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I haven't posted on SOTD for a while but I've done so today to review the Edward X Jacob razor, which most of us will know as the '£5 delivered off ebay razor with allegedly stainless steel handle'. I can't really comment on whether the handle is stainless steel or not as I just don't know enough about it. It is steel but until I've used it for a while I can't say if it will rust or tarnish. It has a 'smokey blush' to it, if that makes any sense?!
The balance of the razor seems pretty even. The head is not too heavy or light. Then handle was not slippery.
The blade clicks several times as the handle is tightened into the head and base plate.
I got a decent shave out of this with no nicks. I felt a little warmth from the blade but this could be because it is uncoated and I have sensitive skin, and it could be to do with the angle at which the head bends the blade.
I used the closed comb edge on one side of my face and the open comb edge on the other, although this may not have been the fairest test as I had only shaved 24 hours before so there wasn't much beard to comb. I didn't feel any differences between the two sides of the base plate. The blade exposure seem even across the width of the head.
There was a lot of audible feedback during the shave and a lot of blade feel. Neither of these things are my preference but I did get a decent result. A little sting from the alcohol-based aftershave.
I imagine most people would use the handle on their own preferred heads, and after this shave I probably will too, although I would revisit the head again with a different blade when I fancy a change.
The handle fits nicely on my short comb New head (probably the wrong name for it but hopefully you know what I mean) but didn't screw all the way into my Canadian Tech head.
Rating: 4 / 5
Razor: Edward X Jacob Open and closed comb head (£5 delivered, ebay)
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock Super Stainless "Green"
Brush: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Amber Aerolite Stygian Synthetic
Lather: Tabac Stick (tallow)
Aftershave: Puig Brummel aftershave lotion https://shavingbuddies.com/shave/653b72007561cd6e4046518e
The balance of the razor seems pretty even. The head is not too heavy or light. Then handle was not slippery.
The blade clicks several times as the handle is tightened into the head and base plate.
I got a decent shave out of this with no nicks. I felt a little warmth from the blade but this could be because it is uncoated and I have sensitive skin, and it could be to do with the angle at which the head bends the blade.
I used the closed comb edge on one side of my face and the open comb edge on the other, although this may not have been the fairest test as I had only shaved 24 hours before so there wasn't much beard to comb. I didn't feel any differences between the two sides of the base plate. The blade exposure seem even across the width of the head.
There was a lot of audible feedback during the shave and a lot of blade feel. Neither of these things are my preference but I did get a decent result. A little sting from the alcohol-based aftershave.
I imagine most people would use the handle on their own preferred heads, and after this shave I probably will too, although I would revisit the head again with a different blade when I fancy a change.
The handle fits nicely on my short comb New head (probably the wrong name for it but hopefully you know what I mean) but didn't screw all the way into my Canadian Tech head.
Rating: 4 / 5
Razor: Edward X Jacob Open and closed comb head (£5 delivered, ebay)
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock Super Stainless "Green"
Brush: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Amber Aerolite Stygian Synthetic
Lather: Tabac Stick (tallow)
Aftershave: Puig Brummel aftershave lotion https://shavingbuddies.com/shave/653b72007561cd6e4046518e
