Anyone using double edge razors?

[Corey]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Corey, I've heard good and bad about the Parkers. It could just be shaver elitism, but if you feel like you aren't getting good results with it, let me know and I'll let you borrow one of my 1930's Gillettes to use as a comparison.
(clean & Barbicide sanitized, ofc)

I noticed the bad reviews tended to be aimed at the 3 piece designs and their flimsiness. I believe (though I'm not sure) that the one I picked up is a simple one piece with a screw open butterfly design and no removable pieces. The reviews for it were all positive. I liked the look of some of the Merkur's, but I'm not quite ready to part with $100+ quite yet, even if it's precision german engineering and all that shit. I'm hoping that the Parker is solid and the differences will be almost entirely in blade selection. The one I purchased comes with 10 7AM Platinum blades for me to tinker with. I've got my eye on some of the Feather blades, but read a few things saying they're more for experienced types and they're sharp as hell. Seems like a nice plateau to aim for.