Name me some aggressive razors at reasonable prices pls
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funn you should say that just seen a lupo on ebay uk
can you post a link or image of that rapira razor please? not heard of it before thanks
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thanks fayiz, i feel silly for asking now haha
Another vote for the $20 Fatip Grande. Same blade exposure as a R41, but made of solid brass rather than zamak.
My R41 is not my most aggressive razor by a long shot, but it's my least favorite razor that I have ever used. The casting quality is laughably bad on mine. YMMV.
My R41 is not my most aggressive razor by a long shot, but it's my least favorite razor that I have ever used. The casting quality is laughably bad on mine. YMMV.
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Happy to pile on. Either the Fatip Grande or its almost identical twin the Schone. I got nothing good to say about the R41.
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If you decide you like slants get a Wunderbar. Mine glides through 4-5 days worth of stubble when paired with a Nacet. I used to use is as my daily razor but the mornings when I was in a hurry and not paying as much attention to my technique it would bite. You definitely have to pay attention with it or you will bleed.
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yea got one of those fatip oc razors, love it, really nice handle, weight and very efficent, top razor imo
so you saying the fatip grande oc and muhle r41 are about the same level of aggressiveness?
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im really intrgiued by that, what makes you say that mate? interested to hear why
If you go to the thread
DE razor geometry. A system for measuring aggressive razors. There are some nice macro pictures of the R41. There might be some quality control and design issues with th R41. Interestingly enough the stainless steel model looks much better.
DE razor geometry. A system for measuring aggressive razors. There are some nice macro pictures of the R41. There might be some quality control and design issues with th R41. Interestingly enough the stainless steel model looks much better.
As mentioned, its casting is not exactly precision. That wouldn't be a deal killer at its price point but in my head shaving routine it tugs, with no particular benefit in efficiency over other smoother razors like the Schone. As mentioned on another thread I keep it only for reference, it's near the bottom of the 200 or so razors I own in terms of my desire to use it.
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There is an important distinction between aggressivess and efficiency. Aggressivness has to do with how likely a razor is to cause irritation and/or bite. Efficiency has more to do with how close it shaves and how few strokes it takes to get to BBS.
The Grande/Piccolo and the R41 have a similar level of efficiency for me but the R41 is an order of magnitude more aggressive.
To put it in perspective, I filed off the combs on one side of my Fatip to make it a devette. I prefer it to my R41, which is unpredictable and tugs my beard so badly at times that it makes my eyes water. Maybe it's a technique thing, maybe it's just because the casting is lousy and it's warped in weird ways (which is true). I don't really know the root cause. All I can say for sure is that I dislike mine a great deal.
Some guys love them though, so its definitely a YMMV thing.
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Lupo .95 is smoother than the R41. I enjoy the blade feel of the R41 when I am in the mood, but the Lupo .95 gives a high level of efficiency with a much more comfortable experience.
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To put it in perspective, I filed off the combs on one side of my Grande to make it a devette. I vastly prefer that side to to my R41,..
Really? I have a one-comb Barbasol Floating Head but have yet to explore the devette portion of the show.
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Here you go, I should note that it's specifically the Platinum Lux razor as they do make others. The Platinum Lux is basically a really aggressive copy of the Gillette Ruby razor.
Rapira Double Edge Safety Razor Safety Razor - https://ca.barbersupplies.com/collections/rapira/products/rapira-double-edge-safety-razor-safety-razor
It's probably not too different from the Barbasol floating head or Ikon Tech. The key is to leave on the end combs. This covers the blade corners which are blood thirsty little devils, and mitigating that slows the shave down too much. I made that mistake with my first devette, which was a modified RR TeckII with a couple washers for a baseplate.
The rigidity of the Fatip platform is a big upgrade in efficiency and tones down the aggressiveness.
Stirling Stainless Hyper-Aggressive
Ikon Tech/Tek
Charcoal Goods Lvl 3
R41
Fatip Mk1
Muhle Rocca
Blackland Dart
Ikon Tech/Tek
Charcoal Goods Lvl 3
R41
Fatip Mk1
Muhle Rocca
Blackland Dart
The Tek is way more aggressive then the R41. Not even in the same ballpark. IMO, the R41 is a good entrance into aggressive razors. My journey went from R41 to Tek to RazoHawk to Dart. If you like blade feel the Tek delivers.
Another vote for the Yaqi Knight Helmet. Ridiculously aggressive. About five bucks. Looks cool, too.
Use at your own risk.
Use at your own risk.
Is the Dart more aggressive than the R41? I have the Dart, I have done 8 shaves with it so far. I am still dialing this one in.
IMO, the Dart is more efficient than the R41 but with a little less blade exposure. You have the Dart. Be happy. It doesn't get any better than that.
