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For my skin and level of skillset, the lite plate is suitable for every day shaving, and the standard will be used for multiple days of growth.
I’m happy to have both plates.
Blackbird Ti with Lite Plate (Post-Honeymoon Review)
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I’m happy to have both plates.
I’ll pick up my brand new titanium Blackbird at the post office today. First shave tomorrow!
I have been using the Blackbird Ti SB and have been getting very good results. However, the last couple of shaves I found the blade feel a bit uncomfortable. So, having caught RAD from the rest of you, I purchased the Lite plate. I used it for the first time today. I found it gave me much less blade feel, BUT not NO blade feel. It is not a neutral or negative blade exposure plate. That said, it was comfortable and smooth using the PermaSharp blade (3). I do believe it could have been better with a different blade. I will find out later this week. On to Efficiency. The Lite was not as efficient as the SB plate and it required me to do additional buffing and touchups. Again, that might have been the blade. The shave was definitely DFS+ but not as good as my shaves with the SB plate. Time and blade choice will tell if that changes.
Having both plates basically gives me an adjustable scenario, similar to Rockwell 6 series.
The razor is definitely a winner, plate and blade is YMMV, but worth the cost.
Having both plates basically gives me an adjustable scenario, similar to Rockwell 6 series.
The razor is definitely a winner, plate and blade is YMMV, but worth the cost.
So how was your first shave with the Blackbird? What plate and blade did you use?
All this BB talk, i will load up the original plate this week with a Feather.
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Having great daily shaves with the ti lite plate, combined with perma-sharps blades. Getting easy BBS without irritation.
My skin was not able to handle daily shaving before.
the standard plate is great as well, and perfect for every other day shaves.
My skin was not able to handle daily shaving before.
the standard plate is great as well, and perfect for every other day shaves.
Hello. AJMiami, there's something I'd like you to tell me. How aggressive is the Blackbird Lite compared to EJ & Muhle's 89?? Also, I would be happy if you could tell me how the blade gap and exposure compare to 89
Blackbird blade parameters are unpublished. Hopefully, folks who know the other details can chime in on the rest for you ;-)Hello. AJMiami, there's something I'd like you to tell me. How aggressive is the Blackbird Lite compared to EJ & Muhle's 89?? Also, I would be happy if you could tell me how the blade gap and exposure compare to 89
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It’s been a while (>10 years) since I used the EJ89. Based on my recollection, the blackbird ti lite shouldn’t feel that more aggressive in comparison.Hello. AJMiami, there's something I'd like you to tell me. How aggressive is the Blackbird Lite compared to EJ & Muhle's 89?? Also, I would be happy if you could tell me how the blade gap and exposure compare to 89
Right now, the ti lite paired with a bic Astor feels like a super razor for daily shaving. This is the best combo of all my razors. Better than my Henson AL medium, karve brass overlander, timeless bronze 38, Blutt br1 1.20.
The key has been to only use each bic Astor two times.
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I find the regular blackbird is better than the lite version. The lite version is not as smooth as a timeless razor nor as efficient as the original. The angle is more critical. I did not find it a good compromise but I love the original.
I'm still new to wet shaving, so your advice was very helpful. I didn't know about bic Astor blade, so I wanted to get one if I had a chance
Have a sweet day and great shaves
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