So I picked up this Wakasa from Keith and it is amazing. I've been slowly taking some of my less than stellar edges to it and I haven't yet been disappointed with the result. Keenest and smoothest edges I've ever gotten from a stone and it isn't even close.
I decided this morning I would do a split shave with my 2017 GD Comp entry finished on this Wakasa vs. my 2020 GD Comp entry finished on 1u film.
I wasn't sure what to expect because the 2020 GD felt pretty darn good last time I shaved with it.
2017 Jnat edge up first on the right side. Felt just like the last several shaves of the Wakasa have felt. Super keen and so smooth.
2020 1u film up for the left. First swipe felt similar, then a little tuggy compared to the jnat on the cheek. Maybe smoother on the mustache area than the jnat blade but that could be becasue the lather had a couple more minutes to soften those whiskers.
Pass one goes to the jnat blade. The tug at the mustache from jnat was less than the tug on the cheek from 1u film.
ATG/XTG combo pass 2 was similar between the 2, but the slight edge still goes to the jnat finish. ATG on neck/jaw was effortless and as smooth as silk.
Total shave was near BBS everywhere and zero perceptible AS sting from either blade. However, the comfort during the shave goes to the jnat hands down.
I may have to hit the 2020 GD with the wakasa and do another side by side.
I had a suspicion after my first shave with a blade off the the Wakasa that it was indeed keener and smoother than not only every other stone I've used but also film, so I had to test it to see how they compared.
I'm thrilled to have a stone now that, without any tricks or mysteries to figure out, gives up edges consistently better than any other medium I've tried.
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I decided this morning I would do a split shave with my 2017 GD Comp entry finished on this Wakasa vs. my 2020 GD Comp entry finished on 1u film.
I wasn't sure what to expect because the 2020 GD felt pretty darn good last time I shaved with it.
2017 Jnat edge up first on the right side. Felt just like the last several shaves of the Wakasa have felt. Super keen and so smooth.
2020 1u film up for the left. First swipe felt similar, then a little tuggy compared to the jnat on the cheek. Maybe smoother on the mustache area than the jnat blade but that could be becasue the lather had a couple more minutes to soften those whiskers.
Pass one goes to the jnat blade. The tug at the mustache from jnat was less than the tug on the cheek from 1u film.
ATG/XTG combo pass 2 was similar between the 2, but the slight edge still goes to the jnat finish. ATG on neck/jaw was effortless and as smooth as silk.
Total shave was near BBS everywhere and zero perceptible AS sting from either blade. However, the comfort during the shave goes to the jnat hands down.
I may have to hit the 2020 GD with the wakasa and do another side by side.
I had a suspicion after my first shave with a blade off the the Wakasa that it was indeed keener and smoother than not only every other stone I've used but also film, so I had to test it to see how they compared.
I'm thrilled to have a stone now that, without any tricks or mysteries to figure out, gives up edges consistently better than any other medium I've tried.
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