Good razor. Great price.
I'll make you such a deal on mine. Trust me. I'll even throw in some of his "Swedish" blades.
Good razor. Great price.
Well, Joel, it seems you have opened a real can of worms. How does your razor shave?
I would suggest to the company that they post a video clip showing either a cross section of the handle and head showing the brass color of the metal, or showing them bending the doors (which should break if made of Zamak but bend if made of brass). I bet they could get a lot more sales if they would actually prove that the razor is constructed of different metal than the other look alikes.I figured that I would just ask the company what it is made out of. They told me that it is an alloy of brass and bronze. So probably not zamak, but no telling what it is.
I agree. Under the nose is quite easy. I also used to apply some pressure but that was the case with every TTO I tried, including the Gillettes. Angle is important with subsequent passes, to get a close shave. Similar to the technique applied with a Tech.I shaved today for the first time with the menessentials version of the Viking razor. Very nice mild razor. Emphasis on mild. The first pass WTG was very smooth although I had to apply a bit of pressure, which I don't usually do with a DE razor.
However, I got nowhere on the 2nd pass... going XTG or ATG felt like it wasn't hitting any of the remaining whiskers. I had to finish off with my Merkur 34c, which is my go-to razor.
Despite that, I did discover one area where the Viking performs better than the 34c: reaching those hard-to-get whiskers right under your nose. Small detail, I know ;-)
My son got to playing with it and now I can't locate itI'm still waiting on the bifurcated Viking from @ZigZiglar .
I promise you, you can do much worse than this razorI'm new to DE razors and just bought 2 Chieftains, one for a gift. As a noob, I went with the reviews on Amazon. This razor is definitely heavily marketed. The razor seems well made, so I don't really regret the purchase. I'm bound to make some good and not-so-good purchases on products. It's all part of the learning experience. I'll research my next razor on this forum prior to purchase. It's looking like it may be a Merkur 34C. Thanks for the information gents.