Gentlemen
I recently trimmed my collection of 30 razors down to the final 5...hopefully to be the Final 6.
At one point I had over 250 razors, vintage, modern, hard to find etc. Then it just got to a point where I was looking at them and not using them. Dusting them mostly. So I trimmed that collection down, took me a while, to 30 razors. Then I decided to thin the herd even further.
I sat there and went through quite the elimination process to get to the final razors.
As you can see, my display rack has spaces for 6 razors. The handle occupying the 3rd spot from the left is a Ti handle from the artisan rusdrunkbear. I want to use that handle with a Henson Ti22 aggressive head. That will make my 6 razors complete. However, talked to the Henson guys today and its may several months before we see anymore Ti's. Seems they're having problems keeping up with the AL13 razor demand, which are very good razors in their own right.
So The lineup is as follows, from left to right.
1. The Feather ASD2, a very well made, mild shaver that seems to work best with new, sharp blades. Have had best success with Super Iridiums, Polsilvers and of course Feather blades. A very nice, razor...usually requires a few passes but is very forgiving, well-balanced and easy to manoeuvre.
2. My CoonCat Bob New Long Comb. Complete razor from the legend. Had it plated in Black Nickel which has faded but doesn't affect the efficiency of the razor at all. On a halo handle, this will remain with me because I re-discovered it a few days ago and I love the shave and looks. Good technique needed with new blades but still a very comfortable shave.
3. The spot reserved for the Henson Ti head. Wish I could find someone who wanted to sell or someplace who still had them.
4. The Yates razor with the brass hybrid head. Love this thing. Very easy to use, efficient and great balance. I find it works very well with a variety of blades.
5. ATT with the Windsor M1 plate. I really enjoy this mild shaver but swapped out the usual Bulldog handle for this halo handle, which to me is much easier to use and makes a more elegant looking razor. Likes newer blades.
6. The Tatara Masamune OC in black. A terrific razor, light, balanced and very efficient. Probably the most aggressive of all the razors here, save for the long comb. But aggressive in a nicely controlled manner. You can't wheel this one around like a Henson AL13, but with good technique you get wonderful shaves. Really likes Feather blades, but I also get good results with other sharp blades as well.
So these are my go-to razors unless something absolutely amazing comes along and honestly what could that be? About all I see is different materials resulting in overblown pricing. My favourite material is SS. Ti comes in second. Brass was ok, so was Bronze...Copper never really interested me mainly because it just seemed to be a bit of a faddish type of thing. But to each his own.
The razors I have now will serve me for a long time and do so admirably.
Thanx for reading and I wish you great shaves with zero nicks.
I recently trimmed my collection of 30 razors down to the final 5...hopefully to be the Final 6.
At one point I had over 250 razors, vintage, modern, hard to find etc. Then it just got to a point where I was looking at them and not using them. Dusting them mostly. So I trimmed that collection down, took me a while, to 30 razors. Then I decided to thin the herd even further.
I sat there and went through quite the elimination process to get to the final razors.
As you can see, my display rack has spaces for 6 razors. The handle occupying the 3rd spot from the left is a Ti handle from the artisan rusdrunkbear. I want to use that handle with a Henson Ti22 aggressive head. That will make my 6 razors complete. However, talked to the Henson guys today and its may several months before we see anymore Ti's. Seems they're having problems keeping up with the AL13 razor demand, which are very good razors in their own right.
So The lineup is as follows, from left to right.
1. The Feather ASD2, a very well made, mild shaver that seems to work best with new, sharp blades. Have had best success with Super Iridiums, Polsilvers and of course Feather blades. A very nice, razor...usually requires a few passes but is very forgiving, well-balanced and easy to manoeuvre.
2. My CoonCat Bob New Long Comb. Complete razor from the legend. Had it plated in Black Nickel which has faded but doesn't affect the efficiency of the razor at all. On a halo handle, this will remain with me because I re-discovered it a few days ago and I love the shave and looks. Good technique needed with new blades but still a very comfortable shave.
3. The spot reserved for the Henson Ti head. Wish I could find someone who wanted to sell or someplace who still had them.
4. The Yates razor with the brass hybrid head. Love this thing. Very easy to use, efficient and great balance. I find it works very well with a variety of blades.
5. ATT with the Windsor M1 plate. I really enjoy this mild shaver but swapped out the usual Bulldog handle for this halo handle, which to me is much easier to use and makes a more elegant looking razor. Likes newer blades.
6. The Tatara Masamune OC in black. A terrific razor, light, balanced and very efficient. Probably the most aggressive of all the razors here, save for the long comb. But aggressive in a nicely controlled manner. You can't wheel this one around like a Henson AL13, but with good technique you get wonderful shaves. Really likes Feather blades, but I also get good results with other sharp blades as well.
So these are my go-to razors unless something absolutely amazing comes along and honestly what could that be? About all I see is different materials resulting in overblown pricing. My favourite material is SS. Ti comes in second. Brass was ok, so was Bronze...Copper never really interested me mainly because it just seemed to be a bit of a faddish type of thing. But to each his own.
The razors I have now will serve me for a long time and do so admirably.
Thanx for reading and I wish you great shaves with zero nicks.