Quest for a better shave

[GBerry]

20220309
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Lord Super Stainless (2)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave. The Lord SS shaved closer and felt smoother than the Shark SS on the first shave. Same on the second shave.

Is the Shark Super Stainless the same as Lord Super Stainless? Maybe, let’s wait and see.

Shave Summary 03/04/2022

Cheers!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220310
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Lord Super Stainless (3)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Is the Shark Super Stainless the same as Lord Super Stainless? No, The Lord SS shaved closer and felt smoother than the Shark SS on all three shaves.

I prefer the Lord Super Stainless over the Shark Super Stainless loaded in the Edwin Jagger 3ONE6.

Shave Summary 03/04/2022

Cheers!!!

 

[thombrogan]

Is the Shark Super Stainless the same as Lord Super Stainless? No

Do the Asco Super Stainless and Silver Star Stainless blades know this?

 

[GBerry]

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Do the Asco Super Stainless and Silver Star Stainless blades know this?

I miss the muppets!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220311
Razor: RazoRock SS Hawk Standard - Bamboo handle (1)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (1)
Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

@never-stop-learning
No nicks, No irritation, Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant BBS shave.

This was an awesome first shave with a new razor and blade. Looks can be deceiving, the exposure looked like it was too much but it is not. I had concerns about how smooth the bamboo handle is, it is not a problem.
Everyone should have one of these.

Cheers!!!

 

[thombrogan]

Some folks call the V3 Standard Plate the “Goldilocks” plate. Glad your first Hawk bout went so well

 

[GBerry]

@thombrogan Thanks. It may very well be my "Goldilocks" plate. To be determined.

 

[thombrogan]

I hear the Vector’s SB is a nimbler Goldilocks — for when you hear your razor yelling “Parkour!” during the shave. Never tried one, though

 

[GBerry]

20220312
Razor: RazoRock SS Hawk V3 Standard - Bamboo handle (2)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (2)
Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Very smooth feel during the shave. Very smooth shave result with a minor amount of stubble ATG.

Very happy with the purchase.

Cheers!!!

 

[GBerry]

Testing Summary 20220312
(a work in progress)

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Derby Extra
3 blades 6 shaves
average score 0.983
Excellent first shave and then dulls fast resulting in a nick or not a close shave.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Derby Premium
3 blades 6 shaves
Average score 0.9875
This blade makes a very good first shave.
Second shaves yield either irritation, nicks or not close enough. An average shave.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Parker Premium Platinum
3 blades 6 shaves
Average score: 0.950
1/6 shaves had irritation
5/6 shaves had nicks or cuts
2/6 shaves were not close
2/6 shaves were not smooth
There is no reason to continue struggling with this blade.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Astra Superior Platinum
2 blades 8 shaves
Average score: 0.996875
This combo produces excellent shaves with few issues. No irritation, 1 nick in 8 shaves, very close and very smooth. The 1 nick was probably technique related. The shaves are near BBS.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Super Stainless
2 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.975
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth blade. Closeness was DFS or DFS+.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Super Chrome (first set)
3 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.981
Some nicks & cuts and closeness issues

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Super Chrome (second set)
2 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.972
1 shave with irritation
2 shaves with nicks
6 shaves not very close. DFS or DFS+ results.
The blades stayed smooth 4 shaves each. It would be nice if I could consistently make DFS+.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Platinum
3 blades 8 shaves
Average score 1.000
IMO the best of the Sharks

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Silver Star Super Stainless
3 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.997
A very good blade that retains smoothness and sufficient sharpness through 3 shaves in the EJ 3ONE6.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Egyptian Bolzano Superinox
3 blades 10 shaves
Average score: 0.9925
This blade produced excellent shaves. Most were BBS or near BBS. Nicks or cuts were produced on 3 of the 10 shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Personna Lab Blue
Razor: Merkur HD34C
2 blades 5 shaves
Average score 0.980
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth. Closeness was mostly DFS+.

ASCO Super Stainless Orange
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
2 blades 6 shaves
Average score 0.9875
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth. Closeness was mostly DFS+. Blades appear to be good for 3 shaves.

ASCO Super Stainless Red/Blue
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
2 blades 4 shaves
Average score 0.99375
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth. Mostly DFS+ or BBS shaves. Blade lasts two shaves.


Gillette Perma-Sharp Gold box
Rex Supply Co Envoy
3 blades 15 shaves
Average score: 1.0
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, mostly BBS in shave quality and closeness, very smooth result. All a pleasant shave experience.
The blades last 5 shaves easily.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6
Gillette Perma-Sharp (Gold Box)
2 blades used on 10 shaves
On the first blade, 3rd shave, a nick on the chin was created which kept reopening on subsequent shaves. I shaved with less efficient tools for 2 days allowing this site to heal. First two shaves on this blade were excellent showing the potential of this combo.

On the second blade I started with a facial cleanser and showered after shaving. Additionally, I used a much lighter touch and used caution on the chin area. With those two changes, the combo achieved 5 really nice shaves.

At this time I prefer the Rex Envoy + Gillette Perma-Sharp combo over the Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 + Gillette Perma-Sharp. The Envoy appears more efficient with less risk of creating a nick. However, it is very easy to over shave with it. The 3ONE6 appears less efficient and easier to generate cuts or nicks. However, I’m not likely to over shave with it. There maybe another blade that makes the 3ONE6 truly shine.

Rex Supply Co Envoy
Bic Chrome Platinum
2 blades 8 shaves
8 irritation free shaves ranging from DFS to BBS
These blades are not as sharp as the Gillette Perma-Sharp (Russia) but they are nice and smooth through 4 shaves.

Rex Supply Co Envoy
Shark Platinum
2 blades 6 shaves
6 irritation free shaves ranging from DFS to BBS.
These blades are not as sharp as other blades but they are very smooth. I strongly suspect the first blade was a dud. It felt ready to be binned.

RazoRock GC68-P
Lord Platinum Class
1 blade 3 DFS+ shaves

RazoRock Mamba 0.53
Shark Platinum
1 blade 3 shaves 2 DFS+ 1 DFS

RazoRock Mamba 0.53
Lord Platinum Class
1 blade 3 shaves 2 DFS+ and 1 DFS

The Lord Platinum Class and Shark Platinum performed the same in the RazoRock Mamba 0.53. I could not observe any appreciable difference.

The RazoRock GC68-P made it a bit easier to achieve a consistent DFS+ using the Lord Platinum Class.

Muhle R89
Gillette Silver Blue
1 blade 5 shaves
First four shaves:
No nicks, No irritation, Very Smooth and pleasant DFS+ shaves.
Fifth shave: 1 nick, No irritation, very smooth and pleasant DFS+

Muhle R89
ASCO Orange
1 blade 3 shaves
No nicks, No irritation, very close, very smooth and pleasant DFS shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
ASCO Orange
1 blade 3 shaves
No cuts, No irritation, very smooth, very close and pleasant DFS+ shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
PolSilver Super Iridium
2 blades 7 shaves
On a fourth shave the blade dulls quickly so not worth the effort on a fourth shave.
The first 3 shaves produced the following:
No nicks, No irritation, very smooth, very close and pleasant BBS shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6
Gillette Platinum
2 blades 8 shaves
These blades delivered excellent shaves without nicks or irritation. The blades feel smooth in use and also have a very good post shave feel. 4 BBS, 3 DFS+ and 1 DFS very pleasant shaves. This blade appears smoother than the PolSilver SI.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Platinum
2 blades 6 shaves
The Shark Platinum blades delivered very good shaves without cuts or irritation. The shaves were very close and smooth. 5 were DFS+ shaves and 1 was a DFS. The blades dull quickly in the third shave.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Lord Platinum New
2 blades 6 shaves
2 nicks; No irritation; very close
5 DFS+ and 1 BBS
All pleasant shaves. I would be hard pressed to tell these apart from the Shark Platinums. Both deliver DFS+ shaves plus or minus and each blade can yield 3 shaves. A good blade to have around.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Lord Platinum Class
3 blades 9 shaves
1 nick; No irritation; 1 close; 8 very close; 1 smooth; 8 very smooth; 3 DFS; 6 DFS+
These blades feel smooth during the shave and have a smooth post shave feel. The Lord Platinum Class meets or beats the performance of the Lord Platinum New.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Platinum
2 blades 6 shaves
No nicks; No irritation; 2 Close; 4 Very close; 1 smooth; 5 very smooth; 2 DFS; 4 DFS+.
The Shark Platinum blades feel mostly very smooth in use and provide a very smooth post shave feel. The Shark Platinum is in the same class as the Lord Platinum Class and the Lord Platinum New.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Super Stainless
1 blade 3 shaves
1 nick on the last shave as the blade was dulling out; No irritation; Very close; Very smooth; 2 DFS+, 1 DFS

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Lord Super Stainless
1 blade 3 shaves
No nicks; No irritation; Very Close; Very smooth; 3 DFS+
IMO the Lord SS is maybe slightly less sharp, slightly smoother and was nick free as compared to the Shark SS. They feel like different blades. Therefore not the same.

Since this log is getting hard to edit, I will resume with the RazoRock SS Hawk V3 standard plate.

Cheers

 

[GBerry]

20220313
Razor: RazoRock SS Hawk V3 Standard - Bamboo handle (3)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (3)
Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS shave.

Very smooth feel during the shave. Smooth shave result with some stubble ATG on the neck. With the DST time change, maybe I forgot to do the right to left pass.

Shave Summary 03/12/2022

Cheers!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220314
Razor: RazoRock SS Hawk V3 Standard - Bamboo handle (4)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (4)
Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Very smooth feel during the shave. Smooth shave result with some stubble ATG on the neck.

Shave Summary 03/12/2022

Cheers!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220315
Razor: RazoRock SS Hawk V3 Standard - Bamboo handle (5)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (5)
Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Very smooth feel during the shave. Smooth shave result with minor stubble ATG on the neck.

Shave Summary 03/12/2022

Cheers!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220316
Razor: RazoRock SS Hawk V3 Standard - Bamboo handle (6)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (6)
Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Very smooth feel during the shave. Smooth post shave feel.

Instead of blooming the puck, I revisited @Marco method for making lather. It is better for this soap.

Shave Summary 03/12/2022

Cheers!!!

 

[Marco]

20220316
Razor: RazoRock SS Hawk V3 Standard - Bamboo handle (6)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (6)
Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Very smooth feel during the shave. Smooth post shave feel.

Instead of blooming the puck, I revisited @Marco method for making lather. It is better for this soap.

Shave Summary 03/12/2022

Cheers!!!

I do confirm.

 

[never-stop-learning]

20220311
Razor: RazoRock SS Hawk Standard - Bamboo handle (1)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (1)
Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

@never-stop-learning
No nicks, No irritation, Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant BBS shave.

This was an awesome first shave with a new razor and blade. Looks can be deceiving, the exposure looked like it was too much but it is not. I had concerns about how smooth the bamboo handle is, it is not a problem.
Everyone should have one of these.

Cheers!!!

Nice to hear that your first shave with the Hawk v3 went so well. The Hawk v3 is a fine razor and an excellent value.

 

[never-stop-learning]

I hear the Vector’s SB is a nimbler Goldilocks — for when you hear your razor yelling “Parkour!” during the shave. Never tried one, though

An apt description.

 

[GBerry]

Nice to hear that your first shave with the Hawk v3 went so well. The Hawk v3 is a fine razor and an excellent value.

The Hawk V3 ended any blade chattering. All the shaves have been nick free and DFS+ plus or minus. Very pleased so far.

 

[GBerry]

An apt description.

Speaking of the Vector. Has there been any news on when Blackland might have stock?

 

[never-stop-learning]

Speaking of the Vector. Has there been any news on when Blackland might have stock?

I have not seen anything on a date when the Vector will be in stock again.