According to their latest newsletter, Yaqi is working on an adjustable! Should be interesting!
They put photos of a prototype in the newsletter.
They put photos of a prototype in the newsletter.
Of course with the modification to accept all de blades and not just the proprietary Mince blades that the Gibbs adjustable required.
Quite a bit of controversy this has gathered in the past few days. It seems that the design that Yaqi has shown above was an offshoot of the one that Heritageshavecollection was actually working on for the past few months. Don’t know all the complete details but, somehow whomever was setting things up for Heritage decided to take those ideas to Yaqi and here you have what Yaqi is working on, a replica of a replica of the Gibbs Reglable 15/17. Of course with the modification to accept all de blades and not just the proprietary Mince blades that the Gibbs adjustable required.
There is more info if one wants to see and read more of the details on social media sites....
Made decades earlier.
Adam
This looks like the Taiga from Russia.... and here we go: another copy of a copy..., but I don't see OC option. So more of a Gibs copy
My post was not in reference to razors made decades earlier that removed the base plate notch from the original Gibbs. Just in relation to these two companies, Heritage & Yaqi and on what has transpired between them and the desire to produce a near replica of a famed razor.
Respectfully,
GB
I didn't know about the controversy, but I believe the Rockwell Model T has the same design - only machined from stainless steel, plagued by quality control problems, and costing US$150.
Yaqi has an expected price of AUD50 on their website - US$35. That sounds more like it!
Well, not completely of stainless steel (SS, brass & Zamak)....
Rockwell Model T Adjustable Razor - Sharpologist
The much-anticipated Rockwell Model T adjustable safety razor is finally available. I bought one to try: here are my impressions.sharpologist.com
The model T is also a butterfly design, right? The gibbs would not have this feature...
it's EXACTLY like it....only different (something one of my older brothers used to say to me all the time. It enraged me as a 12 year old, but I like the humor now).So it's pretty much not like the model T at all.
Agree that it's obviously a homage to the Gibbs (or Palmera).
We used a variation of that.....we used to say, "It's exactly the same, only completely different."it's EXACTLY like it....only different (something one of my older brothers used to say to me all the time. It enraged me as a 12 year old, but I like the humor now).
So it's pretty much not like the model T at all.