Garyg, good to hear you liked the razor, I have been wondering. Nando seemed to prefer the Joris over the Fattip, what was your take?
Garyg, good to hear you liked the razor, I have been wondering. Nando seemed to prefer the Joris over the Fattip, what was your take?
I just got confirmation that shanman received the USPS Priority Mail package I sent (#23051590000070244824) in Jacksonville, FL at 1:46PM today.
When I arrived home last night there was a box waiting for me. I was not expecting such a large box, wow! First I dove into the box to get to the wonderful wooden box that contained the Joris, and pulled it out. Stunning! What a beautiful razor, the horn and the metal look so good! I then pulled out the Muhle, and it pales in camparison. I didn't give a thorough look, but the heads look the same, so I guess any percieved differences in the shaves can be down to the handles/weight.
I had a wonderful birthday shave this morning with the Joris. My standard daily shave is a two plus face, and whatever it takes to get the dome BBS(two plus today). This week I am using my Speick cream, I rotate soaps/creams on a weekly basis. I will note this and Musgo are my only creams, I am a stick guy.
Speick cream
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor mixed hair
PermaSharp Super
Speick Lotion
Very smooth razor. I used the PermaSharp because it is my favorite blade for open combs. During the shave all I could think was it was the perfect marriage of the Old Type, and the Goodwill. I love the Goodwill, but it is just not as efficient as the Old Type. I have been using a Futur almost exclusively for the past three months, because of its ruthless efficiency, so to me the Joris felt svelte. The handle is fantastic in looks and function. It fits nicely in my hand, the horn has a bit of friction, so I never felt as though it was wanting to leap from my hand.
Thank you Texbilly for starting this tour, and to Sullybob for lending his razor. I haven't forgot you Bong, I look forward to giving the Muhle a test drive as well.
Stay tuned, I will report on tomorrows shave, and maybe post a pic with the new camera the LOTH got me!