Well let's face it mr_houston, you need a lot more motor control when there's NO GUARD. If you presented your toddler with his/her first bike, fitted with training wheels, on Saturday... would you remove them on Sunday?This however seems a bit of a stretch - a blade gently wiping away whiskers!
Maybe I’m just still sensitive to the cuts from my morning shave with an AC bladed CJB razor
Thats's great JoWolf.
... And of course it's a good thing that we (and our tastes) are all different.I look forward to hearing how you get on with that. I'd also be interested to know what the cap width is. Mk1s were all ~18mm; Mk2s started ~19mm but now they seem to vary between 19.0mm and 19.6mm.
Thank you.
Hi Cal the Grande Gold from Connaught is in the mail. Do you know what the width would be? By what you’ve said it could range unless they go with the thinner ones to save on goldThats's great JoWolf.
I look forward to hearing how you get on with that. I'd also be interested to know what the cap width is. Mk1s were all ~18mm; Mk2s started ~19mm but now they seem to vary between 19.0mm and 19.6mm.
I got the Piccolo Special Edition but its cap was 19.6mm, definitely too wide for my taste so it ended up getting PIFed.
Thank you.
Regardless I kinda think whatever the width, I will adjust to since it will be my only Fatip. Do you have an opinion on #10 washers being used between base plate and handle? ( otherwise the gold will be scratched )Being aware of the "artisan" QC at Fatip, I'd say the width will be anywhere in the range from 19.0mm to 19.6mm.Hi Cal the Grande Gold from Connaught is in the mail. Do you know what the width would be? By what you’ve said it could range unless they go with the thinner ones to save on gold
Being a dedicated experimenter, I say "try it." Being a dedicated minimalist, I say "why make life more difficult?" (Surely, if that were needed they'd be supplied with the razor.)
Being aware of the "artisan" QC at Fatip, I'd say the width will be anywhere in the range from 19.0mm to 19.6mm.Being aware of the "artisan" QC at Fatip, I'd say the width will be anywhere in the range from 19.0mm to 19.6mm.
Being a dedicated experimenter, I say "try it." Being a dedicated minimalist, I say "why make life more difficult?" (Surely, if that were needed they'd be supplied with the razor.)
Also, it shouldn't get scratched unless unless you're fitting your handles to the same torque as your car lug nuts.
A ruler with "mm" markings is sufficient for that job JoWolf. I have expensive calipers which are definitely NOT required for shaving gear (unless maybe you're making the stuff).
Personally, I'm considering purchasing a cheap vernier caliper. I use my digital caliper so little these days that I need to replace the battery nearly every time I use it.
Yes your right Cal hard to beat old school. Seeing that I was feeling so saucy I pulled the plug and the high quality plastic manual ones are in the mail. What a load off.Personally, I'm considering purchasing a cheap vernier caliper. I use my digital caliper so little these days that I need to replace the battery nearly every time I use it.
Need to try this out and see why so many here are fans of steep angle shaving. Thanks for the detailed understanding!Thanks.
On the left is my first love, Fatip OC. On the right GC84 SB.
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Both are shown with the cap and guard touching an imaginary vertical line (e.g. the side of one's face). It doesn't look like it, but the blade in the Fatip OC has good exposure whereas the blade in the GC84 SB has ±0 exposure. (Put a transparent ruler edge on the furthest out bumps of the cap and guard to check the blade exposure.) The Fatip has no blade gap, the cap clamps the blade straight onto the OC teeth/guard.
I'm a predominantly Steep Angle shaver (guard rider).
(On the Fatip) picture the guard and blade gently running down the face. The skin is lightly pressed between the teeth before the blade touches — the cap, although very close, doesn't touch the skin. The whiskers are instantly wiped off.
Picture the exact same motion with the GC. The solid (guard) bar pushes the skin away from the blade AND the skin isn't touching the cap. Blade contact is minimal.
SOLUTION: Hold the handle parallel to the skin, push the (SB) guard into the skin (yes, pressure, but also skin stretching) allowing the blade to catch the whiskers at skin level (hardly any pressure). (This time you can see the gap between the cap and the skin.) So at last, the whiskers are instantly wiped off.
That's a big difference in technique from one razor to the other (both using Steep Angle) to get the same result. Looking at what I've written it seems quite simple... but it wasn't while I was training myself (note, must do better). Getting the angles, along with the varying guard and blade pressures (at the same time) wasn't easy... and of course I'm still working on improvement.
I hope that makes sense (and wasn't TMI).
Being aware of the "artisan" QC at Fatip, I'd say the width will be anywhere in the range from 19.0mm to 19.6mm.
Being a dedicated experimenter, I say "try it." Being a dedicated minimalist, I say "why make life more difficult?" (Surely, if that were needed they'd be supplied with the razor.)
Also, it shouldn't get scratched unless unless you're fitting your handles to the same torque as your car lug nuts.
Sorry luv2shave, I've never heard of them.
