Henson AL13 DFS pass around

the razor is en route to shaveSymptomatic....

I had a total of 3 head shaves and 2 face shaves during my time with the razor. head shaves with this razor? love it...I would love to see this head (or some amalgamation of it) built into a pivoting head razor of some sort, like the leaf....this would make head shaves a snap and I think it'll be more appealing to female shavers than its current set up. my wife, for example, will use a DE for a little while, but then ALWAYS reverts back to a cartridge razor...

for my face shaves? this is probably more mild than I'd prefer since I only shave 1x every 7-10 days on average. I believe they're working on more aggressive heads, so it'll definitely have my interest once I see them out in the wild some more and see some reviews.

thanks again for sending out a razor, HensonShaving!

Hi all,

here's the latest pass around list. please keep the razor for about a week and then pass it off to the next person on the list. Once you get time, please share your thoughts in here whether positive or negative.

Before shipping the razor, please try giving it a quick alcohol bath or something of that sort to help minimize risks.

USA:
andrewjs18 (Pennsylvania)
shaveSymptomatic (Florida)
rawfox1 (Nevada)
ALI (Connecticut)
Dave in KY (Kentucky) *removed at user's request*
Kaotikfusion (New York)
gvw755 (Washington) *removed at user's request*
Jimmyfn (Oklahoma) *removed at user's request*
boilerphan (Indiana)
Hardrock (North Carolina)
Calm_Shaver
andrewjs18 (Pennsylvania)

andrewjs18 , please remove me from the pass around list. I just acquired a used one and will post a shave report a little later.

andrewjs18 , please remove me from the pass around list. I just acquired a used one and will post a shave report a little later.

done

First shave with my Henson AL13 tonight. I also had a chance to look at the design up close. It is a very unique design. Many good razor designs find some way of ensuring blade rigidity by bending the blade and supporting it close to the cutting edge, but the Henson does this by bending and supporting only the area close to the cutting edge. It also has a beveled cap which defines the proper angle for your shave. Overall, the build quality was excellent and even though it was an aluminum razor, there was enough weight (probably in the long handle) to make this razor not feel too light.




When I first assembled the razor, I found that there was almost a full turn of the handle from the point where the blade was secure to the point where it was fully tightened. I remembered slantman mentioning fooling around with tightening and loosening the handle to adjust the aggression, and after fooling around with a recently acquired PAA Ascension last week, I kept that in mind for when I started my shave. WTG pass was very smooth. It did not feel like much shaving was being done, however quite a bit of my whiskers was cleared. Still, for the ATG pass, I loosened the head by about a half turn and that turned out to be the right setting for me as it cleared whatever was left over from the WTG pass and required minimal touch up after that. I ended up with a very comfortable two pass plus touch up BBS. It was mentioned earlier that HensonShaving was working on a more aggressive plate. Maybe some markings on the handle and base plate might be a better suggestion, along with instructions on how to adjust the razor.

For the price and the shave that you get with this razor, I would highly recommend getting one.

I've had a few shaves with the Henson, and everything pretty much went as expected. This razor is very mild and it took a lot of effort to get a BBS shave from it. Build quality is outstanding. What impressed me the most is that there's ZERO play in the base plate and top cap. Even my Wolfman, Raw Shaving, and Timeless razors have a tiny amount of play. I think is a no-brainer for those who like mild and light weight razors.

While I'm passing on this one due to its mildness, I'm really looking forward to a stainless steel, more efficient razor with a shorter handle.

Thanks guys!

Will ship out tomorrow to Ali. Nice razor at a very good price. Little too mild for me

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Could you please remove me from the list? Thanks!

Received the razor just now. Nice build and finish. I also like the weight. Head geometry looks intriguing also.  

Kaotikfusion if you can PM me your address I will mail this to you in 1 week. 

I will also post my thoughts then as well.  

HensonShaving thank you for making this wonderful razor available and andrewjs18 thanks for arranging another awesome passaround.

Quick question. From the Henson website it looks like there is a “mild” and a “medium” head. Which head is this on the pass around razor? Thanks