So i have a Yaqi DOC. It's medium efficient. Whiskers get taken care of but lots of buffing involved, and the shave didn't last that long. It was 3 passes plus buffing, and it still wasn't perfect, but it was good. Someone showed it with an r41, and that sounded like a neat idea. I didn't want to buy an R41 though, because i had one and by itself it wasn't my favorite. Then someone else mentioned the pearl/cadet/insert private brand here. These were much cheaper. Then I found out you could get just the plate. These are waaaay cheaper. So $4 for the Yaqi + $6 for the pearl plate (both prices shipped) + a RR Barber Pole I already had = WOW. Talk about efficient and not scary all rolled into one.
I put a Nacet in it with 3 shaves on it. I had a small bump (maybe a small pimple, maybe ??) and found it on my first N-S pass. Small sting, knew it was a nick but I really wasn't concerned. Finished the pas and saw the little red dot. Like .25mm or less. Re-lather and pass two- S-N. So, if it wasn't for the swirling hair on my neck I could have called this done. But, alas i was licked by a cow and had to do a third pass, neck only. I never get full BBS on my neck because I won't shave sideways across my Adams apple, etc. It's just not worth the risk. That being said it was almost there after a diagonal pass, SE-NW. Very little feedback from the AS. That was 730 AM. It's now 530PM and I am just now getting some feelings of stubble on my cheeks, but barely, and only on my right side. If I had hit a third pass on it, it would still be smooth I bet.
This is on par with my much more expensive razors. All leave me smooth all day and into the evening. The difference is this razor can be had for $10 + handle. I would venture to say it is more efficient that my V2 Fatip, and BOCS. Anyone else using this frankenrazor regularly? I can tell you I will be!
I put a Nacet in it with 3 shaves on it. I had a small bump (maybe a small pimple, maybe ??) and found it on my first N-S pass. Small sting, knew it was a nick but I really wasn't concerned. Finished the pas and saw the little red dot. Like .25mm or less. Re-lather and pass two- S-N. So, if it wasn't for the swirling hair on my neck I could have called this done. But, alas i was licked by a cow and had to do a third pass, neck only. I never get full BBS on my neck because I won't shave sideways across my Adams apple, etc. It's just not worth the risk. That being said it was almost there after a diagonal pass, SE-NW. Very little feedback from the AS. That was 730 AM. It's now 530PM and I am just now getting some feelings of stubble on my cheeks, but barely, and only on my right side. If I had hit a third pass on it, it would still be smooth I bet.
This is on par with my much more expensive razors. All leave me smooth all day and into the evening. The difference is this razor can be had for $10 + handle. I would venture to say it is more efficient that my V2 Fatip, and BOCS. Anyone else using this frankenrazor regularly? I can tell you I will be!
