Chandu
I Waxed The Badger.
I think if I ever get a Karve, I'd rather have the brass.
Karve Diem
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I absolutely love my Karve. I have the brass 3" handle with a D solid bar plate, and it shaves like a dream. I have no idea how it's as efficient as it is without being overly aggressive. It is just so damn smooth. It's basically a perfect razor.
I have a brass with D plate, but I do not take the razor apart to clean and dry it after every shave. Thus, mine is getting water spots, etc. That is why I am on the wait list for a SS.
I take my brass Karve apart after each shave to clean and dry, then reassemble.
This is a major reason why i have the SS inbound.
I hear you. I take mine apart and dry after each shave, but I can get a little too "precise" about things. I think that's why I took to wet shaving so much: you can get carried away if you want!
EB Newfarm
Cane? I'm Able!
You speak truth.
One reason I do not take my razor apart each shave is that I often use 2-3 razor per shave to optimize the razor and blade for each pass. It would take to long to clean each razor thoroughly.
Shave . . . disassemble, clean, dry, store.
Takes me a couple minutes to do it, and people who go on about handling the blade as little as possible make me question why they even shave in the first place.
Takes me a couple minutes to do it, and people who go on about handling the blade as little as possible make me question why they even shave in the first place.
+1 I clean everything, always. As much as Proraso coats everything in soap scum after a single shave, I couldn’t imagine just rinsing and letting be.
Side note, another stainless shipping notice received. Estimated delivery 7/29
Finally received mine, as well. Three weeks to the day of my order. ETA 11 days.
Mine says the 22nd. So now the debate starts (in my head) about whether to postpone Sunday's shave.
You KNOW you’re going to have to postpone. No question.
To each his own but I never disassemble my razors unless I'm changing the blade. Zero problems with my stainless and brass razors over numerous years. I just rinse them, give them a few shakes and then pat dry the outside. Takes 5 to 10 seconds.
To me that's the beauty of stainless and brass razors being that they are tough as nails and require little care.
I've always thought disassembling after each use has the potential for more harm than good with the possibility of stripping and wear to the screw (3 piece) or excess wear to the mechanism (TTO).
^This
I’ve had a few days with the stainless C and F plates and I don’t know how to describe it but they have a crispness to them and they shave beautifully. I wish I’d ordered more plates but there’s always time for that later
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i just got the tatara SB dark and i used it the first time today with a gillette blue blade. got a pretty good shave nice n smooth, efficient. nice bbs shave. also i find it easier to shave around beard lines with this blade since its on the thinner side. and its easier to maneuver. nicely heavy too.
Happy to read this. Expecting my C plate SB and B plate OC to arrive Monday.
I hope I've ordered enough plates because otherwise it'll be a loooong waiting period. The goal was to get a razor that could handle 2-3 days of growth and 4-7 days of growth. That's why I ordered the SB-C, SB-F, OC-C and OC-F plates (use my R41 most of the time now).
I recently ordered another APShaveCo brush and it used the exact same shipping method as my Karve. It took 14 days for the brush to arrive, but I have a feeling that my Karve will take a bit longer because I'm expecting import taxes this time.
I recently ordered another APShaveCo brush and it used the exact same shipping method as my Karve. It took 14 days for the brush to arrive, but I have a feeling that my Karve will take a bit longer because I'm expecting import taxes this time.
Yeah, I can’t believe how many people cancelled! I’ve moved up two whole spots on the wait list!
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