apologies with my erroneous comparison - I should have compared the maiden/guillotine to the Halifax Gibbet or axehead.
A pic is worth, well you know ...
apologies with my erroneous comparison - I should have compared the maiden/guillotine to the Halifax Gibbet or axehead.
"Radial rake" refers to the relation of a cutting edge to the radius of a spinning tool like a cutting head in a milling machine, as opposed to "axial rake," which would be the relation of that edge to the axis of the tool. A razor is operating in a plane. The relevant angle is the angle of the cutting edge to the direction of travel.
The only other angle that a torsion slant introduces at all is the minor variation in the angle of the blade body itself over the width of the blade. But the effect from that would be miniscule to non-existent since any one whisker would only see that change across its own width -- literally the width of a human hair.
I'm not a pro, and maybe I just haven't found a good razor & blade combination...
but I have yet to get a good, irritation-free shave from the 39c I own.
I really want to use it more frequently, but I only get brave enough once every two or three weeks.
I get great shaves with other DE razors - and maybe this is the wrong slant for me.
Got any friends local so you can try before you buy?
Nope.... so I guess I'll buy something cheap like the Merkur, and then if i end up liking it, I can pick up something nicer like the Ikon
I like the Merkur 37c but I did not like the Ikon.
What didn't you like about it? Too mild or too aggressive? Weight? Feel? Etc?
Where can I go to buy a 37G? The gold slant.
Why?