forceful movements longitudinally of the blade while the handle 10 remains quite stationary we have found that with this organization an extremely smooth and comfortable wet shave can be had without pull of the blade against the skin inasmuch as the blade is rapidly oscillating in longitudinal directions back and forth while the handle is held steady in the hand with a minimum of vibration being felt by the user the extent of oscillation of the shaver head 12 and blade 16 with respect to the handle 10 can be controlled according to the invention to accommodate light medium or heavy beards to accomplish this the pivot pin 38 for the lever 36 can be eccentrically mounted and adjustable in an arc as seen in fig8 the pin 38 is eccentrically carried by a stub shaft 66 passing through the neck portion 46 of the shaver head part 12b and having a slotted head 68 and pointer 70 at its exterior the pointer 70 is referrable to indicia 72 in the form of the letters 34 h 34 34 m 34 and 34 l 34 on the exterior of the shaver head turning of the stub shaft 66 can be effected by a thin coin or screw driver the shaft 66 is frictionally held firmly by having a press fit in the shaver head and is retained in position by means of an annular groove in the shaft under the head 68 which accommodates an annular bead in the hole of the shaver head part in effect the stud 66 with pivot pin 38 constitute a manually engageable means for changing.