Strong Leopard Shavette With Antelope Blades

[rudyt]

If these are better than the plastic version, let us know!

I just bought one. I'll let you know how it shaves in 39-60 days.

 

[albsat]

I just bought one. I'll let you know how it shaves in 39-60 days.

Smart move! I hope they release them in plastic scales also.

 

[rudyt]

Smart move! I hope they release them in plastic scales also.

Why? It's super cheap as it is. You can always buy a cheap plastic shavette for $1 and make your own custom shavette worth $1,000,000 because it will be unique, like the Mona Lisa ;-)

 

[Sabre]

Glad you're here @BoldSpice
You are definitely the expert on this blade system and I'm very excited to try it.
What holder do the half-size blades fit?
And how should we correctly refer to these blades do you think?

These blades are called cabinet blades or kabinett in German.

 

[mjclark]

So I accidentally got an all original Dovo shavette and by reverse engineering the blade holder and slicing off the central nub, it will now accept the Chinese Long Blades.
Cool!

 

[albsat]

@mjclark

Excellent reverse engineering!

 

[Seckin Bodur]

Wow, nice find @mjclark. I had always wanted to have a Dovo shavette couldn't accept to use only one brand of blade if I want to use the whole length.

BTW, is it sturdier than Chinese shavette lookalikes? I couldn't find the strong grasp of the Feather AC SS razors in any of the plastic "loader" type shavettes, yet.

 

[albsat]

@Seckin Bodur

Probably @mjclark is shaving with his new "creation" now and he can't respond to us. :d

But I am curios to know too, how well this dovo works for him!

 

[mjclark]

@mjclark

Excellent reverse engineering!

Wow, nice find @mjclark. I had always wanted to have a Dovo shavette couldn't accept to use only one brand of blade if I want to use the whole length.

BTW, is it sturdier than Chinese shavette lookalikes? I couldn't find the strong grasp of the Feather AC SS razors in any of the plastic "loader" type shavettes, yet.

Thanks! The Dovo is a bit sturdier than the Chinese equivalents and it feels well made but it very light indeed so it doesn’t feel substantial at all.

Now to buy another 100 of those long blades!

 

[mjclark]

So I ordered 100 of the Cloud blades.

Modifying the Dovo insert to accept the Chinese Cabinet blades has turned out to be one of my all time great shaving moves.
I didn’t enjoy the Dovo shavette with half-DE blades or hair shaper blades but with the cabinet blade it feels great, really manouverable and a powerful shaver.
And man those blades are so sharp!

 

[mjclark]

The Cloud shavette arrived yesterday and I removed the blue plastic.
It’s considerably bigger than the Dovo shavette so it actually feels better in the hand.
This Cloud is light and flimsy and the plastic insert is poorly made but the shave is awesome.
And a big bonus point is that it looks a bit like a banana!

I the same Jishi half-blade that I’d used in the Dovo.
I’d just left in the Dovo and it was already showing some corrosion so I dried it and cleaned it first.
Also following @Lmarkow’s method for Artist Club I stropped this blade first on a paddle strop with some seatbelt webbing.

Wow these blades are sharp!
And I definitely prefer them in a very light razor like the Dovo and Cloud.
The bigger size of the Cloud makes it a more enjoyable shave and the banana-like appearance is an added bonus

 

[mjclark]

I have almost all of them

I like this yellow Antelope shavette most.

Strong Leopards have a more substantial feel but they also are a bit unbalanced. The full metal ones are slightly too raw. Unpleasant to hold, some have blade holding issues.

For DE format, I prefer the ones with a head like a Parker SR1. Slide models seem to bend the blade and cause trouble. Full DE shavettes are quite unnatural with their big fat heads.

I concur with pretty much everything you said. The lightweight Antelope is my favorite shavette that uses the 77 blades. I also find the Strong Leopard version rawer and bitier, but it's still a keeper.

Having now acquired the lightweight Antelope myself I must also agree it is the best of the bunch.
Same size as the Cloud but better blade holder and more blade exposure.
A most excellent shave with the stropped Jishi Blade (3).

Nobody’s fooled by the cheap looks and feel because this is actually some really amazing quality shaving in disguise!

 

[albsat]

Your model @mjclark has a nicer scales and a finer design than my model .

It is a bit of shame that the Chinese manufacturers do not make one for artist club blades. Probably because they do not manufacture those blades

 

[mjclark]

Your model @mjclark has a nicer scales and a finer design than my model .

It is a bit of shame that the Chinese manufacturers do not make one for artist club blades. Probably because they do not manufacture those blades

Yes but yours has that cool blue blade holder.
Actually mine didn’t look like the picture of the one that I ordered so I guess it’s a bit of a lucky dip.

And I’m pretty sure the ShearsDirect Kami is Chinese so maybe the blades that come with it are too.

 

[mjclark]

Your model @mjclark has a nicer scales and a finer design than my model .

It is a bit of shame that the Chinese manufacturers do not make one for artist club blades. Probably because they do not manufacture those blades

But look! I modified an Antelope blade holder to take Artist Club blades!!

Just remove the rearward half of the central nub inside the blade holder and now it’s Artist Club compatible!!

Ha ha - and then I did the same with a spare blade holder for the Dovo Shavette.
The nubs are bigger so the modification was trickier.
Why would you do this? Just because you can!

So now I have Artist Club in the Antelope and Dovo shavettes:

 

[albsat]

@mjclark

Interesting! You need to patent it now!

Well I need to buy some artist club blades now to try your mod in my antelope based shavette. I couldn't see completely the modification on the plastic holder but when I get the blades I will understand your directions.

Is the blade firm now? How do they shave by the way?

 

[mjclark]

@mjclark

Interesting! You need to patent it now!

Well I need to buy some artist club blades now to try your mod in my antelope based shavette. I couldn't see completely the modification on the plastic holder but when I get the blades I will understand your directions.

Is the blade firm now? How do they shave by the way?

The mod works better on the Antelope because the nubs fit better to begin with.
With the Dovo the blade needs positioning more carefully because the nubs are bigger and there’s more to cut away.
But I’m very impressed with the shave - this is the first time I’ve used an Artist Club Blade in such a very light razor and it works amazingly well.
The balance is on the blade and it’s so manouverable, almost surgical!

 

[Ryanshh]

Well, it's official. You all are a bunch of enablers. I have been clicking on the aliexpress links in this thread since January but managed to convince myself I like my scar free face. Just recently I found another item that I wanted from aliexpress and, since I was there anyways, now have 4 different models on their way to my house.

I know I am way late to the game, however, Future me will be back to let you know if I appreciate your influence.

 

[mjclark]

Well, it's official. You all are a bunch of enablers. I have been clicking on the aliexpress links in this thread since January but managed to convince myself I like my scar free face. Just recently I found another item that I wanted from aliexpress and, since I was there anyways, now have 4 different models on their way to my house.

I know I am way late to the game, however, Future me will be back to let you know if I appreciate your influence.

Great - looking forward to pictures and reports!

 

[Seckin Bodur]

Well, it's official. You all are a bunch of enablers. I have been clicking on the aliexpress links in this thread since January but managed to convince myself I like my scar free face. Just recently I found another item that I wanted from aliexpress and, since I was there anyways, now have 4 different models on their way to my house.

I know I am way late to the game, however, Future me will be back to let you know if I appreciate your influence.

They really do enable, don't they. Especially mjclark will make me buy a few more Cloud shavettes and a Dovo. Haven't tried modding mine yet but will definitely do the feather mod.