Congrats to the max, Guido.... I hope the GC 2.0 earns its spot in your top rotation. I also hand polished mine to get all the "grit" feel off of it. It's a very fine razor for me and my face.I am waiting at the busstop to pick my son up from school when I saw an email come in from a fellow brother. "Did you happen to get mail today?". I denied, having gone straight from work to the busstop, but curiosity peaked. "Ah, I shouldn't have said anything" - Well, too late for that buddy I thought!
So got home, and indeed there was a package. Rather on the heavier side too and definitely shave related, because it was from a well-known online vendor. I continue with caution and open the package. A box appears and I stop breathing - wait what?! - uhh, okay...I am staring at a Green Cult 2.0 box!!! Seen that box before of course, but never live (and contrary to other reviews, my 3D printed container was still in tact and so the razor sat firmly in the box). I open the box and there she is (this is actually after I had given her a polish - see later):
Heavy razor! It came with Gillette Platinum blades by the way - I thought these were packaged with Tiger Platinums, but Gillette Platinum is definitely an A-blade so happy there as well. I gave her a feel and a look. It is sandblasted or beadsblasted and therefore feels rougher - or how to say it - more skiddish and not smooth. Feels good in the hand though and the knurling is present and not too present. Quality build for sure! I feel the need to do something about that blasted finish so I took to the handpolish and about half an hour later she looks like this:
I think I will have so much fun shaving with this one! And coincidently I have the Tiger Platinum blade selected for One Blade in February - so that helps! My Razor Rotation Anxiety surfaced again (thanks!), but I think I made a fair compromise. I received the Level II baseplate which represents a .65 blade gap with .10 positive blade exposure. So the blade gap is less than my Ti95, but the exposure is (much) bigger. Curious to know how this will shave tomorrow morning!
Dear, dear @flask28, I super appreciate the kind gift you made possible. And I find it touching you reached out to other brothers to help you pick this razor as your gift to me. That makes it an even more remarkable and special razor than it already is. I don't know who these brothers are and that's ok, but if you are reading this - I appreciate your help to Flask immensely.
Keep up your postings and sharing of experiences - I enjoy reading them and your GIF-matching-to-story skills are in a league of their own and crack me up every time I see one. Thank you again my friend and tomorrow's shave is in your honour!
Cheers,
Guido
A note: I'm sure you know my tendencies now, but I haven't been tempted to change out the handle to a Ti Crown from Timeless. I know the overall weight is heavy but I quite like the OEM handle, esp. after the hand polish.
. But I hope you do!
Your follow up PM mails make it even more special as you painted the background on which this surprise was build. A significant and memorable deposit to my emotional bank account my friend! Thank you. I think the .65 blade gap is just about right for me at the moment. And the great thing is with this razor that I can always get a Level III or Level IV even baseplate myself. And that is an added bonus. Thank you!!
- you know why
- but I might be an old soul! And your rowing definitely keeps you in shape. As far as I can tell you do that more often than I do karate (although the LOTH suggested to go twice a week rather than once a week).
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