Merkur standard bar (SB) razor heads vs Weber Polished SB razor head

[shawnsel]

Which razor head feels/behaves more aggressive to you?

• Merkur standard bar (SB) razor heads (example: Heavy Duty 34C)
• Weber Polished Head (PH) standard bar razor head
• They feel equally aggressive to me
• I haven't used both razors
• I'm not sure

With what razor blade?
Please assume that each razor is used with an "average blade". The rational is that this poll will result in a summary something along the lines of: "usually the average Razor X is more (or equally) aggressive than/to the average Razor Y for the average shaver" ... so we probably need to avoid a ranking that is dependent upon one specific blade.

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Why this poll?
This poll is part of a series of polls towards averaging out the subjective experiences of numerous shavers, through model-by-model comparison polls, into a list of Currently-Manufactured DE Razors Ranked According to User-Polled Aggressiveness on a Scale of 1 to 10.

For details and a complete list of open polls, please see our Wiki page on this project at:
http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Modern_Double-Edged_Safety_Razors_Ranked_by_Aggressiveness


Thank you for your time!


Cheers,
Shawnsel

 

[GBerry]

Without question, the Weber PH is more aggressive than the Merkur 34C HD. Using the same blade.

 

[alfredus]

Only Merkur standard bar I had was the Progress - I think the Weber is a tad smoother on a comparable setting.
So to get the same shave result (4 pass BBS every 2nd day) I had to set my Progress to 2.5-3.

 

[shawnsel]

This poll closes tomorrow!

 

[shawnsel]

Final results:
Merkur solid bar (non-slant, non-adjustable) has 1 vote
Weber has 10 votes
Equally aggressive has 1 vote

Votes from comments above:
none not also reflected in the graphed poll results

Votes also reported in graphed poll results:
GBerry

Conclusion:
The average Weber is (likely much) more aggressive than the average Merkur solid bar model... to the average shaver.

Thank you to all who voted!


Cheers,
Shawn