Modern razor with vintage tech performance
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I would buy the Baili until you can find a NOS Tech, which is not hard. I use this more than my vintage Techs. Or you can through money at a Feather stainless but I wouldn't.
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Just a note, it doesnt have to be a tech replica, just a modern razor that performs like one
Unfortunately that opens the flood gates to dozens of razors whose performance and value you have no way of judging from one reporters' "I like the Mamba 70" opinion.
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Thats cool, im open to all suggestions. Does the baili that you posted perform better than the other baili tech replica? I had the one with the different handle and it was poor. Bad shave with poor blade alignment
Mine is great, I can't speak to QC. My recommendation would be to buy a Tech if you want Tech performance. $30 or $40 for NOS. Less if you have access to dish soap
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It’s been a long time since I’ve used one, but I remember my Edwin Jagger DE89 feeling much the same as a tech.
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And the can is opened There are several Tech variants, I wouldn't call any of them very efficent. Modern razors similar to Tech range from dirt cheap Chinese offerings to Wolfman.
There are several Tech variants, I wouldn't call any of them very efficent. Modern razors similar to Tech range from dirt cheap Chinese offerings to Wolfman.
If money’s no object, I second the recommendation of @jeffmudrick to buy a Gillette Tech. If you have access to sellers of British-based goods, a Gillette Hybrid Tech is said to be the smoothest of the smooth. If your budget and google-fu is more modest, a nice post-war tech can be bought at a certain auction site for $17-25 shipped to USA residences (not that I spent over two hours looking at such things last night…).
If money’s no object because your budget has no money, I’m told the Lord L5 is very Tech-like and the Lord L6 is a very affordable clone of the DE89/R89 design
If money’s no object because your budget has no money, I’m told the Lord L5 is very Tech-like and the Lord L6 is a very affordable clone of the DE89/R89 design
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Since you mentioned the possibility that money is not a problem.
Both feather as-d2 and wolfman bbs1/wr2 are modern descendants of gillette tech.
There is a web photo of wolfman's research and development process with reference to baili 131 (tech clone from Chinse).
Both feather as-d2 and wolfman bbs1/wr2 are modern descendants of gillette tech.
There is a web photo of wolfman's research and development process with reference to baili 131 (tech clone from Chinse).
The Feather AS-D2 would fit the bill.
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+1! Yes indeed! The Tech (in its many incarnations) is a GREAT DESIGN IMHO!
Any reason you don't want to get a vintage Tech? If you want a razor that shaves like a Tech, I would just get a Tech. They are easy and cheap to come by. Not sure what modern razor would closely resemble a shave with a Tech, but the Feather AS-D2 I would image to be close.
Some modern razors I have that are mild yet efficient are:
EJ 3one6
Henson Ti 22 medium
Muhle Rocca
Yates M-921
Timeless .68
ATT Windsor (M or R plate)
Some modern razors I have that are mild yet efficient are:
EJ 3one6
Henson Ti 22 medium
Muhle Rocca
Yates M-921
Timeless .68
ATT Windsor (M or R plate)
Feather AS-D2
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I found immediately that the RR Game Changer .68 shaves exactly like my Pre-War Techs. Same angle, everything except the weight.
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Thanks for that. I have purchased a RR game changer 68 and im looking forward to its arrival
I am a HUGE fan of mild razors and, now that I own a Ball End Tech (finally!), I can confirm that the 89 head is very, very similar for mildness and quality of shave. Hence, Edwin Jagger DE89, Mühle R89 and Gillette Heritage Inspired are what I suggest.
RR Mamba 70 is definitely the way to go, if you are looking for a razor that would perform like Tech and has a cutting angle like a Tech.
The Tech is still produced today and is cheap as chips. I would still opt for vintage but the actual production will give you a fine shave nonetheless and you can fit nearly every aftermarket handle that you like.
I can't believe every answer isn't this. My vote as well goes to the RazoRock Game Changer .68
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