Relative to my Henson the 34 HD is a beast, but do you consider it to be more average in terms of weight? Or is it on the heavy side?
What are some of the heavier razors out there?
What are some of the heavier razors out there?
Same here, it's a medium in my book. Heavy when compared to some of my bakelites.I wouldn't consider it a heavy razor.
I have a really easy time shaving up under the neck and up under the nose in all directions with the Henson. I am trying to figure out if it is the light weight nature or something else about the Henson top cap/plate, blade clamping, or whatever...that makes the difference.
Agreed!Regarding the ability to get the bottom nose hairs/upper moostash area, that has nothing to do with weight. This has more to do with how fat, or how thin the head of the razor is, and how far the blade sticks out.
For example, I own a Merkur Futur razor, which I am currently using in rotation. Many people write the Futur off, because they have trouble getting the upper moostash hairs, due to the really fat head preventing them from getting them.
But you wanna know what? I can get the hairs. How you ask? I make a funny face to pull the moostash hairs down a bit, while simultaneously using my fingers to move my nose away, it really helps to get the hairs. Setting the proper blade aggression also helps with an adjustable.
With standard razors you can't do that, so you get what you get with them. Take my Feather AS-D2, its a really mild razor, and it doesn't have the fat head that the Futur has, and I have a little difficulty with it too, because the blade aggression is so mild, I feel like that I have to rake the area several times to get the hairs, I end up causing capillary bleeding of the unwanted.
Anyways, it just takes experience, and you get experience by practicing your technique. Everybody has to learn this, you will too. And someday, your going to look back on this day and laugh, because by then, you will be an expert shaver. I have faith you will get there!