Love my blackbird. It stays in the rotation. Actually haven’t used my timeless in. Year or so with all the others I have. Probably will sell it when I get my next wolfman.
This will be interesting since the BB hasLove my blackbird. It stays in the rotation. Actually haven’t used my timeless in. Year or so with all the others I have. Probably will sell it when I get my next wolfman.
This will be interesting since the BB has
Positive Blade Exposure & The Wolfman2
Has Negative blade Exposure , that and
The Wolfman2 holds the blade with a
Death grip and the BB has quite a bit of
Blade over hang.
Helped me. I picked up a brass OC for Shane's birthday. It was the least I could do. But that's just me. I'm a giver.
This is the first I've seen anyone post that the WR2 has negative exposure. What testing did you use to come to this conclusion?This will be interesting since the BB has
Positive Blade Exposure & The Wolfman2
Has Negative blade Exposure , that and
The Wolfman2 holds the blade with a
Death grip and the BB has quite a bit of
Blade over hang.
The reason I say it has negative bladeThis is the first I've seen anyone post that the WR2 has negative exposure. What testing did you use to come to this conclusion?
Respectfully, merely asserting it does not make it true.The reason I say it has negative blade
Exposure is Because it actually does.
So you go and do some testing and prove
Me wrong, but I doubt that you'll be able
To even with the larger gaps. But I could
Be wrong But I don't think so , in this particular case.
Just can't find @Esox when you need
Him! Ok just kidding about @Esox but
I think that's just the member who should
Weigh in.
Just can't find @Esox when you need
Him! Ok just kidding about @Esox but
I think that's just the member who should
Weigh in.
It is the angle. The view through the camera needs to be straight down the edge of the blade in relation to the edge of the cap and SB/OC.
I havent seen picture of a Wolfman taken with the proper angle, but I suspect the blade exposure is neutral to slightly positive. Much the same as the NEW SC that has .023" blade gap.
1.25mm gap equates to .049". Adding three shims would increase that by around .012" giving a total of .061" blade gap.
I dont have a proper set of feeler gauges but I do have a dime. A Canadian dime is .049" thick and fits tightly under the blade edge of my Slim on 9. From that I'd guess a Slim on 9 is equal in blade gap to the Wolfman 1.25mm but with barely neutral blade exposure.
Well buddy that looks like some prettyRespectfully, merely asserting it does not make it true.
I did some testing, with my WR2 1.25 SB, blade, mirror and a magnifying glass. There is most certainly slight positive blade exposure. Blade was bending when applied to the mirror, and the different tapping sounds on the mirror between SS and the blade were clear as a bell.
Happy to share it, my friend!Well buddy that looks like some pretty
Fine analysis too me. I Stand corrected
Thanks for sharing your research.
Ok so good work guys , got me good
That time , I did nothing special but
Shave with WR2 I would buy one based
On what I thought was very efficient but
Negative blade Exposure, the Negative
Blade Exposure was actually one of the
Selling points for me, Oh well I sure missed the mark on that one. But @Esox
My friend I had completely forgotten
About that past post of yours. I remember
It Now.
I could say a lot of things that make sense to me alone but it proves nothing, exactly like your baseless claim!! When you can add some actual proof, try posting that!!The reason I say it has negative blade
Exposure is Because it actually does.
So you go and do some testing and prove
Me wrong, but I doubt that you'll be able
To even with the larger gaps. But I could
Be wrong But I don't think so , in this particular case.
Just can't find @Esox when you need
Him! Ok just kidding about @Esox but
I think that's just the member who should
Weigh in.
I could say a lot of things that make sense to me alone but it proves nothing, exactly like your baseless claim!! When you can add some actual proof, try posting that!!
I put off getting a Blackbird for a long time, and actually only got one because someone that had one wanted to trade for a razor I hardly used. I really liked the look of them but was worried about the rigidity factor, as I have pretty coarse stubble and experienced chatter with a few razors. However, I realized I prefer a steep angle (handle parallel to face or perpendicular to the floor); the Blackbird really has a lot of blade curvature and figure it should work.
I think that the curvature of the blade is the secret (or not so secret) weapon of the Blackbird. The curvature does two things. Firstly, with the top cap and guard geometry it helps to angle the blade that it makes it slice well. Secondly, I think it adds some tension to the top of the blade and compression to the bottom of the blade. I think this tension/compression adds some "load" to the blade which resists the "load" of cutting whiskers, which provides a smooth shave. This razor has really made me look at the geometry of the razors and blade curvature as well as rigidity. Some of my other favourite razors are Wolfmans, which have a death grip on the blade.
Now the Blackbird is a top three razor for me. I love the how it thrives at steep angles and, due to the positive exposure, it works at a wide range of angles. I can ride the bar for a smoother shave or ride the cap for some more efficiency.
Oh, and when you use the Black Oxide finish and it wears like this... it's just cool (to me at least)
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