(This post was last modified: Yesterday, 05:24 PM by Lesser.)
Last use of the No. 7. Today, I went with the 1.1. The shave was BBS and the passes were smooth and comfortable. Though, as with the last time I used the 1.1, I did have two small (quite small) nicks and a touch of irritation on my neck. I learned that on the sensitive spots, I need to ride the cap to get it to work best, but I also think I’m trying a bit too hard to get a perfect shave – which, I should know by now, is not really ever a great idea. I suspect that if I were less greedy, the 1.1 would work as an excellent plate to obtain BBS shaves. As is, though, I wouldn’t want to use the 1.1 a second day in a row, and it’s now time to pass the box and razor onto
Dave in KY .
So, all in all, I did put this razor and the plates through a full week of testing. My final thoughts are that this is a fine and versatile piece of kit: the workmanship is excellent, as is the design. The weighting of the razor clicked, the handle was just right for my use, and I really liked the conical handle end and how it fit into the base. The finishing is nearly at the very top – although, for the price of this razor when fully fitted out, it really had better be. To be very fine-tuned in my analysis, the shaves were, for me, much of “almost there”. This is demanding a very high level of critiquing but, again, the price for this razor is very premium. Perhaps I was lucky for my first shave or two, but very other shave came close to exactly what I would have wanted yet always was a tad short. The 0.3 base was too mild for me, the 0.7 was not quite as close as I would have hoped, the 1.1 was nearly exactly right as a BBS shaver but I didn’t quite get a perfect shave, and the 1.5 was surprisingly smooth but too much. Maybe what I really would have wanted would have been the in-between gaps: 0.5 and 0.9. Maybe. In any event, I’d suspect for a lot of folks this razor would be an absolute joy and to get it with an extra plate or two would extend its range and versatility.
I so appreciate this community and those in it who take the time to arrange and oversee pass-arounds like this, and I so much even more appreciate those craftsman and artisans who so willingly share their products. So, a major shout out to
GlazedBoker and even bigger one to
Atelier DURDAN. Thanks so much.