On a whim I thought I’d try out a replated fat boy that I got when I first joined from B&B ( via BST, it was sitting around lost in a drawer ) as a swap out from the Black Beauty I’d been using. To my surprise the fat boy just feels like a completely different razor in aggressiveness.
With the BB, I get pretty harsh shaves beyond 4 if I am not careful. And the Fatboy I feel like 6-7 is barely shaving.
The quarter turn on the BB is really tight sometimes and / or even opening the TTO is sometimes a bit stuck ( So I sometimes use a towel ).
Conversely I would say the fatboy @ 3, staring carefully at the gap, the gap seems to get narrower on one side on one edge just a tad .
What I am wondering is perhaps the fatboy is a bit under tuned or bent and/or perhaps the black beauty is a bit out of wack /not closing properly.
Pondering this I was thinking the simplest approach is to mail both of these to someone who knows what they are doing, cleaning / resetting the gaps to where they should be and/ or fixing whatever needs fixing.
I was thinking of ATT ( perhaps replating the BB ( it is in good shape visually to be honest, but it is more of a sentimental birthday razor more than something monetary)) but perhaps there are “ tune up” specialists that might be recommended separate from replating specialists ?
Recommendations super appreciated here, oh wise ones!!
Avi
With the BB, I get pretty harsh shaves beyond 4 if I am not careful. And the Fatboy I feel like 6-7 is barely shaving.
The quarter turn on the BB is really tight sometimes and / or even opening the TTO is sometimes a bit stuck ( So I sometimes use a towel ).
Conversely I would say the fatboy @ 3, staring carefully at the gap, the gap seems to get narrower on one side on one edge just a tad .
What I am wondering is perhaps the fatboy is a bit under tuned or bent and/or perhaps the black beauty is a bit out of wack /not closing properly.
Pondering this I was thinking the simplest approach is to mail both of these to someone who knows what they are doing, cleaning / resetting the gaps to where they should be and/ or fixing whatever needs fixing.
I was thinking of ATT ( perhaps replating the BB ( it is in good shape visually to be honest, but it is more of a sentimental birthday razor more than something monetary)) but perhaps there are “ tune up” specialists that might be recommended separate from replating specialists ?
Recommendations super appreciated here, oh wise ones!!
Avi
