First off, not all razors are meant for everyone so don't feel bad if you find ultimately the BB doesn't work out in the end...Could be but it really isn't the blade feel that is the problem for me. I just don't find the razor to be very efficient gong ATG.
For example, I get the results I am looking for consistently, and with minimal fuss, with the Rockwell... I just have to rely on muscle memory, audible feedback and faith to get me there. So in essence I really don't have an issue with that razor at all in terms of the results (on plate 5/6) I'm just left wanting more feel.
With the BB I get all the feel I could possibly want, and I enjoy the feeling. The problem I'm having is that once I'm on my second pass, going ATG, I find the razor less effective, despite feeling more aggressive. As a result I find I'm doing more work and feeling more skipping, pulling, biting, chattering as I chase that BBS.
So it may not be the razor for me, or, as others have suggested, I may not have figured it out yet.
Going back to the Rockwell at this point is a jarring experience, where I once longed for more feel, I go back now and can't feel anything at all: it's like a ghost shave... I can totally understand why people love that razor, but it's just too mild for me... It certainly gets the job done though.
After some of the comments here I'm hopefull the BB will start to click.
Does this make sense? I think if I were to get the BB lite plate I'd just be giving up some feel, but I can't imagine it is more efficient than the regular plate?
Sorry for the long winded answer, I should probably just work on my technique! =)
My suggestion at first was to ask if you've considered the Lite plate? You won't be giving up much blade feel from what I understand as its designed with a smaller gap to be more comfortable overall. Besides it does carry the same 30 day warranty that everything else Blackland does and overall would probably be the cheapest alternative.
Then was thinking about angle, when I started with mine almost 3yrs ago it seemed most used a steep angle and for a brief moment that worked but was short lived and results were lagging so I made the switch to shallow and just like earlier it clicked but then it didn't and wasn't until I saw Shane's video and read a few posts from him that I found the natural angle built into the top cap was what made the shave perfect for me. The only thing I would add that I've found is I find the Blackbird very blade dependent in that blades that used to work for me in other razors haven't worked for me in the Ti Blackbird. The blades I find that work best for me in the Ti Blackbird are Perma-Sharp, Shark SS, Shark Platinum, Silver Star, and Lab Blue CC's...
Anyway, I wish you luck and hope you find what will work best for you...
eta... In the almost 3yrs I've had my Ti Blackbird I've never experienced any type of blade chatter at all but I have had the razor skip on my neck that made me think it was possible until I realized the razor was skipping... I learned to slow down some and that went away!!
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