Just used a bakelite slant for the first time thanks to a great trade with Blubriz
Wow! It's superb and the first razor to have given me irritation-free true BBS on the difficult neck area.
The big head requires careful manouvering under the nose but no more so than with a 1912 and I'm a big fan of bakelite razors.
I come from a line of instrument makers and thelight but certain touch that bakelite razors require suits my shaving style perfectly.
So I love this bakelite slant and have three questions:
1) Given what a great result this razor has just given, is it worth bothering to get a Merkur 37c/39c and what advantages, if any, do they offer?
2) Are slants choosy about blades? Do they need a particularly smooth or sharp blade to perform well? I used a Supermax Blue Diamond, and that ticks all the boxes!
3) Do carbon steel blades perform better in a slant, since carbon steel works best when slicing?
Ha ha - this bakelite slant has opened my eyes to a whole new world of shaving
Wow! It's superb and the first razor to have given me irritation-free true BBS on the difficult neck area.
The big head requires careful manouvering under the nose but no more so than with a 1912 and I'm a big fan of bakelite razors.
I come from a line of instrument makers and thelight but certain touch that bakelite razors require suits my shaving style perfectly.
So I love this bakelite slant and have three questions:
1) Given what a great result this razor has just given, is it worth bothering to get a Merkur 37c/39c and what advantages, if any, do they offer?
2) Are slants choosy about blades? Do they need a particularly smooth or sharp blade to perform well? I used a Supermax Blue Diamond, and that ticks all the boxes!
3) Do carbon steel blades perform better in a slant, since carbon steel works best when slicing?
Ha ha - this bakelite slant has opened my eyes to a whole new world of shaving