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Like a few of us around here, I thought this razor was a joke for years and didn't take it seriously. It is what has completely changed my thinking and preferences and frankly what I thought possible. I wrote something to this affect in the favourite new purchase of 22' thread. On the flip side, the Yates razors demonstrate a similar level of innovation with high gap razors as an alternate to the pricey WR2. And the Green Cult 2.0 in the budget category rounds out three.It says it all, small gap and good exposure.
This guy is a genius!
Where is this thread?I wrote something to this affect in the favourite new purchase of 22' thread.
And the Karve CB plate G, did you try it?On the flip side, the Yates razors demonstrate a similar level of innovation with high gap razors as an alternate to the pricey WR2.
Where is this thread?
And the Karve CB plate G, did you try it?
BTW, you never tried the Progress?
Hello,Hi everyone,
My first post in B&B!
I am based in France and a member of the French forum rasage-traditionnel.com.
I am more and more convinced that blade exposure has ad minima as much impact on the quality of a razor than the gap therefore I have explored how razor makers deal with it.
Many new artisans display the blade exposure and @ShavingByTheNumbers has done a great job at measuring blade exposure on a several razors.
Mechanically, adjustable razors increase the blade exposure together with the blade gap (a geometry thing that is difficult to explain in writing) and it is interesting that the Christopher Bradley has taken the same approach, but the Maurice from Atelier Durdan (Vive la France!) has taken another approach with a constant blade exposure whatever the gap is.
All this is a bit theoretical, the blade angle, for instance, but also the geometry of the head, weight, surface have all an impact on the quality of the shave.
That's obvious to anyone who has used a razor but I just wanted to underline that my analysis here is not meant to have an opinion on a razor based on those two criteria.
However, I understand now why the Greencult V1.0 was way too aggressive for me and we can notice that there are two trends, one around the Gillette Slim and one around the Christopher Bradley (I would love to have more data on other razors!).
Lastly, I have deducted the Merkur Progress and 34C from images I have seen on the forum, beware it's not as accurate as other data.
If there is an appetite for more details, I can display my sources, they are either the website of the razor makers, this website or kickstarter.com for the blackbird.
You can have a direct access to the page here but I display the current graph in this post.
I hope you guys will enjoy this graph and share your data, I'm sure I have missed some.
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This makes so much sense to me. Thank you for putting your words in layman’s terms.Bienvenue à B&B! I am one of the resident measurement nerds around here and will be having several looks at your post. I did see your other post on an old thread and I am still trying to remember where that chart came from. Your measurement for the Blackbird isn't the agreed upon number, but I am familiar with the source. I don't want to say too much about it as Shane has decided not to publish this anymore. It is mentioned here:
Wolfman Offers New WR2 0.75 Custom Blade Gap
The original razors weren't available in many gaps at all. I'm talking about the WR1 mainly. The variety in gaps came later. The so called standard gaps are actually well chosen. WR1 .61 WR2 .95 WR3 .40 James did in the early days alter gaps if they were too mild/efficient. The WR1 .74 used...www.badgerandblade.com
Briefly, one comment I have made in the past is that more blade exposure get's the blade closer to your skin whereas more gap allows your skin to get closer to the blade(but doesn't require it). Hence the high gap/low exposure razors can feel very smooth and non threatening depending on how they are used. Please remember also that all larger gaps are what is called aggressive, they can bite based on the ability of your skin to get bunched up into the gap! Like them or not, the Wolfmen perfectly split the two camps into two different designs to suit each. Then you get into whether a razor is more of a shallow, neutral or steep designed razor and this can effect how these different philosophies are perceived by users. For example, the Blackbird has a reputation for being aggressive due to it's blade exposure. But that isn't correct, it won't bite suddenly, you have to push the edge into your skin! It has blade feel that some of us find useful, others find it's too much.
Actually no, that it changes the exposure is actually what sets it apart from other adjustables that just lower or raise the gap.The Muramasa is also interesting because it is designed to maintain a constant blade exposure as you adjust the gap.
Thanks for the correction.Actually no, that it changes the exposure is actually what sets it apart from other adjustables that just lower or raise the gap.
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