GC .84 OC Titanium handle plus others available now.
I could use my GC .68 everyday, or my RR SLOC, or my RR DE1, for that matter. I usually grab either my GC .68 or my SE Piccolo, with my Merkur 15c getting used at least once a week.To the ones who could use the .68 everyday what other razors could or do you use everyday?
To the ones that use the .84 everyday what other razors do you or could use everyday?
The GC has a positive blade exposure. Perhaps you had a dud blade in it.I had the .84 GC and I didn't like it too much. I found it a bit mild and had to work very hard to get a BBS shave. I'm sure it's due to it's negative/neutral blade exposure. I haven't looked at the specifications for the GC, but that's what it felt like to me.
I didn't believe Italian Barber's "positive blade exposure" so I checked my GC84 (with a standard 22mm wide blade) and found it to have ±0 blade exposure.The GC has a positive blade exposure. Perhaps you had a dud blade in it.
Thanks.Good report. What is it that you are doing differently now that you are trained?
Thank you Pete.I love your custom handle @Cal did you make it?
Thanks for the pics and description. What is your favourite Fatip? Do you use the same blade in both razors? I’m thinking of maybe getting the Grande, I just got the GC .68OC my first open comb. I enjoy the blade feedback I get. I had to purchase the .84SB to get the top plate. I will try the .84 in a week or two keeping your post in mind. The red handles really pop. Very nice.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).
My pleasure.Thanks for the pics and description.
Here's my favorite:What is your favourite Fatip?
I either like blades or don't like blades. The ones I like (many) I will use in all my razors. Currently, as I'm on a minimalist trip, I'm only using ONE of everything — That's brush, soap, razor, blade, and ASL. My blades are Polsilver Super Iridium.Do you use the same blade in both razors?
I looked at pics of the GC OCs when they came out and straight away decided NO WAY. I'm sure they'll lock the blade in accurately every time with no thought but design wise they don't hold a candle to Fatips (IMO). I prefer the "no gap" Fatip where the cap clamps the blade straight onto the guard/teeth. Also, the Fatip's teeth are slim but rounded and deep, and stretch way back into the baseplate; so not only is it very comfortable on the face but brilliant for waste (whiskers and lather) drainage. Much less rinsing required.I’m thinking of maybe getting the Grande, I just got the GC .68OC my first open comb. I enjoy the blade feedback I get. I had to purchase the .84SB to get the top plate. I will try the .84 in a week or two keeping your post in mind.
Thanks.The red handles really pop. Very nice.
(On the Fatip) picture the guard and blade gently running down the face. ... The whiskers are instantly wiped off.
I hope that makes sense