Joris/Fatip lovers reviews and pics thread!

[kingfisher]

I just got my piccolo FaTip back a few hours ago. I loaned it out to one of my son's friends.
I missed it a lot. Tomorrow morning Im going to use it with the stock piccolo handle. I can hardly wait!

By the way, the guy I loaned it to is now a convert. He's ordering one from BullGoose.

[Viseguy]

I just used my Fatip Grande nickel-plated head with the new Weber Classic handle for the first time. Awesome combination! That is one hefty handle -- noticeably heavier than the original, matte-finish Classic, and polished to a shine, like the Weber Bulldog -- but it's nicely balanced and feels sure in the hand, thanks to the deep, tactile knurling. Mowed down two days' growth in a flash. I'm taking it with me on a two-week vacation. When I'm not shaving with it, I'm gonna use it to do bicep curls!

[Triad]

I just used my Fatip Grande nickel-plated head with the new Weber Classic handle for the first time. Awesome combination! That is one hefty handle -- noticeably heavier than the original, matte-finish Classic, and polished to a shine, like the Weber Bulldog -- but it's nicely balanced and feels sure in the hand, thanks to the deep, tactile knurling. Mowed down two days' growth in a flash. I'm taking it with me on a two-week vacation. When I'm not shaving with it, I'm gonna use it to do bicep curls!

Nice combo!! Enjoy your vacation

[BigBull]

I paired the FaTip/PMJ with a Lord Platinum this morning and got an unbelievably incredible shave! I had used this blade with the EJ89 with soo soo results...but witht he FaTip it was incredible. To the point I started a thread asking about others use of the Lord. FaTip never ceases to amaze me...each time I use it and my R41, I'm that much closer to going OC exclusive! (only use my EJ89 on my head nowadays and that's more rare by the week...)

[Gam]

Am I the only one using a stock handle on a Fatip?
Seriously though, I've been off work for 10 straight days, and now that I'm back at it I decided to try a milder blade in the picollo as I shave daily for work. A Wal Mart Wilkie (I still have about 20 of these from my early DE buying hinge). And guess what? This razor performs great with it!

No,I have 3 FaTips,the 2 nickel versions Grande and Piccolo I'm keeping stock handle,the chrome FaTip Grande I put on the UFO Godzilla.

[kingfisher]

I used the stock handle on my piccolo FaTip this morning. It's not a bad handle. I like the weight.

It would be great if it were maybe 4 or 5 mm longer and about 3 or 4 mm wider. Even as is, though, it works just fine.

[alex2363]

NOTE: These listings will change daily please see end of thread for updated list. So far this is the latest findings as of August /10th /2012....

1) Fatip Grande Nickel :

Do fits : 1) Tradere, 2) Edwin Jagger DE89 , 3) Gillette Fat Tech handle, 4) Gillette New Comb, 5) Weber Bulldog, 6) Weber classic, 8) UFO-Godzilla 9) Parker 91r
10) Parker 48r 11) Ikon Bulldog ( some members say it fits)


Do not fit : Ikon Bulldog, Muelle R41
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2) Fatip Piccolo :

Do fit: 1) Weber Bulldog handle, 2) Tradere, 3) Ikon OSS , 4) UFO Kaiser

Do not fit: 1) Mariner long handle, 2) R41 Grande handle, 3)Ikon Bulldog, 4) EJ DE89
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3) Fatip Grande Chrome :

Do fit: 1)Bob Razor Works Deluxe XL, 2)Weber Bulldog, 3) Ikon Bulldog, 4) Tradere (many members say it fits), 6) UFO-Godzilla, 7) 7 oclock,
8) Gillette New OC, 9) LC ball end gold plated (GB) 10) Gillette Old OC ball end silver plated (US), 11) Gillette Old OC short travel handle (US), 12) Gillette Tech slim handle (fat alike) (GB), 13) Gillette Tech straight aluminium, 14) Lord L6 , 15) Mercur 985CL (2 piece travel handle), 16) Parker 98R 17) BRW Bull Mastiff Deluxe - (Fits. Starts loose, but tightens up sufficiently, 18) 98R Heavy Duty Premium Barberpole, 19)


Do not fit : Tradere Handle(on some, many do fit)
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4) Fatip Grande Gold :

Do fit : feather AS.



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***Handle and FATIP Razor specs Section***:


Razor Specs:

1) Fatip Grande Nickel ( Thread 4.35) W .74” x L 1.605” x Depth of arc <.17”

2) Fatip Piccolo :

3) Fatip Grande Chrome ( Thread measure 4.38mm)-Screw: 4.36 MM width : 14.05mm length

4) Fatip Grande Gold :


HANDLES SPECS:

1) Tradere ( head 4.80, WT 66 gm)

2) Edwin Jagger DE89 ( threads 4.89mm)- whole razor Weight = 76g

3) Gillette Fat Tech handle
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4) Gillette New Comb- Gillette Bar Handle/SC New =WT 20.4/ - Gillette Ball Handle /LC New = WT 24.7

5) Weber Bulldog (needs 2 extra turns for fit), 2.4 ounces / 3 inch long /

6) Weber classic- wt 58 gms .........Weber New Classic -wt 76 gms

7) Ikon Bulldog,

8) Ikon OSS [head 4.85- wt 100 gms - 95mm long - 12.25mm diameter] (works but is loose until the final turn) ,

9) UFO Kaiser (polished SS, 100mm lg, 13mm diameter, 91 grams wt)

10) Mariner long handle

11) R41 Grande handle ( whole razor WT 35.5)

12) Bob Razor Works Deluxe XL,

13) Feather AS. ( whole razor Wt 90 gms / 3 1/2 in long)

14) UFO-Godzilla (316L Stainless Steel. 85 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 103 gr weight.

Thread is M5x0.8.The neck ends to 8.5 mm)

15) UFO Goliath XL-
316L Stainless Steel. 100 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 123 gr weight.
Red Bronze. 100 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. ??? gr weight (pending).
Thread is M5x0.8. 16) Heavy Duty Premium Barber-pole handle (89 gm).

17) lord 16

18) LC ball end gold plated (GB)

18) Gillette Old OC ball end silver plated (US),

19) Gillette Old OC short travel handle (US),

20) Gillette Tech slim handle (fat alike) (GB),

21) Gillette Tech straight aluminium,

22) Mercur 985CL (2 piece travel handle),

23) Parker 98R ( 4" handle and weighs 3 oz. whole razor wt)

24) Parker 91r (handle length 99mm, weight 80g (head+handle)

25) Parker 48R (handle length 91 mm, weight 96g (head+handle)

26) BRW Bull Mastiff Deluxe -

27) UFO Goliath -

316L Stainless Steel. 85 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 103 gr weight.

Red Bronze. 85 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 115 gr weight.
Thread is M5x0.8

[alex2363]

I used the stock handle on my piccolo FaTip this morning. It's not a bad handle. I like the weight.

It would be great if it were maybe 4 or 5 mm longer and about 3 or 4 mm wider. Even as is, though, it works just fine.

Randall, way too short for me too. Good but needs more weight

[alex2363]

NOTE: These listings will change daily please see end of thread for updated list. So far this is the latest findings as of August /11th /2012....

1) Fatip Grande Nickel :

Do fits : 1) Tradere, 2) Edwin Jagger DE89 , 3) Gillette Fat Tech handle, 4) Gillette New Comb, 5) Weber Bulldog, 6) Weber classic, 8) UFO-Godzilla 9) Parker 91r
10) Parker 48r 11) Ikon Bulldog ( some members say it fits)


Do not fit : Ikon Bulldog, Muelle R41
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2) Fatip Piccolo :

Do fit: 1) Weber Bulldog handle, 2) Tradere, 3) Ikon OSS , 4) UFO Kaiser, 5) Feather AS D1, 6) Gilette New Fat Handle, 7) Gillette Fat TEch Handle, 8) Parker 98R
- Fits Piccolo

100mm long & 90 grams in weight
Do not fit: 1) Mariner long handle, 2) R41 Grande handle, 3)Ikon Bulldog, 4) EJ DE89
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3) Fatip Grande Chrome :

Do fit: 1)Bob Razor Works Deluxe XL, 2)Weber Bulldog, 3) Ikon Bulldog, 4) Tradere (many members say it fits), 6) UFO-Godzilla, 7) 7 oclock,
8) Gillette New OC, 9) LC ball end gold plated (GB) 10) Gillette Old OC ball end silver plated (US), 11) Gillette Old OC short travel handle (US), 12) Gillette Tech slim handle (fat alike) (GB), 13) Gillette Tech straight aluminium, 14) Lord L6 , 15) Mercur 985CL (2 piece travel handle), 16) Parker 98R 17) BRW Bull Mastiff Deluxe - (Fits. Starts loose, but tightens up sufficiently, 18) 98R Heavy Duty Premium Barberpole, 19)


Do not fit : Tradere Handle(on some, many do fit)
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4) Fatip Grande Gold :

Do fit : 1) Feather AS, 2) BRW Bull Mastiff Deluxe / Fits. Starts loose, but tightens up sufficiently, 3)



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***Handle and FATIP Razor specs Section***:


Razor Specs:

1) Fatip Grande Nickel ( Thread 4.35) W .74” x L 1.605” x Depth of arc <.17”

2) Fatip Piccolo :

3) Fatip Grande Chrome ( Thread measure 4.38mm)-Screw: 4.36 MM width : 14.05mm length

4) Fatip Grande Gold :


HANDLES SPECS:

1) Tradere ( head 4.80, WT 66 gm)

2) Edwin Jagger DE89 ( threads 4.89mm)- whole razor Weight = 76g

3) Gillette Fat Tech handle
-
4) Gillette New Comb- Gillette Bar Handle/SC New =WT 20.4/ - Gillette Ball Handle /LC New = WT 24.7

5) Weber Bulldog (needs 2 extra turns for fit), 2.4 ounces / 3 inch long /

6) Weber classic- wt 58 gms .........Weber New Classic -wt 76 gms

7) Ikon Bulldog,

8) Ikon OSS [head 4.85- wt 100 gms - 95mm long - 12.25mm diameter] (works but is loose until the final turn) ,

9) UFO Kaiser (polished SS, 100mm lg, 13mm diameter, 91 grams wt)

10) Mariner long handle

11) R41 Grande handle ( whole razor WT 35.5)

12) Bob Razor Works Deluxe XL,

13) Feather AS. ( whole razor Wt 90 gms / 3 1/2 in long)

14) UFO-Godzilla (316L Stainless Steel. 85 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 103 gr weight.

Thread is M5x0.8.The neck ends to 8.5 mm)

15) UFO Goliath XL-
316L Stainless Steel. 100 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 123 gr weight.
Red Bronze. 100 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. ??? gr weight (pending).
Thread is M5x0.8. 16) Heavy Duty Premium Barber-pole handle (89 gm).

17) lord 16

18) LC ball end gold plated (GB)

18) Gillette Old OC ball end silver plated (US),

19) Gillette Old OC short travel handle (US),

20) Gillette Tech slim handle (fat alike) (GB),

21) Gillette Tech straight aluminium,

22) Mercur 985CL (2 piece travel handle),

23) Parker 98R ( 4" handle and weighs 3 oz. whole razor wt)

24) Parker 91r (handle length 99mm, weight 80g (head+handle)

25) Parker 48R (handle length 91 mm, weight 96g (head+handle)

26) BRW Bull Mastiff Deluxe - 93 grams 96mm long, 13mm diameter on the main handle and 15mm diameter on the magnetic knob on the end

27) UFO Goliath -

316L Stainless Steel. 85 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 103 gr weight.

Red Bronze. 85 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 115 gr weight.
Thread is M5x0.8

[Winblows]

I like my Fatip Grande so much and was so disapointed about, that the head don't fit my Bulldog handle, that I did some elbow grease and got the beatiful original Fatip handle a bit more heavy. Now I've this beauty in a super edition at 111½ grams.

[alex2363]

I like my Fatip Grande so much and was so disapointed about, that the head don't fit my Bulldog handle, that I did some elbow grease and got the beatiful original Fatip handle a bit more heavy. Now I've this beauty in a super edition at 111½ grams.

how did you get it heavier

[bluesbishop]

how did you get it heavier

I think it would be easy enough today. Fill up the one end with epoxy, and then add weight..iron shavings, small ball bearings or bb's.....I personally like the look and feel of my Grande, but the extra weight would be nice.

[mhdena]

How long is the grande handle?

[Winblows]

how did you get it heavier

I did it very alike as what I did with my fat handled Tech.
I used tungsten and lead. I could use tungsten alone, but I think it'll be unnecessarily expensive. The tungsten and the lead is a kind of what fisherman use for the lines. I also needed a short screw. The lead is toxic, so I used tungsten in both ends to encapsulate it.
I put the screw in the bottom of the handle and stampted some tungsten with the reverse of a 4 mm HSS drill for metal (carefull with the threads!). Then I cut the lead in small pieces that could fit in to the top hole and stamped them with the metal drill and a little hammer. I finished the job with some tungsten and unscrewed the screw from the bottom of the handle.
The handle weights now 72½ grams and it feels great !

[Winblows]

How long is the grande handle?

78 mm

[alex2363]

**NOTE: These listings will change daily please see end of thread for updated list. So far this is the latest findings as of August /11th /2012....

1) Fatip Grande Nickel :

Do fits : 1) Tradere,2) Edwin Jagger DE89 , 3) Gillette Fat Tech handle, 4) Gillette New Comb, 5) Weber Bulldog, 6) Weber classic, 8) UFO-Godzilla, 9) Parker 91r
10) Parker 48r, 11) Ikon Bulldog ( some members say it fits)


Do not fit : Ikon Bulldog, Muelle R41
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2) Fatip Piccolo :

Do fit: 1) Weber Bulldog handle, 2) Tradere, 3) Ikon OSS , 4) UFO Kaiser, 5) Feather AS D1, 6) Gilette New Fat Handle, 7) Gillette Fat TEch Handle, 8) Parker 98R, 9) IKON Bulldog *( some say it dont fit), 10) UFO-Godzilla


Do not fit: 1) Mariner long handle, 2) R41 Grande handle, 3)Ikon Bulldog, 4) EJ DE89
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3) Fatip Grande Chrome :

Do fit: 1)Bob Razor Works Deluxe XL, 2)Weber Bulldog, 3) Ikon Bulldog, 4) Tradere (many members say it fits), 6) UFO-Godzilla, 7) 7 oclock,
8) Gillette New OC, 9) LC ball end gold plated (GB), 11) Gillette Old OC short travel handle (US), 12) Gillette Tech slim handle (fat alike) (GB), 13) Gillette Tech straight aluminium, 14) Lord L6 , 15) Mercur 985CL (2 piece travel handle), 16) Parker 98R, 17) BRW Bull Mastiff Deluxe - (Fits. Starts loose, but tightens up sufficiently, 18) 98R Heavy Duty Premium Barberpole


Do not fit : Tradere Handle(on some, many do fit)
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4) Fatip Grande Gold :

Do fit : 1) Feather AS, 2) BRW Bull Mastiff Deluxe / Fits. Starts loose, but tightens up sufficiently, 3)UFO-Godzilla, 4)




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***Handle and FATIP Razor specs Section***:


Razor Specs:

1) Fatip Grande Nickel: Handle length 77 mm/ total length 85 mm/ WT 65 g/ ( Thread 4.35)

2) Fatip Piccolo : Handle length 70 mm/ total length 79 mm/ WT 65 g/

3) Fatip Grande Chrome : Handle length 77 mm/ total length 85 mm/ WT 65 g/ ( Thread measure 4.38mm)-Screw: 4.36 MM width : 14.05mm length

4) Fatip Grande Gold : Handle length 77 mm/ total length 85 mm/ WT 65 g/


HANDLES SPECS:


1) Tradere ( head 4.80, WT 66 gm)

2) Edwin Jagger DE89 ( threads 4.89mm)- whole razor Weight = 76g

3) Gillette Fat Tech handle
-
4) Gillette New Comb- Gillette Bar Handle/SC New =WT 20.4/ - Gillette Ball Handle /LC New = WT 24.7

5) Weber Bulldog (needs 2 extra turns for fit), 2.4 ounces / 3 inch long /

6) Weber Classic- wt 58 gms ........

6) Weber 'New' Classic -wt 76 gms

7) Ikon Bulldog,

8) Ikon OSS [head 4.85- wt 100 gms - 95mm long - 12.25mm diameter] (works but is loose until the final turn) ,

9) UFO Kaiser (polished SS, 100mm lg, 13mm diameter, 91 grams wt)

10) Mariner long handle

11) R41 Grande handle ( whole razor WT 35.5)

12) Bob Razor Works Deluxe XL,

13) Feather AS. ( whole razor Wt 90 gms / 3 1/2 in long)

14) UFO-Godzilla (316L Stainless Steel. 85 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 103 gr weight.

Thread is M5x0.8.The neck ends to 8.5 mm)

15) UFO Goliath XL-
316L Stainless Steel. 100 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 123 gr weight.
Red Bronze. 100 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. ??? gr weight (pending).
Thread is M5x0.8. 16) Heavy Duty Premium Barber-pole handle (89 gm).

17) lord 16

18) LC ball end gold plated (GB)

18) Gillette Old OC ball end silver plated (US),

19) Gillette Old OC short travel handle (US),

20) Gillette Tech slim handle (fat alike) (GB),

21) Gillette Tech straight aluminium,

22) Mercur 985CL (2 piece travel handle),

23) Parker 98R ( 4" handle and weighs 3 oz. whole razor wt)

24) Parker 91r (handle length 99mm, weight 80g (head+handle)

25) Parker 48R (handle length 91 mm, weight 96g (head+handle)

26) BRW Bull Mastiff Deluxe -

27) UFO Goliath -

316L Stainless Steel. 85 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 103 gr weight.

Red Bronze. 85 mm long. 15/15 mm caliber. 115 gr weight.

[vocalistbob]

I just bought Joris/Plisson #2. It's Palladium and Canadian walnut. I was leery about buying a wood-handled Joris/Plisson because I like heavier razors, but this one is a bit heftier than their all-wood handles..

[alex2363]

I just bought Joris/Plisson #2. It's Palladium and Canadian walnut. I was leery about buying a wood-handled Joris/Plisson because I like heavier razors, but this one is a bit heftier than their all-wood handles..

I have same one...u like the shave?

[vocalistbob]

Alex: I bought it used, so it's not here yet. I will update this thread on the shave quality and also the shave quality vs. my much heavier Palladium Spiral. Here's my dilemma: If this comes in an old "Joris" box, then I am going to have to call it a Joris rather than a Plisson or a J/P - not sure I am prepared emotionally to do so.

[alex2363]

Alex: I bought it used, so it's not here yet. I will update this thread on the shave quality and also the shave quality vs. my much heavier Palladium Spiral. Here's my dilemma: If this comes in an old "Joris" box, then I am going to have to call it a Joris rather than a Plisson or a J/P - not sure I am prepared emotionally to do so.

They are one of the same