Congratulations!! Great to find your ‘destination’ razor!!
I had the original top cap, but when they announced the wide body I had to get it. I'm a head shaver and those blade tabs can scrape the backs of my ears and when an ear bleeds, it's a mess. I love razors that cover the blade tabs. I'm not the kind who'll snip them off like that one video as there are plenty of great razors that cover them.Congrats! What length handle did you get?
I recently acquired a brass Karve Christopher Bradley SB with the C plate. I chose the standard body over the wide body, but that was almost a flip of the coin. I really like it. Brass is much more appealing to me than stainless steel, and I think this razor has an understated elegance. I'm letting a patina develop naturally on mine, and agree that it adds to the charm.
So far, my best shaves have been with a Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow. I tried an Astra SP in it over the weekend, and it was for some reason a terrible shave, despite good prep with familiar products. I almost never get weepers anymore, but did with this combination, and the shave wasn't that close. The Astra was on its third outing, and had performed well for me in a Muhle Rocca. This morning I tried a Bic blade that had been used twice before. I'm new to Bic's though, so had no idea what to expect. The shave was good, close, but not the best. I'll be back to the yellow 7 O'Clocks next time around.
Thanks Jack for the feedback, precisely. I came across a thread where someone said that there is not a significant change with respect to aggressiveness from A's to D, and it is plate F that feels noticeably more aggressive than those.I think you want something further down the alphabet.
IMO you might want to move down a notch. I would say consider an OC A and SB B. The Karve does shave differently than a DE89 or Tech, can't speak for a 34C. I find the SB B more aggressive than a DE89, but that's my $.02 worth, others may differ. I have a SB C and don't seem to be able to make it my daily driver. It's very efficient, but seems to be too much for me daily.I am really contemplating this razor in an OC B or a SB C plate. In your experience how would this compare to a DE89, 34c or Tech? I am looking for something slightly more aggressive than these razor but not by a lot.
Really hard to say except you yourself gotta judge based on your experience with your current razors and with reading about the various Karve plates review then make a decision. All I can help is to tell you...after contemplating for many months, I finally decided the plate for me is the SB-D.I am really contemplating this razor in an OC B or a SB C plate. In your experience how would this compare to a DE89, 34c or Tech? I am looking for something slightly more aggressive than these razor but not by a lot.
I have exactly the same experience with the C plate. If I use it 2 consecutive days, I will have irritation.IMO you might want to move down a notch. I would say consider an OC A and SB B. The Karve does shave differently than a DE89 or Tech, can't speak for a 34C. I find the SB B more aggressive than a DE89, but that's my $.02 worth, others may differ. I have a SB C and don't seem to be able to make it my daily driver. It's very efficient, but seems to be too much for me daily.