It's the future Toby. The combination of that blade click and space age materials is what separates the vintage from the newThe blade clicks in?
It's the future Toby. The combination of that blade click and space age materials is what separates the vintage from the newThe blade clicks in?
Looks fine going by those photos Mike. Operator error
Yeah Think your right mateLooks fine going by those photos Mike. Operator error
Respect it as assertive for your next shave, maybe start on 1 and you'll soon be enjoying it
Quality vintage razors didn't need some click to hold the blade, new stuff will never catch up to proper vintage brass razors. It's like the blues, the best stuff comes from dead guys.It's the future Toby. The combination of that blade click and space age materials is what separates the vintage from the new
Well had another shave with the rex
couldn't help myself
initially i was going to leave it until tomorrow then i decided to change my blade to the feather
then i couldn't wait.
This time iv changed the blade to a Voskhod, and armed with some Ariana & Evans Asian pear i went for it. Number 1 setting only and 100% a better shave.
still not perfect, still a few weepers but still 100% better than the day before.
If i was being honest i don't think my face was ready for a shave after the scalping i gave myself yesterday lol but what the hell your only young once
Great advice i'll give it a go,Stick with it Mike, remember also you are using a weghted razor with a shorter handle.
Try riding the cap and teaching yourself the new shave angle, start just off the blade and smoothly drop the handle in small increments until cutting stubble, this will allow your eye - hand co-ordination dial in for the different geometry.
I change my razors out a lot and do this as a matter of course for the first strokes, muscle memory then takes over.
You can make the most aggressive razors behave themselves doing this.
PS
I dont think the REX is an aggressive razor you just need to familiarise yourself with a new shave angle. I am sure in a week or so you will be singing the "KING OF RAZORS' the praise it deserves.
Quality vintage razors didn't need some click to hold the blade, new stuff will never catch up to proper vintage brass razors. It's like the blues, the best stuff comes from dead guys.
Incredible specs are meaningless on a handheld razorblade holder.The newer artisan razors are held to incredible specs that in the old days only costly & labor intensive hand fitting could have done, which as we know wasn't. That said, the main factors of blade gap/exposure are where the rubber meets the road. Anything else is mere "gravy". I love my RazoRock .68 Game Changer, but I'd be lying if I said the actual resultant shave was better than what I can achieve with a vintage Tech. Technology however marches on.
Incredible specs are meaningless on a handheld razorblade holder.
I agree with the principle of what you're saying but I'd argue that the Rex was probably the hot razor of late 2018 / early 2019. A few others have come and gone since. I think we still talk about the Rex as it's an excellent design - one that will probably endearingly endure among us enthusiasts. They're that well built, I'd be happy to use mine for self defence!I have no doubt that the Rex is a superb razor. However, as has with other premium DE razors over the years, eg ATT, Timeless, Ikon etc the Rex is currently the HOT razor of 2020 and many folks will be buying it for that reason alone, how ever much they kid themselves otherwise!
I have no doubt that the Rex is a superb razor. However, as has with other premium DE razors over the years, eg ATT, Timeless, Ikon etc the Rex is currently the HOT razor of 2020 and many folks will be buying it for that reason alone, how ever much they kid themselves otherwise!