My DS Cosmetic Z0 arrived today, so I had to compare it to my R41. It comes with various handles so I’ll just compare the heads.
The photos (below) show the Z0 on the left and the R41 on the right:
Bottom up view:
Top down view:
Loaded:
Angle of attack:
Blade exposure
guessed at ~ +0.25mm Z0 and ~ ±0 R41
From the four photos above and the table of measurements below you can see that the Z0 blade has more blade reveal, lays flatter, and has larger blade exposure than the 2013 R41.
(For terminology explanation scroll down to see diagram on this WIKI LINK.)
Additionally, due to the skinny locating pins manual blade alignment may be required.
Considering all of the above, and loving a challenge, I decided to try it out…
SOTD
Brush: Semogue Torga C-3 22/49 Finest Mistura
Soap: TFS Mandarino Tachibana
Razor: (DS Cosmetic SS) Z0
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (1)
ASL: Clubman VIBR
That was an interesting shave. I think I got off lightly with two tiny nicks on the point of my chin. I know well that the 2013 Mühle R41 has loose blade syndrome due to its large clamp distance, but I could easily tolerate it as a daily driver nonetheless. The Z0 exacerbates that problem due to its holding the blade nearly flat. I'm definitely a steep angle shaver, but I reckon 90° is just a tad OTT.
Toward the end of the shave I looked at the razor and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Waste whiskers and lather were crammed in between the cap and the blade, giving it a wicked little smile. After thoroughly rinsing the razor (which should have been easy due to the slick 'n' thin lather) there was still some waste trapped between the cap and the blade, so I took a pic:
My apologies for the lousy pic. Although it's hard to make out, the blade is actually running below that waste. When I first spotted it (before final rinsing), it was easily three times that thick, giving the blade a pronounced smile.
Shaving with The Coach (my "no guard" razor) is a piece of cake compared to this:
When they said VERY AGGRESSIVE, they obviously meant it.
Happy shaves guys.
The photos (below) show the Z0 on the left and the R41 on the right:
Bottom up view:
Top down view:
Loaded:
Angle of attack:
Blade exposure
guessed at ~ +0.25mm Z0 and ~ ±0 R41
From the four photos above and the table of measurements below you can see that the Z0 blade has more blade reveal, lays flatter, and has larger blade exposure than the 2013 R41.
(For terminology explanation scroll down to see diagram on this WIKI LINK.)
Additionally, due to the skinny locating pins manual blade alignment may be required.
Considering all of the above, and loving a challenge, I decided to try it out…
SOTD
Brush: Semogue Torga C-3 22/49 Finest Mistura
Soap: TFS Mandarino Tachibana
Razor: (DS Cosmetic SS) Z0
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (1)
ASL: Clubman VIBR
That was an interesting shave. I think I got off lightly with two tiny nicks on the point of my chin. I know well that the 2013 Mühle R41 has loose blade syndrome due to its large clamp distance, but I could easily tolerate it as a daily driver nonetheless. The Z0 exacerbates that problem due to its holding the blade nearly flat. I'm definitely a steep angle shaver, but I reckon 90° is just a tad OTT.
Toward the end of the shave I looked at the razor and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Waste whiskers and lather were crammed in between the cap and the blade, giving it a wicked little smile. After thoroughly rinsing the razor (which should have been easy due to the slick 'n' thin lather) there was still some waste trapped between the cap and the blade, so I took a pic:
My apologies for the lousy pic. Although it's hard to make out, the blade is actually running below that waste. When I first spotted it (before final rinsing), it was easily three times that thick, giving the blade a pronounced smile.
Shaving with The Coach (my "no guard" razor) is a piece of cake compared to this:
When they said VERY AGGRESSIVE, they obviously meant it.
Happy shaves guys.