The DE89L is a nice piece of gear. I wouldn't trade mine for the world.
Edwin Jagger DE89Lbl or DE89L?
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That must be it. So simple I couldn't possibly have though of myself!
Mine came in the impressive Diffusion box. Edwin Jagger sure knows how to package a product.
From their online shop, I gather as follows.
All of them have the same (great) Edwin Jagger/Mühle head.
And:
EJ DE89 is chrome plated
EJ DE89L is lined chrome plated
Barley is Barley, DE89BA11bl
Apparently there is no DE89LBL (lots of confusion about it out there). There is a EJ chrome plated with an octagonal handle with the reference DE89811bl.
Whichever you shave with... it's great!!!
All of them have the same (great) Edwin Jagger/Mühle head.
And:
EJ DE89 is chrome plated
EJ DE89L is lined chrome plated
Barley is Barley, DE89BA11bl
Apparently there is no DE89LBL (lots of confusion about it out there). There is a EJ chrome plated with an octagonal handle with the reference DE89811bl.
Whichever you shave with... it's great!!!
If you think you love that EJ89L just get yourslef a Weber Bulldog handle and add it to the EJ89 Head, it will be just as smooth but more efficient because of the Weber Solid All Stainless Steel Handle. I wont go back to my Regular EJ89 handle Ever.
A matter of preference of course. The lined EJ handle is my favorite handle, right size and weight for me and no grip problems. I tried heavy custom made steel handles and found them too heavy for my taste.
The bl of the lbl is for blades. The razor is the same.
Mine was advertised as a DE89LBL. It's chrome with lines on handle
ZOMBIE THREAD!!!! Run!!
So, here's another question to those who have the barley DE89. Is it worth paying the extra $10 or so to get the barley handle over the lined handle? I guess what I'm asking is, is the barley for looks only or is it a significantly more secure grip over the lined handle?
Denfelo is right. The extra "bl" just means blades...they were Derbys with mine.
Looks only. None are slippery unless your hand is soapy, at least to me.
Regardless of the finish, the EJ beats any other razor I've ever owned or am likely to own.
Perfect weight, mimimal pressure required, a real beaut!
Perfect weight, mimimal pressure required, a real beaut!
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I got an "invalid group" error message with the link when I attempted to join.
The group was deleted long time ago.
I haven't used the lined handle. I bought the Barley on the theory that it would be grippier. While I think the grip is ok, it's not like the barley is anything close to an equivalent of knurled handles (Weber, Tradere, GS1). I don't think it's "grippy" at all. This is not to say it's slippery in particular, but the barley pattern is not like heavy knurling. It's really shallow, in fact.
The DE89Lbl is the one with the bad cholesterol; just get a DE89L and you'll be fine.
BL means With Blades, usually a 5 pack of Derby's
