3rd and final shave with 2013 Muhle R41

[Chaoshumor]

Well Gents, I'm throwing in the towel. This beast is just too much for me at this point. I tried a third attempt this morning with my favorite Astra SP blade. I tried swapping out the handle from my Muhle R89 Grande. I tried altering my angle to really shallow following the suggestions in other threads on this forum. I just can't get the hang of this bad boy. I barely completed the first pass on my right side (ear to nose) and could tell, this is going to hurt today. So I stopped before there was any serious blood shed and switch back to my Feather and finished off my shave.

I think I'm going to put this fine machine up on the B/S/T so that it will have a better home with a more experienced hand that will appreciate it more than I can.

Thanks for all the input on this!

 

[hillbilly pick]

Sorry you didn't get along. I am a sort of counselor, if you would like, I could have a few sessions with it and see what it's side of the story could be. It might like to live with me if you pass on the counseling.

 

[martym]

Sorry to hear that your relationship didn't work out. The 2011 R41 Grande was my daily razor until the Slant (Merkur 37c) kicked her out on her ear. However, I have put her and her identical twin up in my shave den for the times I need a little more excitement in my life.

 

[Frankthetank]

Just throw it in a drawer and leave it for a while. You never know, in a few months, when you've gained some more experience, you might come back to it and find you really like it! I've done this before with razors I was sure I was going to sell, and ended up keeping and loving them.

Just prevents you having to re-buy it again in the future when you're curious again.

 

[Sceptic Pencil]

Just throw it in a drawer and leave it for a while. Y

+1 That's where mine is at present.

 

[Chaoshumor]

My face is still burning from that one pass. I think I need to either seriously toughen up or work my technique.