I had my second outing with the slant (a brand-new gold-plated merkur) this morning. Used a souplex blade. I've been pretty pleased, on the whole. I get some inconsistency from one side of my face to the other, which leads me to believe that I'm not quite getting the angle right, but the second shave was better than the first, so I'm learning.
Where I've been able to get the angle right, though, the closeness of the shave has been remarkable -- about what I get from the super adjustable.
I will admit that the big blade gap was a little intimidating, but it doesn't shave at all as mean as it looks. Altogether, I'm having a good experience with the slant and I'm glad a gave it a whirl. I have about a dozen different slants that I've kept on the shelf until now, but they'll certainly be making it into rotation, I think.
Cheers,
-- Chet
Where I've been able to get the angle right, though, the closeness of the shave has been remarkable -- about what I get from the super adjustable.
I will admit that the big blade gap was a little intimidating, but it doesn't shave at all as mean as it looks. Altogether, I'm having a good experience with the slant and I'm glad a gave it a whirl. I have about a dozen different slants that I've kept on the shelf until now, but they'll certainly be making it into rotation, I think.
Cheers,
-- Chet