Good evening B&B. I had my first shave with an Above The Tie razor today, and thought I would offer my first impressions. I have listed my rotation to give you an idea of razors I like:
Modern: Rockwell 6S, Rex Ambassador.
Vintage: Gillette NEW RFB, Aristocrat Jr 49'(#21 head), Gillette Popular(similar head to first gen #15 aristocrat), Fatboy, 46' aristocrat, 1934 Aristocrat.
The ATT razor feels very solid and has a nice weight to it. Threads feel wonderful, and I love the handle.
The R1 has been highly recommended over the years, so I decided on trying it first. The R1 plate has a little more blade feel than I usually prefer, but the shave was excellent. I had to go a little slower, but the end result was a 3 pass BBS. I tried it with a Yellow 7oclock, wonder if a Nacet or GSB would smooth it out a little.
Overall really happy with it and it will have it's place in the rotation. This was my last purchase before the 2019 sabbatical, and I look forward to mastering the R1 plate.
Modern: Rockwell 6S, Rex Ambassador.
Vintage: Gillette NEW RFB, Aristocrat Jr 49'(#21 head), Gillette Popular(similar head to first gen #15 aristocrat), Fatboy, 46' aristocrat, 1934 Aristocrat.
The ATT razor feels very solid and has a nice weight to it. Threads feel wonderful, and I love the handle.
The R1 has been highly recommended over the years, so I decided on trying it first. The R1 plate has a little more blade feel than I usually prefer, but the shave was excellent. I had to go a little slower, but the end result was a 3 pass BBS. I tried it with a Yellow 7oclock, wonder if a Nacet or GSB would smooth it out a little.
Overall really happy with it and it will have it's place in the rotation. This was my last purchase before the 2019 sabbatical, and I look forward to mastering the R1 plate.