OK, I'm on a "rigid blade" hunt.
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Another vote for Wolfman (the one I have is the most rigid that I have tried).
I've heard the ikon tech responds very similarly to the actual techs so think a blue tip(ish) but with the 3pc design you are looking for. They are pretty mild though, I've always had to do an "all buffing shave" to even get dfs with a tech on my face. Maybe a standard razors de would be a good fit for you
Not true at all. The ikon tech is a fearsome, aggressive beast of a razor that bears no resemblance to a Gillette tech aside from the name and that they are both designed to be used with DE blades.
Thanks for the clarification! I like the techs but found them too mild so this actually makes me want to try the ikon!
Wow, that's some blade exposure right there! Almost on par with my PAA Bakelite slant
I recently purchased, and love, my iKon Tech. But the baseplate doesn't support the blade all the way:
So, being an RRR (Rabidus Rigid Razor) freak, I added a single 20mm wide shim:
Wow! What a fantastic difference that single shim makes.
@rabidusI hope that helps.
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I recently purchased, and love, my iKon Tech. But the baseplate doesn't support the blade all the way:
So, being an RRR (Rabidus Rigid Razor) freak, I added a single 20mm wide shim:
Wow! What a fantastic difference that single shim makes.
I hope that helps.
Hmmmm. Very informative, thank you. I was going to pull the trigger on an ikon tech, but I think I will pass for now.
Let's see........maybe I should try shimming my ATT H2 and Rockwell while I'm saving up for a Timeless...
Shims are awesome for making a blade more rigid. Changed my Merkur Futur completely when I added a shim.
A shim did help my Gillette LC by about 50% and smoothed it out considerably. I still had issues with it ATG over my neck though.
Easy, cheap and simple experiment though. Just be very careful when trimming the edges. Those trimmings are very small and very sharp!
Easy, cheap and simple experiment though. Just be very careful when trimming the edges. Those trimmings are very small and very sharp!
If you have a whetstone, you can just grid the edge off that way. Very even and generally more precise.
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Thanks! I was wondering how I was going to do this without tin snips. I'll be ready for tomorrow's shave.
The only problem that I can see is that if this works really well, I won't be able to tell my wife. I can just imagine how that conversation will go.
Me: "But honey, it's such a *pain* to take that shim out every single time I clean the razor. I really *need* that Timeless."
Her: "You take your razor apart and clean every single piece until it's dry and shiny every time you shave. You even dry out the handle threads with a rolled up piece of tissue to make sure no moisture remains in there before you reassemble your precious three piece. The extra three seconds it takes to take a shim in and out is nothing compared to the five minutes you spend cleaning your razor. You don't need a Timeless."
Me: "Yeah, but.... well........ YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!"
Ahha! It's a "thing" now too! LOL. Here I was thinking I was the only one ha!
I'm stuck in the far reaches of the rigid SE realm at the moment.
The Feather AS-D2 is more like the Gillette Techs than the Ikon Tech is.
+100 to Timeless, have never shaved with a razor that holds the blade so rigid as this (mind you, I havent tried Wolfman yet). 0 Irritation due to no Blade chatter.
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But have you tried a Karve? This is the one thread I have left to cling to so that more funds are not drained for a Timeless .93 OC (see? I know exactly what I want). I have the Karve with plates C through F. Very rigid. After that it would be all about the geometry, and there's only one way I'm going to find out about that...
