Gillette British Tech Shave. Cremo Brush, Treet Blade, Palmolive Soap, Nivea Balm & Safari Cologne
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- Doing a shave with a British’s Gillette Tech Razor and some other cool products on the hot windy day in Southern California.
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Preshave - Well Groomed Guy
ShaveSoap-Palmolive
Blade - Treet Platinum
Razor - Gillette Tech, Made in England X2
Brush - Cremo Horsehair
Aftershave Balm - Nivea
Cologne - Safari
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Looks like a 1970's aluminum handle tech, Ken. The knurling looks 70's to me, as well. And I LOVE my Cremo horse hair brush. Great video, Ken. Thanks.
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I just got two of them yesterday. Looking forward to shaving with them. I enjoy all my Tech razors.
Good choice!👍💈💈
Yes thank you to all the vets and service people
Shave Collector 👍👍💈
Love the tech for a"rushed" shave very forgiving and gets the job done if your in a hurry
Jaymel I agree👍👍👍💈
Hey Ken, just wanted to let you know you have a great channel and have really inspired me to get back into wet shaving. I have a philosophy that if you elevate daily chores to an art form your life is greatly enriched. You do that for shaving. Love hearing your stories and have learned a lot of technique from you. Keep up the great work.
Brad Cheffey Thanks Brad👍💈
Beautiful philosophy, and this is true.
Love all my vintage Gillettes!! Great shave as always, Ken! Happy Veteran's Day! See you mid week!! 💈💈
RHINO405 👍👍💈
I found the same kind of razor in an antique shop. The date code is K4, which seems to be a 1965 version. I love the look of the diamond knurling on the handle. I had my first shave with it and it was amazing.
HI KEN, your Gillette Tech in this particular video is a 1977 2nd Qtr, due to the handle styling, AND there is no blade holding bar on the underside of the top plate, AND this Tech was made in England, all characteristics of the late 70's British-produced Techs. I myself own a 1978 Y-3 British-made Tech. British production of the Tech ended in 1979, while US production of the Tech ended in 1973. I enjoy your Videos, take care,..............BOB
Great shave Ken. Probably a 77 Tech being English w/ aluminum handle. Good cream the Palmolive, works great. Safari is fantastic, too bad they retired the aftershave. Nice video again. Enjoy!
Terry M 👍👍💈
Ken I love your videos. Pretty much EVERY shave related thing I am interested in and want to know about - you have documented it! Interested in Treet blades as don't know much about them. My pet favourite are the mighty Astra. Best regards from rainy England👍
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I love the Palmolive stick soap. My favorite. I haven’t tried the tube before.
Shaun Riley 👍👍💈
Great Shave Ken! I love the Gillette Techs.... very underrated Razors. Have a great week!
Brian The Floridian Thank you👍💈
Great video as usual the tech is my daily shave have a great weekend
Stephen Smoot Thanks Stephen👍💈
Great shave. Like I've said in the past I'm a big fan of the vintages. A ball end tech is my daily driver.
Thanks for mentioning the fires. I lived and worked on the Paradise/Chico area from the mid 70s until the mid 90s before we moved to NOLA. So many friends lost their homes in Paradise. So many beautiful places destroyed.
David Kimberly We need regular rain here in so cal 👍💈
Thanks for this video. I really enjoy it.
Thanks for watching
Great shave ken. I forgot about safari. That is some good stuff
Scott Colwell Thanks Scott👍💈
Keep those Classic Colognes coming, Ken! Hope all is well with you and your family because those wild fires are pretty damn scary.
Anthony Palermo 👍👍💈
Great shave as usual Ken. Safari is my one and only cologne. I’ve been using it for years...! 👍
Adamas 👍👍💈
Little proven razor still works!
I like these blades, inexpensive and sharp.
Nice bottle of classic colon, looking cool. Thank you!
Dismont DeSire 👍👍👍💈
Great shave and video my friend. Love that Palmolive. I have the stick and cream thanks to Kevy Shaves. Love them both. Have a great week and take care.
Kirk Green 👍👍💈
Hey Ken, love Palmolive always reminds me of my granddad. It's always a thirsty soap too. I don't have a tech but do have the Lord L6 and Baili BD191 that have the tech styled head. Enjoy the party and the putting practice
Sean McCloskey It was a blast 👍👍💈
nothing better then glass bottles, great vid tyvm
whippet6636 👍👍💈
Nice shave Ken!
As for the brush, are you talking about the SOC Taj? Fake ivory colored Semogue badger I believe
Mike Nguyen Awesome👍👍💈
Hey, Ken. This razor is called Gillette Sportsman. They were produced and sold in England under this name. The razor was vastly manufactured in the 1960's. I have the same razor, and it comes in a sealed plastic/paper packaging featuring two football (soccer) players in the heat of the game and 1 super silver blade. They were also made in Canada where the were branded simply Gillette Tech. They cost around 69c. The British origin of your razor officially makes it Gillette Sportsman. Take care.
Сергей Белецкий 👍👍Thank you
Going to England in September have u ever been back,thanks love ur channel 😊
I respect you for doing these vintage shaves. I encourage you to see my vids on shaving products I use. None of them are vintage or collector's items.
MrTantraMan I’ll look👍👍💈
kensurfs you got me into shaving with the razor. mine first time i nick myseft few time and now i barely nick myself. i started last month.
batman 👍👍
Best channel ever and Ken your talks rocks
Noor Hasan Thank you very much👍💈
Great shave, Ken. You should do a video dedicated to those viewers concerned about how often you turn your razor and the music theme could be "Turn, Turn, Turn" by the Byrds, LOL. Have a great and safe weekend!
Claude Johns lol👍💈
Really nice razor , i have my dads made in canada gillette war tech , really nice smooth shave , have a great weekend
Dana Emans Thanks Dana👍💈
Excellent shave Ken. Can't wait to see you try Van Yulay's stuff when it arrives. :D
Stephen Davidson 👍👍👍
Hi Ken- Nice Saturday shave; thank you! I have a Gillette Tech Fat Handle from Razor Emporium and it always does a nice job. It’s a mild enough razor that I can use very sharp blades like the Kai and Feather with little to no problems at all. I hope the party was fun. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Mike H Thanks Mike👍💈
I find it cool you used safari. I honestly just bought a safari set after shave/cologne in the croc skin box on eBay for 60$ unused 2 days ago. Can’t wait to get it in and try it out and join that elite safari club!!
b H That’s a great deal👍💈
Great shave. The wife got me a Gillette Tech from Razor Emporium after I saw you shave with one months ago. I had to have one. They’re great razors. I’ve tried multiple blades in them and have never had a bad shave. As you stated everyone should have one in their collection.
David chaffin Very nice David. Was it restored?👍💈
It sure was. They did a beautiful job. It think it was a 1955 Ball End.
Great shave. Have a great weekend too
GoldenSteelTV You too👍👍💈
Amazing shave and watch. I'm also a big fan of James Bond :)
flash erol Awesome👍👍💈
I believe the year of your tech razor is a 1952. Gillette ended production of the tech razor in 1973.
Anthony Nicholas Thank you Anthony👍👍💈
Anthony, I think that is incorrect. Mr. Razor shows Techs up to '79 www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Tech/Tech.htm
Also, if I'm not mistaken, that is an aluminum handle. Tech handles were steel up till the early or mid '60s. The knurling is different. So, I believe that is a 70's tech.
@@toddmoore9841 You may be correct. My data shows that the tech razor ended in the US in 1973 but I just realized that Ken is showing he is using a British tech razor so it very well might be a 1970's tech.
It's so hard to be sure. Handles get swapped out and I see razors on eBay in the wrong boxes all the time.
@TRS800 Out of curiosity, does the head have the flat sides and etched cap like this www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Tech/1953%20(Y1%20on%20blade)%20Tech%20Set%20No45%20England.JPG or the beveled ends and stamped logo like this www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Tech/1972%20(S4)%20Tech%20England.JPG ? I can't say about your razer, but based on the cap design and knurling, I am convinced that Ken's Tech is from the 70's.
Saw a tech razor at a vintage sale the other day it had a black plastic handle, nice shave!
TShull Was it expensive orca good deal?
12.00 I should have picked it up but I was unsure cause of the plastic handle??? Did some research when I got home and believe it was from the late 50s. But I did pick up a Gem Featherweight 10.00 and it is in pristine shape.
Hey just to let you know ken try to make your video camera quality higher to 1080p if you can thanks love the videos so much!
Preston_ OW 👍👍it’s filming at 1080 but I upload 720 due to some viewers unable to view 1080
I have the same razor. Made in England. No date on it. Possibly the sportsman.
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Great shave brother! 😎👍🏼
SoCal Shave Thank you👍💈
almost got to see you try the gillette guard , i got the WEISHI Nostalgic 2.0 Adjustable , it's a pretty good razor .
Richard Collier I will be trying the Guard👍💈
Great Shave Ken. Keep it up 😊. Shave on ...................
Glenn Helley Thanks Glenn👍💈
Only did half face with shavette, loaded with feather blade. It was a new blade but still to dull for my beard so I had to change to my Mercur 39C slanted. That is the best razor yet it for me. But the shavette was not difficult to shave with, for someone with not so tough beard it should work fine.
Mikael Sällström 👍👍💈
Im growing my first beard, I started 5 wks ago..I cant wait to shave again
Therapy Tools, LLC lol👍💈
I have a couple of Techs and you're right, they are excellent razors. They are not my favorite Gillette model though as I prefer the twist to opens from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Oh, and you should try the Treet carbon steel blades if you haven't tried them.
Tim Omick I actually have the Treet Carbons in the mail👍💈
Awesome guy
Jonathan Lewis Thank you👍💈
Great shave ken and you forgot Cris name and soap in your ears
joy ghosh I watched so many videos I forgot who had the SOC👍
Great shave Ken.
Man, $.49 for a Tech. If I had $100 and time travel I could go back and buy one hell of a razor collection.
The Shaving Channel Me too👍👍👍👍💈
I paid 14 Euro (16 US Dollar) included shipping and the original box. The box is a bit damaged... Razor is in great condition.
Sometimes you have to be lucky 😁
Ah, mine is German made. Which is great as i am German 😁
I have a made in England fat handle tech and the baseplate is different then the USA one. Makes it unique. Paul H has one.
Ryan Badgett That’s pretty cool Ryan👍👍💈
Hey Ken I love your videos. I recently got a Edwin Jagger DE 89 and wondered what you thought of it. Also I was curious to what scents the skin bracer had. And if you would recommend it. Thanks
Jameson White The skin bracer is my favorite vintage scent👍💈
Love the channel Ken,what's the class ring☺
Tom Hagloch that’s my high school. I wear it for luck. I didn’t get a Long Beach state ring
? for ken and viewers , I live in farmland Ohio and our brick and mortar stores dont carry pre shave but they all carry beard oils balms so the ? is can beard oils be used as pre shave, ingredients seem similar. tyvm all and sry ken for so many questions.
whippet6636 Awesome Tip, Thank you 👍💈
Yes and no, it can be used for that but most beard oils aren't thick/ viscous enough to give that protection needed. Stirling Soap Co. and The Art of Shaving NY both offer a nice thick oil you can order online. I personally don't like pre-shave oil, they don't work very well and there messy. I've tried 4 different brands and they all performed about the same, but that's just my humble opinion. I found an activated charcoal pre-shave soap called the CUBE by Phoenix artisan accoutrements that works fantastically and can also be ordered online. I hope that helps :)
yes tyvm
Well been using straight razors last year. I have a dovo astrale and another from Germany. Have to say got my first db razor 3 months ago and hooked. Obviously being a new blade most shave it shaved better ( in my opinion). I still find the cut throat more of an event :-) usually accompanied with a small scotch :-). Well after watching yall have all the fun I order my Futur 3 days ago and got try try it this afternoon. Yep. That’ll do it alright. :-)))))). I used it with Fine Snake bite. Woooowwssers it was still tingle and hour later hahaha. Really enjoying your channel. My good Lady and I put you on the 50 inch tv and watch your vids. Lol. You mentioned you always liked the BIG SCREEN. And now your on it :-))). Looking forward to catching up on your older vids and look forward to seeing new stuff. Keep up the good work. Ps my Mrs wants to know more about your tattoos? Could you tell us a story about them sometime during a shave? Kind regards Jason. UK Hampshire:-)
Sorry about bad writing.
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I did the tattoo tour in this one👍👍
👍Great video Ken, I always enjoy listening to you & I've gotta look into a British Gillette tech myself.
Before and Aftershaves 👍👍
NIce shave and enjoy that party.
She Shaves with Jill Thank you👍💈
I did a double take on the thumbnail of this video; I thought it was Ted Lasso, lol.
never seen the Gillette guard here in Denmark...anyways great video
pkj77 Thank you👍💈
the first film I saw from bond was Dr No with ursula andress and the lotus sportscar I believe it was, but the way I was fan of Bond was reading his books ( in dutch ), when I lived in Belgium, very nice histories from a english spy, I believe the creator mr Fleming was working for the english secret department , unbelievable that the old gillette razors still are doing great, we cannot buy the palmolive stick here in Mexico , so I should go to the states to obtain it , I suppose it has the same scent as a normal palmolive body soap, greetings robert
I just bought a Gillette Tech that looks identical to yours (top cap design and handle), but no date code (therefore, pre 1951). Based on that, suspect yours is 1952.
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Didn't know if you were aware but you have a caterpillar resting under your nose. Lol
Gents let's not forget... On the 11th month of the 11th day at the 11th hour... 100 years!
Genesee Boy 👍👍💈
Hey man. Are you and you’re family safe from those fires i see on the news? Hope all is good man. 👍🏼
Fight Night At The Joe We are south about 20 miles from the Malibu fire. So far we are good. Just lots of smoke and ash
Good to hear. 👍🏼
you cut your eye with a razor ? take care
Hey ken you should try bevel i here its really good
Mr Tony I have and you heard right it’s really good. I did a video on it if you are interested👍💈
@@kensurfs , oh i didn't no that my bad ken lol, have you herd or tried duke cannon shave creme or aftershave? Plus how was bevel did u like it because i have sensitive skin so i have to ask😎👍🏻
Mr Tony the bevel was pretty mild👍💈
@Dave Ponsford , thank you i appreciate that
@@kensurfs , awesome ken
Great video! I think you should get your eye checked by the way. I've watched some of your older videos and I noticed that the mark on your lower eyelid increased in size. It's likely that it isn't anything serious, but just to be on the safe side you might wanna get it checked.
Αριστοφάνης Ροντογιάννης 👍👍
Funny 😆 today youth dog barking in ty backyard lol
Jonathan Lewis 🐕🐕
How do you like the cremo horse brush?
ordinaryshaver It’s actually not too bad👍👍💈
It's 1952 tech with zamac cast top cap.
dioni82 Excellent👍👍💈
Hey ken, how tall are you buddy?
billymac29 6’3”
Everytime you end your videos with "Bye for Now", I think of Eric the actor from the Stern show. Makes me smile!
Cat Brock 👍👍👍
First Grandpa
Phoenix Force Thank you👍👍👍💈
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Aneesh Vora Thank you👍👍💈
I am not sure if it's "ironic" or "karmic" that you managed to get cut with a Tech on the very last pass...That said this is "coincidence" I just purchased a Gillette Fat Handle Tech within the past couple of weeks... ;-)
WolfRanger2008 Awesome. Any pics?
I've never used iPhone anything, I'm an Android kinda gal. My oldest Vintage Gillette Razor is my pre-war Gold Tech.
She Shaves with Jill 👍👍I like that the Android has expandable memory👍💈
One of the great advantages.
RazorEmporium on youtube just did a great video on 1920's Gillettes😎👍
Therapy Tools, LLC Awesome, thanks for the tip 👍💈
What happened to your eye , did your Wife beat you up . Only Joking . Great videos
Lol
@@kensurfs Can you review the ROCKWELL MODEL T . Please thanks stay safe . 👍🏾
I have also gives nice soft shave
Emrah Bey 👍👍💈
Yep, that band... those straps. Okay... Cool stuff. Apple Watch, smart watch. I prefer traditional watches. And 007 Spectre's Omega SeaMaster 300 is watch-porn.... I'd love to have a Omega Seamaster 300, either normal one or the 007 spectre limited edition one... Both great
Lycosa 👍👍👍💈
My next shave will be with a shavette, my first try. Does anyone think that I will get a nick???
Mikael Sällström I old you don’t get a nick👍👍💈
Yup. Your face will def not enjoy the learning curve if your not good at it!!
Just remember, slow and steady wins the game.
Only did half face with shavette, loaded with feather blade. It was a new blade but still to dull for my beard so I had to change to my Mercur 39C slanted. That is the best razor yet it for me. But the shavette was not difficult to shave with, for someone with not so tough beard it should work fine.
Served in the USMC during the VietNam Era, so thanks for your support of the military.
Semper Fidelis!
Hoooooooooooooooooooo rahhhhhhhhh
She Shaves with Jill Thank you Jill👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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You Look Like A Paul Bearer Reanactor Paul Bearer is The Undertaker's Former Manager And Friend And They we're in Profesional wrestling 😊😊
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Your mustache, I think, would look better if you trimmed it so that it doesn't hang over your upper lip. Looks messy.
rainbow20112011 I plan on cleaning it up👍👍😃
You should trim the hair and not let it grow over your lip. It will look neater
Sohail Randeree I plan on it👍💈
Sorry the mustache doesn't suit you please shave it off