I finally got my bottle of 3 Scots and a Valet Autostrop. I’ve been meaning to try an Autostrop razor for a while now, but there was always some other razor higher on my priority list. I’m happy I finally pulled the trigger, and this set arrived in almost pristine condition. It was either expertly cleaned or used very little. I’m excited to try it tomorrow.

My first impression of 3 Scots is a cooler Spiced, or Spiced is 3 Scots with Vanilla. I’m looking forward to experiencing the scent in more contexts over the coming days and weeks.

    • DaveWave94
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      7 months ago

      The Swiss National Museum actually has to put extra guards on duty where they display primitive stone age razors when djundjila is visiting. /s

      • djundjilaOPMA
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        7 months ago

        Gopfriedstutz! Murmeli a Schteibock, mer händ en code Ricola, dr Djundjila esch weder doh!

    • djundjilaOPMA
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      7 months ago

      Framebacks, lathercatchers, and I’m sure there are more

          • HomeAwayFromHone
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            7 months ago

            For frameback be sure to try one of the thin Japanese ones, they’re almost like a stiff hollow and kind of sing. Hm, others… have you tried a lancet blade? Sheffield with a rattler grind? With a taper? Oh! What about the Wilkinson Pall Mall / Dunhill? It takes (quarter hollow) wedge blades but can use Gem too. Not only does it have a roller guard but you can adjust the exposure. Neat thing.

            Speaking of Gem blades, you know you can pull the spine off a Gem and use it in that Autostrop right?

            • djundjilaOPMA
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              7 months ago

              I had to Google a lot for this one 😄

              Yes, a thin Japanese framebacks is what i had on mind

              have you tried a lancet blade?

              What’s that? All I could find looks like regular DE blades.

              I haven’t tried a Rattler.

              With a taper?

              What’s that?

              Oh! What about the Wilkinson Pall Mall / Dunhill?

              I have this beauty, and the adjustable exposure mechanism is wonderfully overengineered😊

              Speaking of Gem blades, you know you can pull the spine off a Gem and use it in that Autostrop right?

              Yes, but I have 100 FHS-10 blades and no other razor to use them in😅

              • HomeAwayFromHone
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                7 months ago

                There are also thick framebacks but they’re basically just like a light wedge so I think you’re right to prioritise the Japanese ones.

                I like the look of tapered blades and was lucky enough to score one but it’s been at my brother’s place waiting for scales for a while now. One day.

                Rattlers are neat but also basically feel like a light wedge however I have this one smaller one I quite like, took a nice edge, slight smile, etc. sometimes a razor just fits.

                “Lancet” is what Mappin called these, but there have been a few imitators and while I’ve not tried one quite like that though I have this one with a hollowed out spine that maybe is at least in the same sort of category? Heh, actually that mailcall is pretty topical overall, even has a lather catcher.

                Yes, but I have 100 FHS-10 blades and no other razor to use them in😅

                Good call on the Audiostrop then, much more appealing than the Oneblade (which I never really felt drawn to in any way) and I liked the noisy feedback from it though I did move mine along as I could get a similar effect from the Wilkinson.

                Edit: closing a stray image search tab I spotted this link to an especially nice lancet-ish razor.

                • djundjilaOPMA
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                  7 months ago

                  Thanks for the detailed answer!

                  I had seen those lancet style razors before, but never had a name for them until now🙂

                  The oneblade marketing and concept also does nothing for me.