Goodbye Rubbish Muhle R41 Handle...

[Perished]

... hello UFO 'Godzilla' replacement.

I was never comfortable using my R41, I couldn't grip the handle like i wanted to, and as a result, always felt uncomfortable during the shave, especially as the handle gets very slippery in my opinion. So Friday night, I Googled 'handles for a Muhle R41' and found an old B&B thread which suggested using a Weber bulldog handle. So I promptly ordered one, and hope to have it in the next 14 days.

Before logging off though, I happened to browse another wetshaving forum I frequent and saw someone advertising a UFO 'Godzilla' handle, and that too fits the R41 head. Well, I bought it, it came today, and as you can see from the pics, I'm glad I did. Beautiful handle, very solid feeling (103grams in weight so should be) and fits the head like a glove.

Beautiful

 

[Agravic]

Nice!
I too am awaiting a proper UFO handle for my R41. The 'stock' handle the R41 came with is rather useless w.r.t. knurling and weight.

 

[Samjax]

Sweet! I have the UFO Kaiser on hand and a UFO Goliath XL that should be here any day. They are great handles in every measurable way.

 

[shave~extacy]

I like the stock handle for what it is, but the bulldog is on its way. I would really like a ufo handle I just havent found a good way to go about getting one.

 

[Perished]

Cheers chaps, I'm very happy with this buy. You just know it's a quality piece when it's in hand.

 

[Gingerbread]

I'll take your old handle! I like the Muhle short handle. =(

 

[Sledgehammer39]

Man that handle looks sweet!! What site has these for sale?

 

[BigBull]

Yes, that handle is sweet! You should post the pic of the Cert of Auth in the BOTOC thread...all would like to see that! Very cool.

 

[skleice]

UFO's are awesome (kaiser in particular), but I don't know if I really wanna pay for one.

 

[Monkeyboy]

Wow, that is a serious handle! Looks nice. And you get an arm workout and a shave at the same time.

I haven't had any issue with the standard handle but I tend to prefer more weight and length. I have an R41 grande on the way.

 

[merkur59]

Man that handle looks sweet!! What site has these for sale?

This one is goliath:
http://uforazorhandles.blogspot.com.es/search/label/ON SALE

Godzilla:
http://uforazorhandles.blogspot.com.es/2012/06/ufo-godzilla-series.html

 

[Perished]

Thanks for the replies, and a big thanks for the links above. Used it for the first time yesterday, and it made all the difference. Effortless shave. I think having more confidence in my razor handle allowed me just to concentrate on the shave itself.

Would recommend.

 

[jwilock]

The "artisan" handles are nice. I hope to buy one some day. In the meantime, I've got a EJ DE89 with the barley chrome handle. I simply use it on my 2010 R41 and find it a really nice combo.

 

[cluelessdude]

I use the iKon handle with mine. Wonderful.

 

[MaxP]

I enjoy my R41 MUCH more since fitting a Weber handle.

 

[rob_NH]

I am using a Weber Bulldog on my R41 right now. I have some e-mails in with UFO for a Goliath and a custom, but they are on vacation. I'll probably see those in a couple months when they can make them and ship them over. I think the added weight of the handle helps me get a zero pressure shave with the R41 much easier. Can't wait to see what the really big handles do, if anything, that the Weber Bulldog isn't doing.

 

[Dr Dulcamara]

I hope you do not have to wait so long my friend