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Ruminations on the Edge
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Today, it looks like Henson only has two models on the website the AL13 and the AL13-M. No +++. Did they change the line up?
No, you've got to buy the +++ at a retailer.
They're retailer exclusive!
I bought mine at Maggard and I think The Razor Company has them as well.
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Aha! Why is that? Seems odd they don’t sell it directly.
Their bread & butter is not the wet shaving enthusiast!
It's the people that are coming from cartridge razors (mild users!) So they've made the +++ exclusive to retailers.
It's weird!
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Makes sense.
What a great thought. I’d add shave plane, but that’s probably getting into diminishing returns.
We all know there’s a ton of factors that go into razor performance (exposure, gap, rigidity, angle, weight, so on) and that’s just the hardware.
My guess is when we look back 5 years from now, gap, exposure and rigidity will be the “big three” factors we use to describe razors. Blade rigidity is starting to seem (to me) like the on-base percentage from Moneyball.
Henson sells the Ti in all three levels themselves. They made a decision to only sell the aluminum in mild and medium and let third-parties sell the aggressive. Lots of vendors have it.
That’s super interesting. So the exposure is large enough that you can basically over-ride the shave angle? That’s pretty cool
You can override the shave angle on the AL13+, too. It’s got positive exposure and the rest is up to you. I usually use a steep angle so I’m done quicker. A steep angle on an AL13+ isn’t at all steep.
Interesting. Thanks for that. I started with the mild, taking a fixed angle approach. When I picked up the others, I just stuck to the fixed angle. Learn something new every day!
Ti-22...
You cannot use that kind of language here on B&B, young man!
That’s super interesting. So the exposure is large enough that you can basically over-ride the shave angle? That’s pretty cool
You aren't overriding the shave angle, the aggressive has a relatively large exposure, you're just using the angle range it gives you. At first the exposure of the +++ was too much for me, so I stuck with the ++, but as I worked on my technique it became easier. The blade rigidity really helps. Now if I keep it on the shallow end I can get a BBS shave with zero feedback, not even warmth after applying post shave alcohol-based astringent. The lighter weight of Al or Ti helps me keep the lightest touch.
Got it, and much appreciated.
I probably need to slow down on RAD for a month or so, but I’m going to put the Henson aggressive on the list!
Darn, too late to edit. Hope nobody else sees
my blasphemous post!
Forgive me brethren!
That's not allowed here!
I guess the Tedalus is off the list then...
Or get it 15% off on sale at Pasteur’s Pharmacy today?
Saw these posts and it caught my interest. I notice that the +++ also seems to have a slightly more profiled face on the cap, which might lead to more available angles. Notice the slightly curved shape of the edge in the aggressive (dark grey), versus the straight edge on the non-aggressive (light grey). I don't have an aggressive myself, but have seen one. Hope to try one eventually and see how it does/feels compared to my +!
