After using an Atra with a silver Reed & Barton handle for many years and a Plisson badger brush with Crabtree & Evelyn soaps, I bought a Rooney in super and T & H soaps. Then I visited this and other forums and it all started. Soon after followed a 40'ss, a Fat Boy, and Aristocrat and then the Futur. When the Futur arrived I put it on 1 thanks to some good advise and someone sent Bleue blades with yet another brush I bought as I have a serious case of SBAD. The Futur can be bought in this and other forums at quite a discount and is a bargain, used.
From putting the blade in and having the cap snap in place to the popping of the whiskers, it was sensational. I even bought a second one for travel in the car since I do not want and rarely check luggage for airline travel. The Futur is at 1.5 now and the Shark blades suit me well. I do not fiddle with nor change the setting like some so the adjusting is not a problem. It may be interesting to go to 2.5 setting like some have done. I do have a Cobra if an experience like straights/cutthroats is needed. That is a serious razor and aggressive to the far reaches.
My experience is outstanding with the Futur and I think it will stand the test of time so that it becomes a gift in the "future" much as the Fat Boys are now.
From putting the blade in and having the cap snap in place to the popping of the whiskers, it was sensational. I even bought a second one for travel in the car since I do not want and rarely check luggage for airline travel. The Futur is at 1.5 now and the Shark blades suit me well. I do not fiddle with nor change the setting like some so the adjusting is not a problem. It may be interesting to go to 2.5 setting like some have done. I do have a Cobra if an experience like straights/cutthroats is needed. That is a serious razor and aggressive to the far reaches.
My experience is outstanding with the Futur and I think it will stand the test of time so that it becomes a gift in the "future" much as the Fat Boys are now.