Hello from Wales

[Black Dog]

Hi everyone! I'm Richard, living in Wales (UK) but originally from Yorkshire, England. I'm 54 and have had a full set (i.e. unshaved, only trimmed) ever since I left school. I've shaved it all off twice in my life, and had such grief from the woman in my life that I grew it all back straight away. I've recently made a couple of changes and started shaving - at the moment it's left as a tash and chin beard, but I could take it all off at any moment.

Anyway, brilliant site, which I found after looking up shaving-related topics in Wikipedia. Can I be cheeky and ask a question straight away? I remember my father shaving in the 1960s (before he went electric) using an Ever Ready wet razor with single-edge blades. I've found a few of the razors on eBay, and I thought I might get one and use it in memory of the old chap, but I can't seem to track down any blades. I can't remember seeing any on sale here in the UK for a long time, and an hour of Googling has only turned up generic single-edge blades (which might or might not fit) from US suppliers. Will any brand of single-edge blades fit an Ever Ready, and does anyone know of any UK or European suppliers?

Many thanks in advance for any help.

Now to explore the site, and a Happy New Year to you all.

[IsaacRN]

Welcome to the DEN.

SSLStudio is a Euro Supplier of blades. While i shave with straights instead of DE's, i dont recall hearing of Ever Ready blades. Hope someone can chime in and help you out

[mercV12]

Welcome Richard! Happy New Year!

[KUJO]

Welcom aboard and Happy New Year!::

[Queen of Blades]

Welcome to The Shave Den, Richard!

Happy New Year!

[Black Dog]

Thanks for the welcome. I'm not sure if Ever Ready made their own blades, but Wiki mentions Treet as being a manufacturer who has caried on making similar blades. Thanks for the pointer to a Euro supplier. I may just have to get some and see how it goes.

[Sailinblues]

Welcome Richard,
I can't help you out with a European supplier but the Eveready razors do take the normal single edge blades. They are available here; just be careful and make sure you get ones that are manufactured for shaving. The ones from the hardware store will fit but are not suitable. Good luck. Enjoy your stay.

[Sejanus]

Welcome!

[Black Dog]

Wow - so much good cheer and advice in 20 minutes! I expected a reply in a week or so!

Thanks all, and good wishes.

[Sejanus]

Wow - so much good cheer and advice in 20 minutes! I expected a reply in a week or so!

Thanks all, and good wishes.

lol.. Sometimes we have real time conversations in certain threads. :D

[IsaacRN]

lol.. Sometimes we have real time conversations in certain threads. :D

Stop hijacking the thread :P

[suffolksupplies]

Thanks for the welcome. I'm not sure if Ever Ready made their own blades, but Wiki mentions Treet as being a manufacturer who has caried on making similar blades. Thanks for the pointer to a Euro supplier. I may just have to get some and see how it goes.


Treet do make single edge blades & Gem (personna) blades are suitable.

Ever Ready do still make single edge blades but don't buy them. Most single edge blades in the UK are marked multipurpose / DIY blades; these are not shaving blades & only suitable for window scrapers etc.

Regards,

Paul

[denmason]

Hello Richard , a chroesawa at 'r Eillia Ffau. Fedda 'ch arhosa.
You'll find lots of friendly people here. Welcome to the Shave Den.
What part of Wales do you live in? Myself.... I'm off Flint (Fflint) in the north, but now live in California.

Cymru Am Byth
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/denmason/welsh-flag.jpg

[rick]

Wow - so much good cheer and advice in 20 minutes! I expected a reply in a week or so!

Thanks all, and good wishes.

Thanks for stopping by, Richard !
Enjoy your stay ::

[seamus402]

Richard Welcome, I have some great memories of Wales - I was involved in building of the Gas Turbine Power Plant in Swansea and took a holiday there with SWMBO. Visited Mumbles, Cardiff and all the castles in Southern Wales. Beautiful Place - are you from near there?

[Michael]

I'm going to wait a week before I welcome you. :cool:

Ahh, never mind - I'll forget in a week. Welcome to The Shave Den, Richard. Good to have you with us!

[IsaacRN]

I'm going to wait a week before I welcome you. :cool:

Ahh, never mind - I'll forget in a week. Welcome to The Shave Den, Richard. Good to have you with us!

:rofl

[Black Dog]

Wow, what a great welcome! Thanks all, and diolch yn fawr to those that understand it. I'll follow up the recommendations in due course.

As to denmason and seamus402, well I live in Pembrokeshire, just outside the County town of Haverfordwest. Swansea/Mumbles are about 60 miles away. As I said before, I am originally from Yorkshire, but I moved to Wales with work in 1990, married a local lass and look like staying. I have picked up enough Welsh to understand what denmason wrote, but only know enough to reply Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! A chi, or A Pob, I suppose (now I'm guessing). Y Fflint is a long way from here, but still closer than California.

[Bronco]

Welcome Richard! You've gotten some good blade advice so far and encountered some who know from where you are. Proves ya never know who you'll run into!
Glad to have you here!

[ltlsuz]

Welcome Richard. Enjoy!
Susie

[mastermute]

Welcome! Now, pull up a chair and join the fun!

[Mottern Man]

Drugstores here in the states (CVS) has Treet Single Edge Blades for real cheap. Maybe a chap here can send you some.

Doing an internet search I have found some here but I don't know if they ship to you. http://www.shavesite.com/product.php?brand=15 Treet, Gem and PAL.

Welcome Aboard :cool:

[Black Dog]

Thanks for that. I have actually found a supplier in the UK for Gem Blue Star blades: www dot suffolksupplies dot co dot uk (site won't let me post a link yet, sorry) who will supply 10 blades (2x5) for 4.90 GBP. The site you mention does the same blades for 5.00 USD, but by the time shipping is added they are 11.95 USD, which is roughly the same price after conversion - and that's shipping to US, not UK. I imagine that would be uneconomical for me, but thanks for the link anyway.

I have taken the plunge and bought a pair of straight razors with strop and paste - a kind of beginners' kit. Should arrive in a few days. Strangely, I am quite excited by this. After watching my Dad wet-shave for years, as a child, and then having had a full beard myself from 18 years onwards (i.e. for the last 36 years), I am really enjoying the morning ritual. I'd quite like to go the whole way, but my wife has made me promise not to touch the mini-beard/tash combo that I am sporting at present. We'll see ...

[Black Dog]

Bad form to follow up one's own post, I know, but:

http://www.suffolksupplies.co.uk/

Now that I have the requisite number of posts, I can post this link - may be of some interest to UK members.

[mastermute]

Oh we already know! I have ordered his bladesampler.. and he posts on this forum, so I don't think anyone will mind ;)

[Black Dog]

Heh - small world!

[mastermute]

Indeed, and I forgot to mention that he even has his own thread in "Vendors Corner" (http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2541)

[jbcohen]

I have run across some information in my travels around cyberspace which tells me that Ever Ready got out of the business of making razor blades many years ago. The only place where I have found single edge blades was razorandbrush. I believe that the brand name over there is Looks. The owner of the company is Italian and should be able to shed some light on fitting your single edge razor, way more information then I have on the subject.

[TraderJoe]

Welcome to the Shave Den :eatdrink004

Enjoy!

[crackstar]

welcome to our paradise! :D

[PalmettoB]

Welcome to The Shave Den, Richard.

[Black Dog]

Thanks again for the welcomes, folks.

Right, thanks to eBay, there is a pair of straight razors with strop and paste, an Ever Ready vintage safety razor, and a number of appropriate blades on their way to Pembrokshire, and a further bid on a nice Ever Ready in its original Bakelite case to close in a couple of days.

All cheap - I'll see how it all goes before I spend serious money on my new hobby :cool: There will be blood on the carpet by the weekend!