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@Shavejourneybadger Thank you very much. I am really pleased you are happy with the Type 15. I'm glad it has already made an impression, even though it is pre-used. And I look forward to hearing some more thoughts after a couple more shaves.@Hone well the Natalie Portman of razors arrived Saturday and had my first shave this morning,
I was Impressed with the look of the razor it didn't disappoint!! I love the way the blade curves and fits in perfectly, the head geometry works beautifully!
Yes it is heavy and I'm going to hold judgement on that until I have a few more shaves, but the positives of it being heavy in my mind are theses.....it's weight makes you conscious of the movements you are making, this is the first time in a few months I've really concentrated on my angles and how I hold a razor, I loved the razor, and it's made me fall in love with de shaving again, not that I'd fallen out of love but I'd become viewing it as a chore and today's shave was enjoyable!!
Andrew @Hone you should be proud of this, you've also given alot of time and effort into replying to people on this forum and I'm very impressed with that, shows you really care about your product and want people to enjoy using it!!
I'll post another review of shave number 2
I recently bought a used one @Hone, it is a very pleasing razor to hold and look at, however I have to agree with its mildness. To me it's not merely mild, it (to be frank) flatters to deceive, as I run it across my beard, I can hear it cutting hair and I can see the dark speckles in the lather, yet the amount cut seems to be microscopic because running my hand over my beard, one the first, second, third or fourth pass, still finds more hair left than I would have thought possible. Having said that, the Hone is the only razor I could ever attempt four or even five full passes. At the moment my best way of getting the most out of it is two passes WTG then two ATG.
Is there possibly a more permanent fix to increase the aggressiveness slightly other than using a shim made from a doctored blade?
When the Aluminium versions are ready (there have been a couple of small delays... soon!!) I might try and get one into your hands to see what you make of the slight changes (they are quite minor hence why sticking with the 15 moniker) I felt it needed it as the effect of the weight of the brass was gone, but it might make all the difference for you. I can then work from there.Thank you @Hone. I'm not asking to entirely change the nature of it, my favourite razors are mostly on the mild side, particularly the Techs.
For me the level of mildness is perfect, with a polsilver si blade and three passes and a clean up pass I got bbs...Hello @Uncle Bertie, thank you for your thoughts . As the Type 15 was the first razor I certainly eer'd on the side of caution with the aggressiveness, and it is a very mild razor. (This might also say something about my razor preference too). This feedback on feel will influence where future versions are going where I will offer a more aggressive razor. Indeed at the moment I am working on the Type 15 A, (the aluminium version) I have made slight change to the cap to bring in a bit more blade feel (it is needed with the reduction in weight too) but still staying in the mild end of the spectrum. Its a tough call as for some people that level of mildness is something that they have been searching for and does make it an 'everyday' razor for some.
Let me see what it might take to really put some aggression into the Type 15 without needing an entirely new razor and get back to this thread.