Shavette And Barber Razor Enthusiast (SABRE) group
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Today with my KAI EXCELIA with custom one piece Kirinite escales. Made by me.
The Kia woody?
I like it better than the DX. Seems to shave a bit smoother with a touch less irritation for me. Maybe it's the dimples on the blade but it seems to "glide" better, especially when going ATG on my neck.
Don't get me wrong, the DX is a fantastic razor the gives me great shaves, but I prefer the Kai NY a hair.
Yeah, I don't care for the handle...at all.
But thanks.
It's strange to me that someone at Kai looked at that and thought, "Yeah...that's it!"
Right? To each his own, but, damn.
I guess the design is more ergonomic than elegant. I'll give you another example with the Kai Excelia, two kamisori. The first, the one made of steel and aluminum, the second one with a rubber handle, the blue one. The grip is better on the blue even with wet hands. It is not so aesthetically pleasing but it is ergonomic and functional.
I am sure you are right - it's done for the ergonomics. I still couldn't live with the appearance of the thing though (apologies to anyone who has one).
The Excelia, on the other hand, is a thing of beauty...in a sort of industrial, heavy-duty kind of way.
I prefer the top razor.
I have to fix this:
...the DX is a fantastic razor that gives me great shaves, but I prefer the Kai by a hair.
It was odd to me too... Feather ships these razors all over the world... as do Japanese suppliers on eBay... That's where I bought mine... 97.9% rated outfit. I think it was an overzealous Custom agent... I mean... What do they think Feather is doing? Using an exotic wood that's banned worldwide for their barber handles?
Got a Fromm 107 and some Personna hair shaper blades and the shave turned out pretty well considering it was my first time doing a SR style shave. I did a lot of research and went slow. Now I gotta get a Weck, the Fromm is honestly pretty flimsy and has a few flaws but it works for now.
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Generic A-77 razor
吉士 ½-halfblade
Very good shave + one stupid mistake.
吉士 ½-halfblade
Very good shave + one stupid mistake.
What happened?
Edit: Ah, you mean the shave! I couldn't make sense of your photo and thought you had broken the razor somehow. Ignore me!
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Usual accident with open blade. Put blade with unintentional movement on skin. Nothing serious. But red was seen.
9.5/10 today. Felt great during and after, but took it a little easy due to some tenderness from yesterday. Got a CCS-DFS result.
Razor: Blackland Sabre L2
Blade: Personna Grm PTFE (6)
Soap: Cella Red
Brush: Zenith 507 boar (27x57 knot)
Great weekend, all!
Razor: Blackland Sabre L2
Blade: Personna Grm PTFE (6)
Soap: Cella Red
Brush: Zenith 507 boar (27x57 knot)
Great weekend, all!
I thought I would dig out the Sedef (or Ali Biyikli as they seem to be nowadays) and have a go at fitting a Type 77 blade, as per @albsat's earlier post. Alas, with the Rhinoceros blades this doesn't work. A full blade is too wide and has way too much blade exposure, but a snapped blade is too narrow and gets swallowed up by the arms.
So, I stuck half a Permasharp Stainless in and had a shave with that. Great shave. I know some folks don't get on with these razors but I think they are fine shavers given how simplistic they are - that flat head allows a really shallow angle. I would prefer a bit more weight overall, but you can't have everything. I ought to use this razor more often - it's not just a "novelty", it's a genuine performer!
So, I stuck half a Permasharp Stainless in and had a shave with that. Great shave. I know some folks don't get on with these razors but I think they are fine shavers given how simplistic they are - that flat head allows a really shallow angle. I would prefer a bit more weight overall, but you can't have everything. I ought to use this razor more often - it's not just a "novelty", it's a genuine performer!
Sorry to hear that you couldn't inset the A77.
I used a half blade A77 in the turkish shavette. Once you insert it (the hardest part is to open that end area that is not made for the De blade) then you need to adjust the exposure by pushing the sides of the blade till the desired blade exposure.
I have been thinking to insert some metal to fill the space so that the A77 can fit normally.
However rest sure that the blade once inserted it will not move. I might try to make a video how to fix the blade if you want to.
Cheers
Ah! I did wonder if you were fiddling with it like that. I might have another go then, although it did seem like trying to get it right was just asking for a cut finger!
Try to regulate the blade exposure with another sedef razor or pushing from the sides at the wall. Don't use the fingers.
