So to start I want to say that I've used andbowned a million different razors. Merkur 37c, att x1, black land black bird ti, henson ti, aylsworth, all the karve plates, the overlander, razorock wunderbar, superslant, tatara masamune, nodachi, and muramasa. I've owned the blutt, gamechanger, blackland era, lupo, rex konsul, ikon b1...list goes on. Ive had some great shaves. I've had some terrible ones. I've found razors that I love, that I hate. I've erred towards slants because they feel more efficient and comfortable on my beard. I thought that slants were inherently superior. And yet even with slants I could always feel the shave. I've never had a shave where I though "hmm, is this shaving?" And then it was. Until now.
I purchased the osprey on a whim. Because I knew the era had excellent clamping and I enjoyed it. Despite it being a bargain it was a razor that stood with the likes of blutt and karve. Shane seems like a great guy and I'm also just a slave to chasing the shave dragon. Always looking for something better. I recieved the osprey today expecting the same old solid shave I'd get from any high end cnc razor. But to my shock and pleasure I got the only shave ever that I can say I really didn't feel. And yet...everything twas shaved. I shave my face and head. I have sebhorriec dermatitis and it makes parts of my besrd and hair inflammed and sensitive, especially the top of my scalp and my stache and goattee area. Historically slants have worked best here. But the osprey, somehow, gave me a shave in my goattee region and on the top of my scalpe that I quite literally did not feel. It laughed at my stubble. The chin stubble that just yesterday I was complaining about never quite cutting perfectly smoothly...gone. effortlessly. I'm in awe. I don't understand how this is better than my slants. But whatever blackland did produced a razor I never thought could exist for me. One that gave me a shave I didn't even feel.
I purchased the osprey on a whim. Because I knew the era had excellent clamping and I enjoyed it. Despite it being a bargain it was a razor that stood with the likes of blutt and karve. Shane seems like a great guy and I'm also just a slave to chasing the shave dragon. Always looking for something better. I recieved the osprey today expecting the same old solid shave I'd get from any high end cnc razor. But to my shock and pleasure I got the only shave ever that I can say I really didn't feel. And yet...everything twas shaved. I shave my face and head. I have sebhorriec dermatitis and it makes parts of my besrd and hair inflammed and sensitive, especially the top of my scalp and my stache and goattee area. Historically slants have worked best here. But the osprey, somehow, gave me a shave in my goattee region and on the top of my scalpe that I quite literally did not feel. It laughed at my stubble. The chin stubble that just yesterday I was complaining about never quite cutting perfectly smoothly...gone. effortlessly. I'm in awe. I don't understand how this is better than my slants. But whatever blackland did produced a razor I never thought could exist for me. One that gave me a shave I didn't even feel.
