Merkur Progress Annoyances

How to deal with two quirks of the Merkur Progress

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Howto & Style

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• wet
• shave
• wetshave
• wetshaving
• shaving
• merkur
• progress

[FromConn]

I enjoy your informative videos. And I can relate to your 1950s' inserts--takes me to my childhood. I've tried many razors, including Feather's, which wasn't sufficiently aggressive for me. Same with Merkur's std. razors. I prefer Jagger's razors' blade angle. However, the Progress intrigues me. In your findings, would you say the blade angle changes as the settings are increased, or is it solely the spacing between the blade and the comb? Thank you the entertaining and informative videos.

[mantic59]

@FromConn I do not believe that blade angle changes as the adjustment increases. Not in my experience anyway.

[IsaakHunt]

Guess what Santa brought me today?

Yay!

I just don't dare to use it now, as I don't know what setting might be apropriate for me. I have a Gillette slim adjustable, and it's usally set to 3, which ist comparatively mild.

What would be the best adjustment for this fellow?

[mantic59]

@IsaakHunt Santa was very good to you! Start out with the Progress around 2 and adjust up or down from there.

[jsj297]

Mantic, I've been wetshaving for a while now, and am interested in upgrading to a progress razor. Have you tried the longer handled progress, or the mergress razors? Just wondered if you had an opinion on these.

Thanx

[mantic59]

@jsj297 I have not tried the long-handle or Mergress razors yet!

[oyelad]

anything past 2 blades is a sales gimmick. ANY razors that are spring-loaded are sales gimmicks (all's they do it cause the razor(s) behind the first to rip and tear at hair follicles and skin). I really, REALLY want companies that produce 3+ blade disposable razors to go out of business. I've been ripped-off for the last 6 years of my life by those fuckers.

[dumpling9999]

FINALLY!!!!

nice to have you back

[IsaakHunt]

@IsaakHunt

I still find the adjustables more aesthetically pleasing, but this rather hefty tool seems to do the job better.

About the angle: I don't think the slighty different angle is a real problem, because you hear the whiskers jump over the blade during shaving. If you're used to DE-shaving, you'll get the right angle really quick, imo. Overall, this seems to be a razor you get accustomed to really quick.

Is the Progress still your favorite razor, or have you moved on?

[IsaakHunt]

@mantic59 Thanks for your advice.It worked out fine so far. My razor isn't exactly zeroed in. The lowest setting is right between + and 1, and I'm not able to zero it in, like you suggested. A setting just below 2 worked fine for me.

I think it was a surprisingly good shave. The slightly slippery handle wasn't a problem. Finish seems to be quite well, so I think it's worth the money.

[shavefan12]

Can you do a video on the different angles that you need to use with the Progress please?

[mihajlovn]

For the grip issue why not wrap a rubber band or two around the handle? just an idea.

[kschmidt4]

Just tried my new Progress for the first time, from a Merkur 1904, it's like going from a Honda to a Cadillac! Excited to make this my everyday razor!!! Thanks mantic59!