Iridian, this looks like its growing to emulate the Terracotta Army. Awesome Array of Razors. Love it.The razor just arrived. Will shave tonight. Loaded a Dorco Prime and switched the bumper, sorry baseplate, to "2" from side "1". This is supposedly 0
95 vs 1.35 gap. Also got myself some stands, not just for the Bohemia, also one for my Romulus, no longer hanging in the test tube holder.
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Philips Oneblade in the background looking a bit ominous.
Waiting for a Review of the next shave. I love the big handles too, 14 mm and more would be my desired choice and defy 4 inches or over. I love the Razorock Handles but nowadays find them a bit small in my hands after experimenting with handles from YAqi, DSCosmetic and even West Coast Shaving (Their 79 S is fantastic).Will shave again on Saturday, maybe I should have got one of these heavy monster handles that Yaqi and some others offer, too.
Have nice easter holidays, I will visit or rather more often get visited by family and relatives, not in every case that interesting or wanted, but well!
Lovely review, now Temptation strikes again but alas I missed out on this during the Sale.
Tell me about the Rubie. I love Wizamet Super Iridium, Feather, Nacets, Gilette Platinum, Voshkod and the Persona Comfort Coated Blades. Somehow The Gillette Blue, The Astra Green and the Rockwell Blades didn't work for me. Never used a Gillette Rubie before.Second shave with Bohemia.
I was actually going shave tomorrow but yesterday's experience with little harsh blade feel made me thinking about the reason. I changed Rockwell blade to new Rubie. What a difference it made ! Shave felt smooth and comfortable with much less blade feel. Did only one pass, had not much stubble to mow from yesterday's.
I bought this razor for its very unique look. Hoped secretly it will shave well. Dream come true !
Got new daily driver !
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I'm not a guy who can talk about fine details of blade properties - smoothness sharpness. Almost all blades feel the same for me. Only unusable blade was GSB everybody is raving about. And bad blade is Rockwell , but usable. My main criteria is longevity.
I think that answers my question, thanks mate. I don't know much about the specs and tech aspects of a blade either but I do go by the result. The problem is that sometimes trying out new blades is a bit of a bummer, I don't like the GSB, the Rockwell Blades or even the Astra Green for some reason. Have always felt that the Sharper blades result in less tugging and fewer passes.
Excellent review and am really interested in trying out the Bohemia now. I wonder how this would work with a Voshkod or maybe a Persona Comfort Coated.Yaqi Bohemia / Dorco Prime, aggressive side (engraving "1" seen from below, "2" under the loaded blade)
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Wow! This shave was quite different the the first with the mild side I used by accident. Many thanks again to @Halfbeard for pointing out that the "2" side has to be "under" the blade, and "1" seen from below to have the aggressive setting of the flip-plate.
Instead of an already significant 0.95 gap that is very mild, milder than a Mellon SS, the 1.35 or 1.45 gap of the more aggressive plate also has some more blade exposure that makes all the difference. It also allows for a slightly steeper shave, both things I like.
At the same time, it is super safe despite the huge gap, the massive "bumper" comb is very protective. Blade choice might be important, I believe with a Feather instead of a Dorco I would have cut myself. But this was a very good match, so I got a very clean shave, an easy BBS. I will check tomorrow morning if the shave is lasting or regrowth quick, as I promised @ClumsyBull.
I like the Bohemia even more than my more aggressive razors Harlequin and Duomo. This is a surprise, besides its rather special design that appeals to me it turns out to be a very good shaver. @Shaun asleep
Highly recommended. Feels like a more aggressive Lambda razor, despite totally different design.
It is not important to see numbers (without glasses). You have to know that "1" is the side where are many characters. "2" is side with one character.
Voshkod could work IMO, don't know the Personna.
Yeah. That's how I do it. Doesn't mean they could not simply make a big fat number 1 or 2 on either side.
Makes sense. I used to favor Feather, Kai and Voshkods only till I discovered the Wizamet Super Iridium and the Gillete Platinum in the black packaging. Love the latter two. I picked up the Personna Double Edge Stainless Steel(Comfort Coated) Blades after watching a few Youtubers rave about it. Discovered that you can throw them into any Razor and the result is always great. They are sharp enough but have this level of smoothness that makes them so easy to use. I roughly get about 4 or 5 great shaves from them.
