Chiseled Face Legacy Razor

[Mr. Shavington]

Yeah doesn't look like a true matching color does it, I see what you're talking about.
Sure don't want to risk a drop on nice gear. Appreciate the thoughts.

Wolfman bronze handles are a quite close colour match with the Lambda bronze. Probably the only other maker using a similar colour metal to Lambda. They are both nickel aluminum bronze alloys. There is only a very slight difference in colour and it definitely isn’t enough to bother you.

FWIW here’s an older pic of my Athena head with a bronze Wolfman Darwin handle. Luckily polished bronze is one of the lowest cost options from Wolfman, and remember their prices are in CAD not USD, so the cost is a bit less than it appears.

 

[Keto]

Wolfman bronze handles are a quite close colour match with the Lambda bronze. Probably the only other maker using a similar colour metal to Lambda. They are both nickel aluminum bronze alloys. There is only a very slight difference in colour and it definitely isn’t enough to bother you.

FWIW here’s an older pic of my Athena head with a bronze Wolfman Darwin handle. Luckily polished bronze is one of the lowest cost options from Wolfman, and remember their prices are in CAD not USD, so the cost is a bit less than it appears.

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Looks like that handle was made for it. Those Darwin handles are nice looking too, I might have to try one of mine out and see how it feels.

 

[Mr. Shavington]

Looks like that handle was made for it. Those Darwin handles are nice looking too, I might have to try one of mine out and see how it feels.

Doesn’t look bad on the Ares either….

I’m a fan of the Wolfman take on the Darwin handle too. Some people find it too narrow but with the facets and slots it’s really nice to hold for me and very secure. I love the way the curves catch the light and show gradients of tone and interesting reflections. Particularly good in a polished finish, I think, and nobody does polish better than Wolfman.

 

[Keto]

Doesn’t look bad on the Ares either….

I’m a fan of the Wolfman take on the Darwin handle too. Some people find it too narrow but with the facets and slots it’s really nice to hold for me and very secure. I love the way the curves catch the light and show gradients of tone and interesting reflections. Particularly good in a polished finish, I think, and nobody does polish better than Wolfman.

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Wolfman polishing is definitely top of the line, especially that mirror finish.

 

[kingfisher]

Wolfman polishing is definitely top of the line, especially that mirror finish.

But enough about Wolfman and Lambda; how was the shave with the Legacy?

 

[Keto]

But enough about Wolfman and Lambda; how was the shave with the Legacy?

But enough about Wolfman and Lambda; how was the shave with the Legacy

I suppose we can discuss what we want in the meantime, lol. Relax friend, we will just want one, or I do.

 

[Sascoman]

Fantastic debut outing with this Ti raw - super smooth and very nice efficiency

more to follow as I get more acquainted

 

[kingfisher]

Coming back to this thread. The Legacy performed very well in my den shave-offs and is definitely one of my favorite razors now. There is something about it that is really unique.

The one and only thing I don't like about it is that every once in a while the head comes loose from the handle. It has happened at least three times. I thought it only happened when I used the CF handle, but it happened to me yesterday morning when I was using a Wolfman handle.

Am I the only person this is happening to? I don't know if it is a design flaw of the razor or whether there is something wrong with mine specifically. There are plenty of threads. I can't figure out why this keeps happening. I hate having to check and tighten the head every and over again while shaving. This doesn't happen when I shave with any of my other razors, so I don't think the problem is my technique.

 

[Keto]

The head getting loose while shaving has got to be annoying.
I've not had to happen on a razor but don't have a Legacy either.

 

[Sascoman]

It’s only happened to me once so far - I then put a nylon washer on hasn’t happened again

 

[spacemonkey42]

I've never had that happen either, with any razor. Maybe you're just being to gentle in tightening it? Like @Sascoman, I use a nylon washer and that feels better to me when I snug it up than metal on metal.

 

[Mr Konrad Dundee]

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Fantastic debut outing with this Ti raw - super smooth and very nice efficiency

more to follow as I get more acquainted

Intrigued by this razor

 

[DMAN1213]

Find the photo of ""Chiseled Face Ti Razor"" on the Internet.
The case made of a whole piece of aluminum alloy CNC makes the whole set interesting, like Michelangelo said "The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material".
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That’s quite unlike anything I’ve seen… wow.

 

[LRod]

Intrigued by this razor

I was intrigued for a year before I finally bought it months ago. One of the best for sure!
I've got both the Ti and aluminum versions. Both are equals!

 

[Mr Konrad Dundee]

I was intrigued for a year before I finally bought it months ago. One of the best for sure!
I've got both the Ti and aluminum versions. Both are equals!

Thank you Sir
I'll take this into consideration

 

[LRod]

Coming back to this thread. The Legacy performed very well in my den shave-offs and is definitely one of my favorite razors now. There is something about it that is really unique.

The one and only thing I don't like about it is that every once in a while the head comes loose from the handle. It has happened at least three times. I thought it only happened when I used the CF handle, but it happened to me yesterday morning when I was using a Wolfman handle.

Am I the only person this is happening to? I don't know if it is a design flaw of the razor or whether there is something wrong with mine specifically. There are plenty of threads. I can't figure out why this keeps happening. I hate having to check and tighten the head every and over again while shaving. This doesn't happen when I shave with any of my other razors, so I don't think the problem is my technique.

I'd contact the owner to see if he can do something. When I bought the aluminum one, I had an issue with it and he took care of it ASAP!
That's never happened to my Ti,
(regardless of using a washer or not!)

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

I'm interested in this razor but only if it works well at a steep angle.







Cal @Cal has one of these beauties. He uses a steep angle, always. Hopefully, he will offer his experience using the Legacy at a steep angle.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[wetshaver233]

I'm also a bit curious about this razor and from what I've seen on Youtube and few comments here or there, the Legacy is very angle dependent razor and if you don't maintain it, it will perform poorly, which is a red flag for me.

 

[Pineapple]

I'm interested in this razor but only if it works well at a steep angle.



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Cal @Cal has one of these beauties. He uses a steep angle, always. Hopefully, he will offer his experience using the Legacy at a steep angle.

Happy shaves,

Jim

Too funny, I wondered the same thing when I saw @Cal post pics of his new Legacy.

 

[Eben Stone]

I agree that the razor is different in some way that I don't quite understand.

I'm glad to hear it is not just me that thinks this! Maybe the crew here can together figure out what makes the Legacy unique.

It's been a few months now. Any ideas? I like different.