

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:44:28 -0500, "bob" <[email protected]> wrote:

>> REAL men use these.
>> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48517&cat=1,51222
>>
>> Probably explains why they have been discontinued.<g>

OK getting back to these disposable straight razors from Japan. Didn't I read in
a Lee Valley catalog that some Japanese men use these the same way we use
disposable safety razors. I used one on my arm and it was tricky. I doubt I
could safely shave my face with one of these.

BTW Rob Lee if you are reading those razors were pretty crappy for cutting
inlays and stuff. The blade would always come loose from the handle and fall
out. I still have a couple full packs in my toolbox. I sure ain't going to be
shaving with them.:)

"dnoyeB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Searcher wrote:
> > I got one free in the mail, I have no Idea as to why, But I gave it a
try
> > and I too am hooked on it. best shave I ever had!
> >
> > Searcher
> >
> >
>
> I hate to admite it but the Mach3 was the one product I received
> unwanted (SPAM) that I actually used. No way 3 is better than 1 or
> two, just a gimmick. But when I put that thing to my face, ooooooh. I
> was hooked.
>
> I'm hoping I don't receive a Gillette Fusion as the mach3 blades are
> already expensive enough. I don't want to get hooked on that too.
>
>

You are so right! Isn't that Mach III great? I was a died in the wool
double edge razor guy for decades. Loved the way the weight of the thing
made for such a smooth shave. I bought a Mach III while on the road one
time because I left my razor home and the Mach III was stocked right at the
checkout. Just grabbed it because it's the razor that was there. Haven't
used my old razor since.

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-Mike-
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On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:45:56 -0500, "Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote:

>"Doug Payne" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>> In Canada, real men use these:
>> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=44448&cat=1,41131,43408
>
>Nah! Much too time consuming. I use one of these.
>
>http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=10198&cat=2,2160,40710
>
But if you were really tough you would use on of these.<g>
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/Search.aspx?c=2&action=n
My GF thinks all men are big babies when it comes to hair removal.

Doug Payne wrote:

> On 15/02/2006 4:40 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:29:33 -0800, David <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give
>>> the newest Gillette razor a try [...]
>>>
>>> Sometimes newer IS better...
>>>
>> REAL men use these.
>> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48517&cat=1,51222
>>
>> Probably explains why they have been discontinued.<g>
>
>
> In Canada, real men use these:
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=44448&cat=1,41131,43408
LOL! That's the page I thought I'd be seeing when I clicked on Jimmy's
link. I expected a hatchet. Now would that be honed via the Scary Sharp
method or not??

Dave

"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >
> Just don't drop it. My kid got one and promptly broke it!

Sounds like me and my Phillips. One day I accidentally dropped it in the
toilet. Fished it out, but it's never run properly since then.

"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give the
> newest Gillette razor a try and don't like it, Costco would give me back
> my $17.99. I thought the price was incorrect on the display, as the
> battery version cost the same as the "manual" version. Turns out they are
> sold for the same price. Weird.
>
> Anyway, gave it a try today in lieu of my trusty Mach III. I couldn't
> feel a thing, other than the odd buzzing of the "motor". It cuts with
> such smoothness that I thought I wasn't pressing hard enough. I got the
> closest shave ever and now I've got to figure out what I'll do with the 16
> extra blades for my Mach III. Craigslist? <g>
>
> The thing works with or without power. the deciding factor for me to
> upgrade is that it's hard to accurately trim my sideburns with the Mach
> III. The fusion has a single blade on the back side and I find it works
> great for precision trimming.
>
> Sometimes newer IS better...
>
> oh, expect sticker shock when you see the price of the blades!
>
> Dave

The Fusion was foreseen by the writers at The Onion.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930

todd

"Doug Payne" <[email protected]> wrote in message

> In Canada, real men use these:
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=44448&cat=1,41131,43408

Nah! Much too time consuming. I use one of these.

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=10198&cat=2,2160,40710

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:29:33 -0800, David <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give the
> >newest Gillette razor a try and don't like it, Costco would give me back
> >my $17.99. I thought the price was incorrect on the display, as the
> >battery version cost the same as the "manual" version. Turns out they
> >are sold for the same price. Weird.
> >
> >Anyway, gave it a try today in lieu of my trusty Mach III. I couldn't
> >feel a thing, other than the odd buzzing of the "motor". It cuts with
> >such smoothness that I thought I wasn't pressing hard enough. I got the
> >closest shave ever and now I've got to figure out what I'll do with the
> >16 extra blades for my Mach III. Craigslist? <g>
> >
> >The thing works with or without power. the deciding factor for me to
> >upgrade is that it's hard to accurately trim my sideburns with the Mach
> >III. The fusion has a single blade on the back side and I find it works
> >great for precision trimming.
> >
> >Sometimes newer IS better...
> >
> REAL men use these.
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48517&cat=1,51222
>
> Probably explains why they have been discontinued.<g>

Pshaw! Real men in Canada use these:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32016&cat=1,43456,43407&ap=1

Searcher wrote:
> I got one free in the mail, I have no Idea as to why, But I gave it a try
> and I too am hooked on it. best shave I ever had!
>
> Searcher
>
>

I hate to admite it but the Mach3 was the one product I received
unwanted (SPAM) that I actually used. No way 3 is better than 1 or
two, just a gimmick. But when I put that thing to my face, ooooooh. I
was hooked.

I'm hoping I don't receive a Gillette Fusion as the mach3 blades are
already expensive enough. I don't want to get hooked on that too.




--
Thank you,



"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16

"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>
> oh, expect sticker shock when you see the price of the blades!
>


I am pretty happy with my new Braun, self cleaning, self lubricating, self
perfuming, self charging, self monitoring....

"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>
> Just don't drop it. My kid got one and promptly broke it!


I cannot say that I have ever dropped an electric razor. I have dropped my
Gillette plenty of times.

I remember about 15 years ago I when I used my first Braun my 3 year old son
would come up beside me and plug in my old Norelco, turn it on, and we would
both share the mirror while we shaved. ;~)

[email protected] wrote:

> But if you were really tough you would use on of these.<g>
> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/Search.aspx?c=2&action=n
> My GF thinks all men are big babies when it comes to hair removal.
Tell the GF that all women are big babies when it comes to spiders. <g>

dave

Sweet Sawdust wrote:

> Gee now I feel bad, I've just been using my old case bowie knife
> for years.

I was thinking, I'll bet before there were Gillette razors or hand
axes or sling blades or bowie knives, prehistoric man probably used
fire to trim his whiskers. Now THERE'S a real man. Makes all you
"sharpened steel" boys look like a bunch of girls ;-)

Joe Barta

todd wrote:

> "David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give the
>>newest Gillette razor a try and don't like it, Costco would give me back
>>my $17.99. I thought the price was incorrect on the display, as the
>>battery version cost the same as the "manual" version. Turns out they are
>>sold for the same price. Weird.
>>
>>Anyway, gave it a try today in lieu of my trusty Mach III. I couldn't
>>feel a thing, other than the odd buzzing of the "motor". It cuts with
>>such smoothness that I thought I wasn't pressing hard enough. I got the
>>closest shave ever and now I've got to figure out what I'll do with the 16
>>extra blades for my Mach III. Craigslist? <g>
>>
>>The thing works with or without power. the deciding factor for me to
>>upgrade is that it's hard to accurately trim my sideburns with the Mach
>>III. The fusion has a single blade on the back side and I find it works
>>great for precision trimming.
>>
>>Sometimes newer IS better...
>>
>>oh, expect sticker shock when you see the price of the blades!
>>
>>Dave
>
>
> The Fusion was foreseen by the writers at The Onion.
>
> http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930
>
> todd
>
>
I shared his sentiment until I tried it today. I thought the Mach III
was as good as razor shaving would get.

Dave

"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give the
> newest Gillette razor a try and don't like it, Costco would give me back
> my $17.99. I thought the price was incorrect on the display, as the
> battery version cost the same as the "manual" version. Turns out they are
> sold for the same price. Weird.
>
> Anyway, gave it a try today in lieu of my trusty Mach III. I couldn't
> feel a thing, other than the odd buzzing of the "motor". It cuts with
> such smoothness that I thought I wasn't pressing hard enough. I got the
> closest shave ever and now I've got to figure out what I'll do with the 16
> extra blades for my Mach III. Craigslist? <g>
>
> The thing works with or without power. the deciding factor for me to
> upgrade is that it's hard to accurately trim my sideburns with the Mach
> III. The fusion has a single blade on the back side and I find it works
> great for precision trimming.
>
> Sometimes newer IS better...
>
> oh, expect sticker shock when you see the price of the blades!
>
> Dave


shave??

"Sweet Sawdust" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Gee now I feel bad, I've just been using my old case bowie knife for
> years.

When I was a kid, on a fishing trip, I sharpened a big, old bowie knife.
And because I saw it in a lot of movies, I "shaved" with it. Which was quite
a trick, because I had no facial hair at the time.

The next day, my face was red as a beet. And it HURT!

I never tried that again.

"David" wrote in message

> I shared his sentiment until I tried it today. I thought the Mach III
> was as good as razor shaving would get.

Did Gillette's enginidiots finally get the switch placement right? On my
Gillette M3 Power you can't hold it in a shaving position without turning
the power switch off. Great concept, poor design.

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On 15/02/2006 4:40 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:29:33 -0800, David <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give the
>> newest Gillette razor a try [...]
>>
>> Sometimes newer IS better...
>>
> REAL men use these.
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48517&cat=1,51222
>
> Probably explains why they have been discontinued.<g>

In Canada, real men use these:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=44448&cat=1,41131,43408

On 15/02/2006 6:28 PM, David wrote:

> LOL! That's the page I thought I'd be seeing when I clicked on Jimmy's
> link. I expected a hatchet. Now would that be honed via the Scary Sharp
> method or not??

Only for those 'special' Saturday nights out :-)
(I don't bother, myself. I haven't shaved since 1967, although I do get
a trim when I get my hair cut).

[email protected] wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:44:28 -0500, "bob" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> REAL men use these.
>>> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48517&cat=1,51222
>>>
>>> Probably explains why they have been discontinued.<g>
>
> OK getting back to these disposable straight razors from Japan. Didn't I read in
> a Lee Valley catalog that some Japanese men use these the same way we use
> disposable safety razors. I used one on my arm and it was tricky. I doubt I
> could safely shave my face with one of these.
>
> BTW Rob Lee if you are reading those razors were pretty crappy for cutting
> inlays and stuff. The blade would always come loose from the handle and fall
> out. I still have a couple full packs in my toolbox. I sure ain't going to be
> shaving with them.:)
Using them as a shaving razor is different from using a straight razor
only in the difference in grip. I used one at least once but preferred
the straight edge razor. But, I was a teenager and did various things I
no longer do.
Joe

Leon wrote:

> "David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Just don't drop it. My kid got one and promptly broke it!
>
>
>
> I cannot say that I have ever dropped an electric razor. I have dropped my
> Gillette plenty of times.
>
> I remember about 15 years ago I when I used my first Braun my 3 year old son
> would come up beside me and plug in my old Norelco, turn it on, and we would
> both share the mirror while we shaved. ;~)
>
>
but, but, but when you drop a Gillette, the most that happens is the
blade pops off. I usually drop mine in the shower every once in a while
but there's no damage or cost involved. Even the blade survives.

Dave

Upscale wrote:

> "Doug Payne" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>
>>In Canada, real men use these:
>>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=44448&cat=1,41131,43408
>
>
> Nah! Much too time consuming. I use one of these.
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=10198&cat=2,2160,40710
>
>
That would work wonders on those pesky toe hairs...

dave

Gee now I feel bad, I've just been using my old case bowie knife for years.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:29:33 -0800, David <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give the
> >newest Gillette razor a try and don't like it, Costco would give me back
> >my $17.99. I thought the price was incorrect on the display, as the
> >battery version cost the same as the "manual" version. Turns out they
> >are sold for the same price. Weird.
> >
> >Anyway, gave it a try today in lieu of my trusty Mach III. I couldn't
> >feel a thing, other than the odd buzzing of the "motor". It cuts with
> >such smoothness that I thought I wasn't pressing hard enough. I got the
> >closest shave ever and now I've got to figure out what I'll do with the
> >16 extra blades for my Mach III. Craigslist? <g>
> >
> >The thing works with or without power. the deciding factor for me to
> >upgrade is that it's hard to accurately trim my sideburns with the Mach
> >III. The fusion has a single blade on the back side and I find it works
> >great for precision trimming.
> >
> >Sometimes newer IS better...
> >
> REAL men use these.
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48517&cat=1,51222
>
> Probably explains why they have been discontinued.<g>

Leon wrote:

> "David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>>oh, expect sticker shock when you see the price of the blades!
>>
>
>
>
> I am pretty happy with my new Braun, self cleaning, self lubricating, self
> perfuming, self charging, self monitoring....
>
>
Just don't drop it. My kid got one and promptly broke it!

dave

I got one free in the mail, I have no Idea as to why, But I gave it a try
and I too am hooked on it. best shave I ever had!

Searcher

Swingman wrote:

> "David" wrote in message
>
>
>>I shared his sentiment until I tried it today. I thought the Mach III
>>was as good as razor shaving would get.
>
>
> Did Gillette's enginidiots finally get the switch placement right? On my
> Gillette M3 Power you can't hold it in a shaving position without turning
> the power switch off. Great concept, poor design.
>
yeah, it's not a problem. It takes a reasonable amount of pressure on
the switch to engage the "buzz". It doesn't buzz enough that SWMBO's
will use it for their "personal" use. <g>

dave

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:50:14 -0800, David <[email protected]> wrote:

>[email protected] wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:29:33 -0800, David <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give the
>>>newest Gillette razor a try and don't like it, Costco would give me back
>>>my $17.99. I thought the price was incorrect on the display, as the
>>>battery version cost the same as the "manual" version. Turns out they
>>>are sold for the same price. Weird.
>>>
>>>Anyway, gave it a try today in lieu of my trusty Mach III. I couldn't
>>>feel a thing, other than the odd buzzing of the "motor". It cuts with
>>>such smoothness that I thought I wasn't pressing hard enough. I got the
>>>closest shave ever and now I've got to figure out what I'll do with the
>>>16 extra blades for my Mach III. Craigslist? <g>
>>>
>>>The thing works with or without power. the deciding factor for me to
>>>upgrade is that it's hard to accurately trim my sideburns with the Mach
>>>III. The fusion has a single blade on the back side and I find it works
>>>great for precision trimming.
>>>
>>>Sometimes newer IS better...
>>>
>>
>> REAL men use these.
>> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48517&cat=1,51222
>>
>> Probably explains why they have been discontinued.<g>
><g> I can almost feel the blood running down my cheeks...
>
>Dave

The one at the bottom in the picture looks like it has blood on it.
<g>

Lenny

[email protected] wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:29:33 -0800, David <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give the
>>newest Gillette razor a try and don't like it, Costco would give me back
>>my $17.99. I thought the price was incorrect on the display, as the
>>battery version cost the same as the "manual" version. Turns out they
>>are sold for the same price. Weird.
>>
>>Anyway, gave it a try today in lieu of my trusty Mach III. I couldn't
>>feel a thing, other than the odd buzzing of the "motor". It cuts with
>>such smoothness that I thought I wasn't pressing hard enough. I got the
>>closest shave ever and now I've got to figure out what I'll do with the
>>16 extra blades for my Mach III. Craigslist? <g>
>>
>>The thing works with or without power. the deciding factor for me to
>>upgrade is that it's hard to accurately trim my sideburns with the Mach
>>III. The fusion has a single blade on the back side and I find it works
>>great for precision trimming.
>>
>>Sometimes newer IS better...
>>
>
> REAL men use these.
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48517&cat=1,51222
>
> Probably explains why they have been discontinued.<g>
<g> I can almost feel the blood running down my cheeks...

Dave

Doug Payne wrote:
> On 15/02/2006 4:40 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:29:33 -0800, David <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give
>>> the newest Gillette razor a try [...]
>>>
>>> Sometimes newer IS better...
>>>
>> REAL men use these.
>> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48517&cat=1,51222
>>
>> Probably explains why they have been discontinued.<g>
>
>
> In Canada, real men use these:
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=44448&cat=1,41131,43408

On Monday after working on some pine plywood I thought to myself why
can't I just shave with one of these

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=20176&cat=1,42500


--
Thank you,



"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:29:33 -0800, David <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give the
>newest Gillette razor a try and don't like it, Costco would give me back
>my $17.99. I thought the price was incorrect on the display, as the
>battery version cost the same as the "manual" version. Turns out they
>are sold for the same price. Weird.
>
>Anyway, gave it a try today in lieu of my trusty Mach III. I couldn't
>feel a thing, other than the odd buzzing of the "motor". It cuts with
>such smoothness that I thought I wasn't pressing hard enough. I got the
>closest shave ever and now I've got to figure out what I'll do with the
>16 extra blades for my Mach III. Craigslist? <g>
>
>The thing works with or without power. the deciding factor for me to
>upgrade is that it's hard to accurately trim my sideburns with the Mach
>III. The fusion has a single blade on the back side and I find it works
>great for precision trimming.
>
>Sometimes newer IS better...
>
REAL men use these.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=48517&cat=1,51222

Probably explains why they have been discontinued.<g>

I'll stick with my 1904 safety razor. Just switched to it about a year ago.
Must be getting sensitive. The strait razor was starting to irritate my
skin.

"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm not one to fall for marketing blitzes, but I figured if I give the
> newest Gillette razor a try and don't like it, Costco would give me back
> my $17.99. I thought the price was incorrect on the display, as the
> battery version cost the same as the "manual" version. Turns out they
> are sold for the same price. Weird.
>
> Anyway, gave it a try today in lieu of my trusty Mach III. I couldn't
> feel a thing, other than the odd buzzing of the "motor". It cuts with
> such smoothness that I thought I wasn't pressing hard enough. I got the
> closest shave ever and now I've got to figure out what I'll do with the
> 16 extra blades for my Mach III. Craigslist? <g>
>
> The thing works with or without power. the deciding factor for me to
> upgrade is that it's hard to accurately trim my sideburns with the Mach
> III. The fusion has a single blade on the back side and I find it works
> great for precision trimming.
>
> Sometimes newer IS better...
>
> oh, expect sticker shock when you see the price of the blades!
>
> Dave