Here are views of my L3:
Serial # starts 666. Will it be a beast?
Serial # starts 666. Will it be a beast?
Looks like more slant with less gap looking at the bottom photo. Very interesting razor the RR Super slant!Superslant left, Wunderbar right
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Any idea what the weight of the head is? That looks choncky compared to the Wunderbar. Thanks for the pictures!
@Tanuki nice comparison pics.
Looking forward to shave reviews .
Yikes. Very interesting. Is it resistant to loading a blade?
I agree that there's more blade feel. Owing to, I think, the angle being a little more "henson" esque. A neutral angle as opposed to the wunderbars "ride the cap" shaving angle. Both are wonderful razors. However I do not think the super slant replaces the wunderbar completely. They are different experiences, same efficiency and comfort though.And here is my first shave review:
Background: Italian Barber advises that the Superslant L3 is similar in aggression/efficiency to the Wunderbar, but less likely to bite. I have used the Wunderbar extensively, without issues with biting. I have decades of slant shaving in my background, originally with a Merkur 36, then with many different slants.
German theme, wellspring of slants. I loaded, with some difficulty, a fresh Timor.
My first shave was a fast one. I was called to dinner while lathering with my Tabac tallow stick and a generic German boar. So I shaved quickly, but not hurriedly, telling myself that IB had insured me against blood loss.
This was a very basic shave, since I sport a mustache, goatee, and my sideburns have recently traveled along my jawline to reach the goatee (at the LOTH's request).
Pass 1 - very efficient. Cheeks are finished to BBS, neck (S to N) is where it usually arrives after finishing my N to S pass 2.
Pass 2 - neck only, left side is done, no need for my usual sideways/angled clean up pass. Right side, location of the infamous stubble maelstrom, could be declared finished, but I didn't buy a Superslant moments after release in order to settle for 'good enough'.
Maelstrom cleanup - boxing the compass on the maelstrom. As close as it ever gets.
AS - adidas Dynamic Pulse, minimal sting
Sensation: plenty of blade feel, but little sense of danger. The blade edge seems absolutely rigid. Angle was not an issue for this shave, but I was shaving quickly, not experimenting. Detailing was straightforward. I like OC for DE detailing and expect to get a Superslant OC plate when offered. I used a RazoRock Thin Common Bar handle. The razor was on the heavy side by my standards, which involve TI handles and lighter heads in many cases.
Comparisons:
One shave is by no means definitive, but the L3 is more efficient than the Wunderbar. It has greater blade feel, but perhaps requires less focus and attention.
My PBOCS is equally efficient, but requires iron nerve and laser focus. And might bite anyway. Loading the Timor in the Superslant was more difficult than loading the PBOCS.
My FOCS is similar in efficiency to the Wunderbar, so a notch down from the Superslant. I would say the FOCS and the RRSS are very comparable in their requirements for focus and attention, though the RRSS rating is just preliminary.
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When loading the blade in mine, I found the easiest way is to drop the blade over the top cap and then drop the base onto to top cap. Then, I just apply 'ever so slight pressure' and it works every time. If I try to push down with a lot of pressure it resists. The tolerances are super tight and the holes in the base must drop perfectly up-and-down to the posts. I love the fact the blade is locked in perfectly.
Secondly, I think the way some blades are cut in the center don't fit well over the posts on the cap. I struggled with a Personna. So I threw that blade away and pulled out a Feather (which is my preferred blade anyway). The Feather went on just fine. The cut-outs on the Feather and Personna look the same, but I think they're just different enough.
Blade loading. Man, you guys oughta all be loading a Konsul. Loading the L3 is simple and easy. Same technique.
But man, did that thing ever make the blade scream! Bent up the tabs in the blade slots just a little. I chortled.
No, I'm not getting another adjustable.
Do I need precision tweezers, K-Y jelly, or a bigger hammer to load a Konsul? Is one of those the "same technique"?