I am in much agreement with you! Whether level 1 or 2, I get a great shave.20210517
Razor: Blackland Razors Sabre L2
Blade: Personna GEM (2)
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The Sabre cruises through my whiskers - efficient and effective. Shaving with the Sabre is an absolute pleasure.
Superb shave!
Vector or Sabre for 1st SE
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I really want to get a Vector and its for sur on my list to get. That being said a very budget friendly SE razor is a RazorRock Hawk. I have a V2 and its a great razor for the money. Super light and maneuverable and you can use Proline blades with it.
Once you get the Vector, you put all your other razors to rest. Well, at least my Hawk V3 has been resting somewhere in my den ever since... as someone said the other day it's the "tuition fee" of that trial & error phase we all go through. Luckily, mine was a rather short one.
I like that "Tuition Fee" saying. The vector is quite pricy though and has stopped me from picking it up on a few occasions now. I am still trying to convince "SWMBO" though which is another factor of me not getting one yet. Soon I hope!
OH boy... sometimes I wonder what's the world coming to.
You need to "convince SWMBO", aka get a permission to buy smth. as trivial as razor.
I feel for you brother...
You need to encourage your bride to cultivate a love of fine jewelry and clothing. A Vector becomes a downright reasonable expenditure.
A bit late to this, but I was going to say I don't know what would make a good 1st SE razor, but I can say that a Vector is a great last SE razor.
I was fortunate to have a buddy lend me his Vector for a week. That is all it took. But @Stingy Jack is right, the Vector is a major purchase. It is all right for us to view it as a tool, or worth it, or whatever. But you have to admit, to the majority of the folks we interact with on a daily basis, paying a couple of hundred dollars for a razor is outlandish! Just buy the damn cheap disposable, they say. I get it. Earlier in life, such an expense would be ridiculous to just do without planning and budgeting.
As for a starter SE, I agree with those who said an injector, either used or the new Parker. Great results, intuitive, and almost like cheating compared to blade hunting and angle finding with the DE.
As for a starter SE, I agree with those who said an injector, either used or the new Parker. Great results, intuitive, and almost like cheating compared to blade hunting and angle finding with the DE.
It is expensive. I'll be the first to agree. I was lucky enough to find one used, and even then it was more than I would ever have imagined paying for a razor even two years ago. I sold a bunch of other shaving stuff - a couple of razors and soaps - to offset the cost, and if you bulk buy the blades then sell of the excess (I think one box of 30 AC blades should last a year) you can bring that cost down, too. Doing the latter means I've got 2+ years of AC blades at essentially no out-of-pocket cost to myself. At that point I thought, "ok, this razor costs about X number of plastic cartridge purchases" and felt better about it.
I did the same, posted a WTB on the BST and had a response fairly quickly. Still a lot, like you say. But you do see one now and again for $150 or thereabouts. And I did do a bit of a purge of unused items to help take the cost down. Still have some more pruning to do, 2 months later, I bought a new Sabre!
OH c'mon now... A major purchase??
It's a razor for heaven's sake, not a home or a car.
How can a $200 bucks item be a "major purchase"??
It's a MINOR expenditure that will yield GREAT satisfaction, for a lifetime. In that sense, it surely is a MAJOR "purchase".
Very well said. Bravo!
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In my experience, the Sabre and all GEM format razors work best when the head of the razor is just slightly lifted off the face. This seems to provide the best combo of efficiency and smoothness.
Under the nose you can start steep and transition to the normal shallow angle, sort of like scooping the lather away. (When scooping watch your pressure or you can cut yourself pretty good.)
I’m sure more experienced and smart SE razor users can chime in and provide more information.
Hi Kenrick - when I try the blade edge hides so to speak and leaves a bit of stubble behind. a little off flat angle works for me.
The actual angle with the Sabre is a little misleading. The handle itself is a little tilted forward making the shaving position more similar to other razors but it is inherently shallower. So it is shallow and I use it on the shallow side. But the tilted handle makes it more natural to hold. If I go steep the blade don't even touch the face. This all is with the L1 plate, have a L2 is coming. Quite liking it even it being so mild in the L1.
I only have one...the Sabre..and it is gorgeous and amazing. Can't ima gine any better SE even if another by Blackland.
