Experimental SEvette

Brian - Doesn't the Lion Tamer Principle apply to law?

Which Brian?

Lion Tamer Principle? Enlighten me please. If Brian S knows of it I don't.

You "Brian" not the other "Brian" or that "Brian" ... the one who brought up about the law and the potential for people who pay no heed or regard to what they're doing and get all cranky with litigation when something patently adventurous goes wrong for them. The Lion Tamer Principle maintains that if you're going to stick your head into the mouth of a lion, you don't get to sue the Circus when you get bitten.

... and so folks trying this out for themselves, after positive comments made by folks like us, should think through the hack and take all necessary precautions. Furthermore, it should be obvious that if they attack themselves with a razor sharp piece of metal without any safety guard and things go wrong, it's their fault! Ha! I'd laugh, anyway

Paul, that principle doesn't work over here. The USA has become litigious over things of common sense and peoples own stupidity. It has come down to folks not being able to grasp that their own stupidity caused their problems and that they have no one to blame but themselves.

I happen to agree with you but that means absolutely nothing in a civil case.

The lawsuit against McDonalds for their coffee being hot comes to mind.

The lawsuit against McDonalds for their coffee being hot comes to mind.

So does this mean that all straight razor sales must be accompanied by a warning to the buyer?

Perhaps we should shift our focus back to how good a shaving instrument the sevette is...
...and if there is a lawsuit then please call me as an expert witness - I could use a holiday

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I should be receiving my OCMM SEvettes tomorrow which should also mean a Thursday first attempt. I will post pictures of BrianK's handiwork when I take possession of them.

I should be receiving my OCMM SEvettes tomorrow which should also mean a Thursday first attempt. I will post pictures of BrianK's handiwork when I take possession of them.

Can't wait!
I'm VERY interested to hear a comparison of the sevette 1912 and sevette OCMM - I know Brian K has tried them both.

I wonder what the differences if any will be.
With the devette, the big differences between the various versions are attributable to blade exposure and blade curvature - the smoother shaves are given by devettes with small exposure and big curvature.

With the sevette, obviously there's no curvature but shaving angle and blade exposure could make a noticeable difference between versions.

Or perhaps (as someone commented about straights) the different model sevettes will simply "all taste like chicken".

And I really really want to see pictures of these OCMM sevettes.

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Never having tried a DEvette and with no motivation to, I wonder how much like an '11 R41 it is? The R41 has the DE blade basically floating in space, being restrained only by the top cap of the razor, but with a huge blade exposure. The comb is there but doesn't really do very much. It's a safety razor in that it limits the depth of gouges to under 1/2" (that might be a small exaggeration :-)  ).

I can say without compromising the agreement to not discuss the merits of the shave with Brian S, that the SEvettes definitely do not all taste like chicken.

Brian I didn't send you the 1912 SEvette. I knew immediately that you wouldn't like it. Remember the lather catcher? Except that it's the blade itself doing that action. It can be very unnerving.

Heck, I can post a few pix of the OCMM that I kept.

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It can't really be seen, but the left blade stop is mostly gone otherwise this gorgeous razor never would have been modified. But the blade stop means nothing when most of the comb is missing. So it was a good candidate for this.
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Since the short teeth are no where near the shaving area smoothing them excessively is just that, excessive IMO. It's quite safe without removing the sharp edges.
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And here it is after a shave. I got a few weepers that day.
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BrianK, I'm going to use that last picture as evidence in the court room after I use my OCMM SEvette.