Last June I decided to join the Wolfman razor waiting list and my number was called a few weeks ago. It was a very long wait, more than I anticipated, but it didn't bother me much. I'm guilty of wanting instant gratification, so it was actually kind of nice to put it out of mind and be excited when my turn came.
I asked James for a polished stainless steel slant bar with a standard gap. I've been really fond of my Bulldog handle length so I asked if he could do the same and he said it wouldn't be a problem. I know super light aluminum razors are en vogue right now, but I didn't like the light feel of the Fat Boy Tech, so I stuck with stainless steel.
Fit and finish on first glance were absolutely top notch. No flaws in the polish that I could find, although I haven't looked too hard. It looks like chrome almost. There is no wiggle room for the blade at all. The design seems very solid compared to most other razors.
I've tried a number of razors and settled on a Weber stainless as my only razor. The Feather AS-D2 was beautiful but a bit too mild forcing me to apply pressure and causing irritation. The Above the Tie M1 was also beautiful and felt great during the shave but I had more irritation afterwards. The Weber has an intuitive shave angle and I get "DFS" shaves every day with little irritation.
Initially, I thought the Wolfman was going to be far too aggressive. The blade is exposed slightly more than I'm used to, kind of like a bit more aggressive Feather. I could feel it scraping a bit when I gave it a quick dry test on the check last night. The blade doesn't seem to be as angled in the razor so it requires tilting the handle slight more parallel to the ground.
Anticipating a bit of disappointment, I lathered up with my Shavemac 2-band silvertip and Fine AB soap. I did two passes, WTG and ATG just as I always do. Surprisingly, the razor didn't feel anywhere near as aggressive in use. Again, I had to use a bit steeper shave angle but it was not unintuitive, even with my muscle memory trained to the Weber. It did feel the tiniest bit more aggressive during the shave but not uncomfortable. It felt like it did a great job slicing the whiskers, especially on the ATG pass.
Irritation after the shave is my true test, and splashing on Speick there was very little burn. No "hot spots" like I will sometimes get with the Weber. Rubbing my hands around the face it definitely felt closer than the Weber as well. I need to give it a good long test run but right now I'm very impressed.
I'll try and get some pictures later today.
I asked James for a polished stainless steel slant bar with a standard gap. I've been really fond of my Bulldog handle length so I asked if he could do the same and he said it wouldn't be a problem. I know super light aluminum razors are en vogue right now, but I didn't like the light feel of the Fat Boy Tech, so I stuck with stainless steel.
Fit and finish on first glance were absolutely top notch. No flaws in the polish that I could find, although I haven't looked too hard. It looks like chrome almost. There is no wiggle room for the blade at all. The design seems very solid compared to most other razors.
I've tried a number of razors and settled on a Weber stainless as my only razor. The Feather AS-D2 was beautiful but a bit too mild forcing me to apply pressure and causing irritation. The Above the Tie M1 was also beautiful and felt great during the shave but I had more irritation afterwards. The Weber has an intuitive shave angle and I get "DFS" shaves every day with little irritation.
Initially, I thought the Wolfman was going to be far too aggressive. The blade is exposed slightly more than I'm used to, kind of like a bit more aggressive Feather. I could feel it scraping a bit when I gave it a quick dry test on the check last night. The blade doesn't seem to be as angled in the razor so it requires tilting the handle slight more parallel to the ground.
Anticipating a bit of disappointment, I lathered up with my Shavemac 2-band silvertip and Fine AB soap. I did two passes, WTG and ATG just as I always do. Surprisingly, the razor didn't feel anywhere near as aggressive in use. Again, I had to use a bit steeper shave angle but it was not unintuitive, even with my muscle memory trained to the Weber. It did feel the tiniest bit more aggressive during the shave but not uncomfortable. It felt like it did a great job slicing the whiskers, especially on the ATG pass.
Irritation after the shave is my true test, and splashing on Speick there was very little burn. No "hot spots" like I will sometimes get with the Weber. Rubbing my hands around the face it definitely felt closer than the Weber as well. I need to give it a good long test run but right now I'm very impressed.
I'll try and get some pictures later today.
