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It finally made it after a bit of waiting and a wrongly shipped item. The V95 plus a couple extra Ti handles.
A shave & report to follow in a bit…
A shave & report to follow in a bit…
Awesome, Gus!
Thank you for your comparison review.
Sure, we'd like to hear back from you later today regarding the longevity of shave results...
Do you have any initial thoughts wrt to the shaves with these brass beauties vs. the Lupo .95 SB?
Cheers and thanks again
Thank you! Your detailed feedback is appreciated. Food for thought, for sureThanks amigo. Pardon the delay on my part in responding to your question. I shaved at about 7am. I easily got a full 8 hours out of it as I still felt smooth skin at nearly 4 pm. Honestly though, I lost track a bit and at about 5:30’ish I felt the lightest of growth on both sides of the jawline. They were both about equal in feel. So, somewhere between 4 & 5:30 pm growth was starting to show itself but, I just can’t tell you exactly when those first whiskers started showing up. I’ll call it at 8 hours minimum but, it could have been slightly more.
Regardless, both of these razors will give a very nice shave result that can last a full work day and perhaps more. Great shaves to you my friend…
I had the same issue a while back. I'm not sure whether it happened with the V92 or the AX; I can't find my notes on it. But exactly same thing. I had a very aggressive blade feel and also blade chatter and after checking realized that the handle wasn't properly secured. Luckily, I caught it early after maybe 2-3 strokes and fastened the handle properly before anything could happen. Of course, this was complete user error on my part and after properly assembling the razor it all went very smoothly.Today's face shave was much more challenging.
WTG was proceeded normally. But second XTG/WTG pass suddenly turned to evil
battle. I was thinking that my true Rubie demanded retirement at his 30th shave. Got two minor cuts and my face feels sore.
I was taking razor apart when discovering that handle was come loose. It was my fault not Rubie's. I'll continue til its true retirement.
I had the same issue a while back. I'm not sure whether it happened with the V92 or the AX; I can't find my notes on it. But exactly same thing. I had a very aggressive blade feel and also blade chatter and after checking realized that the handle wasn't properly secured. Luckily, I caught it early after maybe 2-3 strokes and fastened the handle properly before anything could happen. Of course, this was complete user error on my part and after properly assembling the razor it all went very smoothly.
By the way, that handle looks gorgeous with the V92 head. I might just copy you and get one myself.
Edit: Dang it, I couldn't wait. And at the price I got (USD 15), who could blame me. I just ordered it.
KMV is the Karve copy? DSCosmetic in general has a not so grippy electroplish for their handles, I like the "Ladder" handle which solves the problem through a grippy shape. My SS Destroyer handle is very heavy and not so grippy, best grip between the segments, the knurling itself isn't grippy.Yes this handle is gorgeous ! Perfect match for head. Good grip too.
I was hesitant to buy original KMV handle. @Iridian claims it to be slippery.
Got the same problem as you. The Yaqi brass handle will arrive tomorrow and I changed my setup for Monday’s shave to try this one out right away. So I squeezed in a morning shave with the R89 today.What a disappointment ! Yaqi Sentinel head arrived yesterday and I cannot shave with it !
NOTHING TO SHAVE !!
I have still DFS- from yestermornings face shave. And Thursday evenings head shave result is still SAS !
Unbelievable !