I have nothing with which to compare it... I looking forward to the experiment..... I love my AC SE, as most people who read the new threads know, but I'm open to trying something new. It's sort of exciting.
Testing a Kai blade in my milder razors.
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My Slim is one of my most comfortable razors when set at #4, so it will be interesting to see if it is still just as comfortable with a Kai instead of a Gillette Platinum.
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You don't need to spend a lot of many buying the most aggressive razor in the world. Just remove the base plate from a three piece razor. See this thread.
Using a 3 piece safety razor without the base plate ?
Hi all. I saw a viewer comment on a geofatboy video - this viewer claimed that he uses a safety razor without base plate for the 1st pass, then re attaches the base plate for subsequent passes. I think in his case the razor was a Merkur 15C, but I'm not sure razor model would matter too much...
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Ron R
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Not for me shaving like that, just pushing your luck and not much fun at all using a flimsy de blade not clamped properly. Living on the edge of a blade giving it lots of respect knowing it will bite at any time gets me worn out for a shave.You don't need to spend a lot of many buying the most aggressive razor in the world. Just remove the base plate from a three piece razor. See this thread.
Using a 3 piece safety razor without the base plate ?
Hi all. I saw a viewer comment on a geofatboy video - this viewer claimed that he uses a safety razor without base plate for the 1st pass, then re attaches the base plate for subsequent passes. I think in his case the razor was a Merkur 15C, but I'm not sure razor model would matter too much...
I would just buy a AC shavette with a Kai Protouch blade or Feather Proguard blade. Using a naked blade in a shavette is much a similar experience as on the video (super sharp even compared to a straight razor IMO). When I first ventured into using a shavette, they had sent the wrong blades instead of the guarded blades and it was very challenging and yes a few nicks later I stopped until my Kai Protouch blades arrived and shaving became enjoyable for myself again .
(Guarded blades are so nice because they prevent the blade from digging in and are rigid + gives close shaves is my strong recommendation).
Have some great shaves!
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Kai are EXCELLENT blades in any razor that I have tried!! 
Have you been able to give the Kai a go in a Fatip? I am curious to know if it will work in say the Gentile (or actually OC because I find that to be smoother).
Thanks,
Guido
No I haven't. I still have the tuck sitting there and haven't tried them on anything. I've been playing around with my vintage razors this week. But I'll probably try them out in the Gentile since it's the mildest of the Fatip's. I don't think I'd use them on the OC since that one is efficient enough with the blades that I normally use (Gillette Platinums). Good idea!
I have used Kai blades for sometime now in my milder razors because of David’s posts also.
I bought 100 a couple, three years ago. Good blade but I can never really tell the difference between blades. Mostly, I can tell how long they last. I don't understand face feel where I could verbalize it any better than a cat. Thing is, with my dozen or so different blades, from Derbys and Wilkinsons to various Gillettes to Kais and Feathers, they all shave and do a good job of it.
Thank you both for your very kind feedback.I have used Kai blades for sometime now in my milder razors because of David’s posts also.
My latest Kai pairing has been a tremendous success:
Razor: Tatara Nodachi SB (@Rosseforp GTS 25g Handle)
Blade: Kai
This combination of razor, blade and handle provided me with a superb Big Dog shave!
What an absolutely lovely shaving bowl...Thank you both for your very kind feedback.
My latest Kai pairing has been a tremendous success:
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Razor: Tatara Nodachi SB (@Rosseforp GTS 25g Handle)
Blade: Kai
This combination of razor, blade and handle provided me with a superb Big Dog shave!
I love KAI blades.
I had a horrible first Kai shave today.... but it was my fault. I felt like a human sacrifice for a while there, but I'll get better next time.
technique, technique, tous les jours technique
(apologies to my high school French teacher)
How does that FBT shave btw? I've got one coming and I'm looking forward to trying it.
Sadly, like most things, that's the way we learn - trial and error. My real point is, a guy can learn to shave with any razor and blade combo with practice which is, as you say, how we learn technique.
Alum,
I had 5 great shaves with regular blades and one challenging one with a Kai because I wasn't used to a more "efficient" razor. I really like it and I think you will too.
Just passing along information...
All Gillettes are designed such that you put the safety bar on your face without the blade touching and lift the handle until it just removes lather. The weight of gravity pivots the blade edge away from your skin when the bar is resting on it. Removing lather successfully, at first, is more important than feeling like you are shaving. You might look down as you rinse and discovers dozens of little dark spots in the lather! Point being, if you use this technique, it doesn't matter if the blades is 50% wider than standard because you are lifting until it touches down and no more. There is a certain amount of lift for each razor that should remain the constant as you navigate across an uneven terrain. Lift up, pull down. Like a window squeegee.
Brilliantly stated!
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