Henson Al13 Razor - From the Guys Who Brought You The ISS

The head is actually narrower than I thought it was. I have the H&S P076 Ti for reference here, one of the narrowest heads I can think of and from the bottom of the safety bar to the top of the cap, the Henson is almost the same height. It should be quite maneuverable.

I don't think I've ever seen a razor clamp a blade so far out. I bet this will eliminate just about all chatter with DE blades..

Actually just to be fair I did look and the blade isn't clamped right on the corner of the safety bar, it clamps down where the baseplate meets the cap. Still, should be very rigid.

Just received mine, Very fast shipping and only 48 hours in Chicago. Will give it a run tonight on 24 hour beard.

The head is actually narrower than I thought it was. I have the H&S P076 Ti for reference here, one of the narrowest heads I can think of and from the bottom of the safety bar to the top of the cap, the Henson is almost the same height. It should be quite maneuverable.

I don't think I've ever seen a razor clamp a blade so far out.  I bet this will eliminate just about all chatter with DE blades..

Actually just to be fair I did look and the blade isn't clamped right on the corner of the safety bar, it clamps down where the baseplate meets the cap. Still, should be very rigid.

while true (from your photo), the top cap itself should compensate for that, maybe.

The head is actually narrower than I thought it was. I have the H&S P076 Ti for reference here, one of the narrowest heads I can think of and from the bottom of the safety bar to the top of the cap, the Henson is almost the same height. It should be quite maneuverable.

Wow! One would not assume by looking at it how narrow it is. Good catch. It certainly feels narrow in use.

I haven’t used mine in a week or so as I shave with my new wolfman, but am excited to hear your reports as well as get back to playing with it.

Side note: it supports the blade from the top almost to the edge, but the clamping happens back a little ways (think Blackbird, paradigm, RS10, Sailor, Yates and numerous others) finding the right balance seems to provide smoothness but efficiency.

First shave with my Henson razor. Let me start by saying I have never kept an aluminum razor, even the Mongoose felt flimsy to me.
Head weighs in at 16g and total weight of 38g
The finish is average to above average and the balance is very good. The handle has deep knurling to provide excellent grip. There is very little blade extending beyond the Rasor edge and it definitely is a very firm grip at the edge of the blade. Due to this I purposely added more water than normal to my ETHOS soap to get more slickness and less density as there is the least amount of blade reveal of any of my razors. 
I did a 3 pass shave
PreShave Hot shower and ETHOS First lather
Soap ETHOS Melange de Agrumes 
Brush Greydog 
Blade  First use PolSilver Poland
Post Thayers lemon and ETHOS Melange de Agrumes 
With a slightly thinner lather than normal I did a WTG first pass using Short strokes and skin stretching I  got a very good DFS on a 24 hour beard. The razor definitely gave good audible feedback to let me know I was clearing those whiskers
2nd pass XTG. Again a thinner lather with great slickness I had very good audible feedback and got a very smooth pass. Rinse and feel, I needed a 3rd pass on my midline neck under the jawline and under the nose. 
3rd pas ATG this led to a very smooth BBS shave. No nicks or irritation at all. 
The design of this razor is a marriage of Timeless and Blackbird IMHO giving a very rigid blade with a very flat cutting surface. There is very little blade extruding from the edge of the razor, yet it provides a very clean irritation free shave. 
I have never been a fan of aluminum and if this razor is ever made in SS or Brass I will buy it but first impressions are if you like a mild to mid razor and are OK with a full 3 pass shave it is definitely a razor to consider, especially at $40 USD. The head design is definitely innovative and I am impressed with my first shave. 

First shave with my Henson razor. Let me start by saying I have never kept an aluminum razor, even the Mongoose felt flimsy to me.
Head weighs in at 16g and total weight of 38g
The finish is average to above average and the balance is very good. The handle has deep knurling to provide excellent grip. There is very little blade extending beyond the Rasor edge and it definitely is a very firm grip at the edge of the blade. Due to this I purposely added more water than normal to my ETHOS soap to get more slickness and less density as there is the least amount of blade reveal of any of my razors. 
I did a 3 pass shave
PreShave Hot shower and ETHOS First lather
Soap ETHOS Melange de Agrumes 
Brush Greydog 
Blade  First use PolSilver Poland
Post Thayers lemon and ETHOS Melange de Agrumes 
With a slightly thinner lather than normal I did a WTG first pass using Short strokes and skin stretching I  got a very good DFS on a 24 hour beard. The razor definitely gave good audible feedback to let me know I was clearing those whiskers
2nd pass XTG. Again a thinner lather with great slickness I had very good audible feedback and got a very smooth pass. Rinse and feel, I needed a 3rd pass on my midline neck under the jawline and under the nose. 
3rd pas ATG this led to a very smooth BBS shave. No nicks or irritation at all. 
The design of this razor is a marriage of Timeless and Blackbird IMHO giving a very rigid blade with a very flat cutting surface. There is very little blade extruding from the edge of the razor, yet it provides a very clean irritation free shave. 
I have never been a fan of aluminum and if this razor is ever made in SS or Brass I will buy it but first impressions are if you like a mild to mid razor and are OK with a full 3 pass shave it is definitely a razor to consider, especially at $40 USD. The head design is definitely innovative and I am impressed with my first shave. 

A comparison with the Everyday razor would be great
It really does look like a hybrid between a blackbird and a timeless, great catch!

It really does look like a hybrid between a blackbird and a timeless, great catch!

Agreed. Love shape of the head, but the bar and channel design in particular is very cool and unique. And the biggest underrated aspect that so many razor makers fail to achieve: The handle isn't ugly!

On a different note, am I the only one who keeps reading the title as "... from the guys who brought you ISIS"?

The razor comes in multiple colours. I picked up “Tan” that may get renamed Bronze. That’s the exact reason I purchased it, the similarity to bronze, but there’s a multitude of colors to choose from to suit different personalities. 

Since "bronze" is an actual metal in its own right, and there are other razors made of it, I fear it could be misleading for them to call an aluminum razor "Bronze", even if only as a colour choice.
"Tan" will do just fine.

I wonder what the difference is between the Mens' and Women's model is. They're both 1.3 oz and look identical.

The razor comes in multiple colours. I picked up “Tan” that may get renamed Bronze. That’s the exact reason I purchased it, the similarity to bronze, but there’s a multitude of colors to choose from to suit different personalities. 

Since "bronze" is an actual metal in its own right, and there are other razors made of it, I fear it could be misleading for them to call an aluminum razor "Bronze", even if only as a colour choice.
"Tan" will do just fine.

I wonder what the difference is between the Mens' and Women's model is. They're both 1.3 oz and look identical.

The men’s has a larger gap and more blade exposure


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Where are people finding the specs on the website for things like blade gap and handle length? I’ve seen them mentioned several times in these threads but I’ve checked the men’s and women’s razor listings on their site and have never been able to find any specs listed (other than weight).