Let me know what you think about it, hope you like itWell, you "set the hook". I just ordered one w/ free shipping here in the New World.
So to summarise, you think the Futur is a "dreadful object", and you want to buy a milder, non adjustable razor that looks at first glance - in my eyes - like a FuturI am quite impressed by the look of this one for the travel bag
No more DE's for me though....... Well....... May be...... I can't...... I will be struck dead.
True, but least the clone only cost me a few quid and does at least now shave in a straight line after some tweaks There is zero chance I'd have been interested in the original at over £50 thoughI don't want to buy anything. But temptation can get the better of me. Fortunately I was swayed more by the AP brass handle with a big Cashmere.
The Companion looks suave and elegant. The Futur looks like and behaves like a hammer.
...The Companion looks suave and elegant...
Yep mate, basically I’m using the muhle in my daily rotation shaving razor. I can confirm what I said in the previous posts...Well Machete17, any more further usage & thoughts? Mine won't be here until Fri. (In theory).
So your feeling was completely different than mine...in my personal mild rankings is between the henson medium and the leaf twig.Shave #1 in the books.
Out of the gate I just want to say that this razor is not IMO milder than the R89. No sir, I was stunned by the amount of blade "feel" as I was expecting a "cream puff" style exposure shave. Boy was I all wet!! I used my R89 handle as the OEM one that came with the razor is simply too ungainly for me. YMMV. However, the OEM one is very well made with a nifty method of attaching the lanyard.
Someone in Germany has put some thought into this razor. Although it has the aforementioned blade "feel" the resultant shave is DFS to DFS+. I think that if I pushed it I could get BBS, but I don't strive nor need that and quite frankly anyone looking to buy this razor is assuredly not seeking as such as well. I did make a few strokes ATG and it managed well, FWIW.
The head had no trouble under the nose nor flushing up sideburns. On another note, the blade is really locked into place by some tabs that look like they could hold back a bull!! I sensed zero "chatter".
I used a new Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus blade for the shave.
So your feeling was completely different than mine...in my personal mild rankings is between the henson medium and the leaf twig.
The angle is very intuitive in my opinionI do not own nor have used either of those so I cannot objectively comment. I will add that I had no problem finding the "window" of angle on this razor.