Prototype Fatip Lightweight Handle:
Specifications:
• Completely hollow
• Knurled Aluminium centre piece
• Plain Aluminium tailpiece
• Aluminium Bronze nosepiece
• (Fatip only) M4.5 x 0.75mm thread (not suitable for “normal” razors)
• Length 75mm
• Diameter 13mm
• Weight 13g
If you are interested, here are the requirements for entering the PIF:
1. You must already own a Fatip razor.
2. You must have a UK mailing address.
3. Post “I’m in” AND
4. tell us why you’d like the handle (briefly OR expansively).
This prototype handle was made by my good B&B friend, and Machinist Meister, Doug (@Rosseforp).
Both Doug and I are Lightweight Handle Fanboys (LHFs). We also like Fatips.
For comparison, here it is alongside Piccolo and Lo Storto Originale (Grande with twisted fluting) handles:
The measurements of the three handles above are:
I’ll wait to see what the response is like before deciding how and when to choose the winner. I’ll keep you updated.
Also, it would be appreciated if the winner tells us how his first/subsequent shave/s using the handle went (but that's not a requirement).
Specifications:
• Completely hollow
• Knurled Aluminium centre piece
• Plain Aluminium tailpiece
• Aluminium Bronze nosepiece
• (Fatip only) M4.5 x 0.75mm thread (not suitable for “normal” razors)
• Length 75mm
• Diameter 13mm
• Weight 13g
If you are interested, here are the requirements for entering the PIF:
1. You must already own a Fatip razor.
2. You must have a UK mailing address.
3. Post “I’m in” AND
4. tell us why you’d like the handle (briefly OR expansively).
This prototype handle was made by my good B&B friend, and Machinist Meister, Doug (@Rosseforp).
Both Doug and I are Lightweight Handle Fanboys (LHFs). We also like Fatips.
For comparison, here it is alongside Piccolo and Lo Storto Originale (Grande with twisted fluting) handles:
The measurements of the three handles above are:
I’ll wait to see what the response is like before deciding how and when to choose the winner. I’ll keep you updated.
Also, it would be appreciated if the winner tells us how his first/subsequent shave/s using the handle went (but that's not a requirement).