Morning all,
Just finished a shave with my new Merkur 37C. Most of what I've read has been about how aggressive it is. After using it I can say it is not a razor for a "newbie" to wet shaving should pick up as the first razor. That said, it was a great shave. I use a very light touch when shaving so that was not an issue. I had to adjust the angle a few degrees to get it just right. No issues in getting the blade centered when tightening down on it. The result was a BBS with one tiny weeper below the right sideburn as I was adjusting getting the sideburn even.
Pros:
It shaves like any other razor as to how you hold it even though it is slanted.
The sound of the beard being cut is impressive and helped in adjusting the angle.
The weight of the razor is above average and helps in letting the razor do the work.
It is easy to grip the handle even when your hand is wet.
Cons:
On the jawline and just under one needs to take special care as to the angle of the razor head. I go slow and short as to strokes and I realized if I had rushed it I could have had issues in this area.
On a scale of 1-5 (1 being poor) I would rate this razor as a 4+
Just finished a shave with my new Merkur 37C. Most of what I've read has been about how aggressive it is. After using it I can say it is not a razor for a "newbie" to wet shaving should pick up as the first razor. That said, it was a great shave. I use a very light touch when shaving so that was not an issue. I had to adjust the angle a few degrees to get it just right. No issues in getting the blade centered when tightening down on it. The result was a BBS with one tiny weeper below the right sideburn as I was adjusting getting the sideburn even.
Pros:
It shaves like any other razor as to how you hold it even though it is slanted.
The sound of the beard being cut is impressive and helped in adjusting the angle.
The weight of the razor is above average and helps in letting the razor do the work.
It is easy to grip the handle even when your hand is wet.
Cons:
On the jawline and just under one needs to take special care as to the angle of the razor head. I go slow and short as to strokes and I realized if I had rushed it I could have had issues in this area.
On a scale of 1-5 (1 being poor) I would rate this razor as a 4+
