Last year I grabbed up a box full of some slant razors and did a shave-off comparo, using each razor for two weeks (6 shaves for me; one blade). By the time I was done, I was ready to be done. But I had a few weeks of excellent shaves out of it, so the effort wasn't wasted. I was thinking I'd just let it sit for a while, but I have a few more slants and wanted to go through them. So who's on deck?
RazoRock Wunderbar (w/serial)
RazoRock Stealth V3 Stainless
iKon Shavecraft 102
Fasan Double Slant
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements El Fantasma
Peroni
Windrose Helical
Windrose Tilted
Also I'm doing more than one thing with this year's circus. @Chan Eil Whiskers and @Tanuki and I have been talking about RazoRock Wunderbaren and Stealths -- so the first two razors I use will also contribute to that discussion. Last year I had one tilted slant, PAA Bakelite Alpha Ecliptic, and it didn't make it past the first shave. Not wanting to tar all tilted slants with the same brush, I decided to include some this year. I may or may not do all the tilted slants consecutively.
I've had my eye on the development work for the newest slant, the Above The Tie X1, but I'm still on the fence about it. I'll see what I can work out. If I can land one, even a loaner, I'll add it to the mix.
So how's this gonna go down? I'll post up a few observations about the razor on the first shave, then updates each time. Whenever I reach the end of the list, which could be a while, I'll go back and gather some of the observations together.
Same soap, my standard blade (Astra SP), and the same head. Should be fun!
Oh, and "Tilted Picnic"? Well......I misremembered the lyrics to an old Lord Buckley riff. Some of the things we did back in those days were a little hard on the memory. Oh well, it still amuses me and since it's the name now, I'll just relax with it.
O.H.
RazoRock Wunderbar (w/serial)
RazoRock Stealth V3 Stainless
iKon Shavecraft 102
Fasan Double Slant
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements El Fantasma
Peroni
Windrose Helical
Windrose Tilted
Also I'm doing more than one thing with this year's circus. @Chan Eil Whiskers and @Tanuki and I have been talking about RazoRock Wunderbaren and Stealths -- so the first two razors I use will also contribute to that discussion. Last year I had one tilted slant, PAA Bakelite Alpha Ecliptic, and it didn't make it past the first shave. Not wanting to tar all tilted slants with the same brush, I decided to include some this year. I may or may not do all the tilted slants consecutively.
I've had my eye on the development work for the newest slant, the Above The Tie X1, but I'm still on the fence about it. I'll see what I can work out. If I can land one, even a loaner, I'll add it to the mix.
So how's this gonna go down? I'll post up a few observations about the razor on the first shave, then updates each time. Whenever I reach the end of the list, which could be a while, I'll go back and gather some of the observations together.
Same soap, my standard blade (Astra SP), and the same head. Should be fun!
Oh, and "Tilted Picnic"? Well......I misremembered the lyrics to an old Lord Buckley riff. Some of the things we did back in those days were a little hard on the memory. Oh well, it still amuses me and since it's the name now, I'll just relax with it.
O.H.