AFAIK, links to Buy-It-Now listings are okay. Etsy links should fall under the same rule, I would imagine.
No guard DE?
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AFAIK, links to Buy-It-Now listings are okay. Etsy links should fall under the same rule, I would imagine.
Like that he does...
So how about blade flex? I guess the curvature enforced by the cap plus the upward pressure of steep angle eliminates that anyway.
So maybe we don't need guards at all...here comes the next experiment
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You've probably seen it, but the best advice I've found for that is here:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/364248-New-Improved-Version-of-Ri-Mei-Sodial-Razor
Well if this works we've rapidly moved up to a new level:
Is that blade going to chatter or will the curve save it?
Is that blade going to chatter or will the curve save it?
The corner flex is no more (with a washer) than a DE blade in my Wardonia ... which I know shaves well.
Oh ... that works, my paternal grandfather never used the base plate of his razor. I still have the cap and the handle, the base plate ... he probably binned it decades ago.
I'm not entirely sure that we are actually saying different things here. The exposed blade feel is pretty intense. I would call it "harsh" rather than "rough" even though that may well be a distinction w/o a difference. And I found the blade feel to be kind of exhilarating. Most importantly, I really liked how good my face felt after the shave was over. I splashed on some witchhazel and didn't even bother with AS.
I could see doing a DEvette shave once a week or so ...
So we don't need the baseplate at all then...
...and there are several mentions in this thread of previous generations using this method, so are we just reviving a well established practice from the past which has somehow been lost to us until now?
I don't know, Doc ... Harsh, rough, not pleasant, but yeah - harsh is probably the word. The R41 is pleasant, and I can just shave without having to concentrate too much.
Maybe I'm not being fair. Maybe I need to experiment a bit more, see what other razors I have lying around that could be turned into devettes ...
It's not like it was bad, it was certainly different and not what I was expecting. I was expecting the feeling of a steep angled R41, far from that.
We'll see ...
I guess so ... I remember a thread, a few months ago, where a member purchased a New Improved on eBay and one side of the combs had been cut off.
So you see, if you dig deep enough you may even find home made, shave ready devettes.
Bunch of "gurls"
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/433395-Need-some-help-guys
Gents - I picked up a tech with a modified baseplate, haven't had the kahunas to use it though!
Gents - I picked up a tech with a modified baseplate, haven't had the kahunas to use it though!
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Is this the one you were thinking of Nuke?
Some interesting comments from fellow B&Bers...
Some interesting comments from fellow B&Bers...
A Tech!
No, the one I was talking about is a New Improved, I just couldn't find the thread.
But I posted in your thread too. Well, I guess you know what this means.
You'll have to try it now!
We will see... being a relative newbie using my OC new makes me feel 'wild and crazy'... the results of me using this could be spectacular!
I was kidding, don't try it, unless you want of course.
I've had a great time following this thread!
I don't think we can call this one a Safety Razor : /
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