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Nice one Paul, first impressions - too light maybe?View attachment 20458 View attachment 20453 I received my Hone 15a yesterday , nicely packaged in its black box with white sleeve with the company name Hone emblazoned on it.
When I opened the box and picked up the razor I thought wow this is light, if I did not know it was aluminium I would have thought it was some sort of plastic! I have the standard short handle as is my preference .
Not only will I be reviewing it as a stand alone razor but I will also be comparing it with it's older brother the Hone type 15 (brass)
Ok, on with the shave, because I'm comparing it to the 15 I will use the same blade as I use in in the 15 a Astra SP.
After my normal routine of hydration I whipped up some slick OSP spice road soap.
One my first pass WTG the only difference I noticed was the weight or lack of it , it was easy to use and felt good in hand although I must say I did not have any problems with its heavier brother. It seemed to remove the same amount of stubble.
Second pass ATG, one thing I noticed was a little drag from the top cap, not too much but it was not as slick as the brass cap.
This was not down to the soap I'm using, OSP is super slick so it's got to be the black finnish on the cap. Again about the same amount of stubble removed.
Third pass, ATG, again I felt just a little drag on my cheeks from the cap but not so bad that it ruined the shaving experience for me. Again my face felt the same as if I had been using the 15, a little clean up in the usual areas and shave done.
The 15a shaves very well indeed but not any better for me than the 15 does.
This may be down to the blade so tomorrow I will try a feather blade and see if this gives it the extra aggression we were promised.
The blade gap appears to be the same on both razors and when put side by side I am hard pressed to find any difference between the two razors apart from the top cap on the aluminium is ever so slightly thinner and the thread pitch is not the same, otherwise the same! ( apart from metals used )
Please feel free to ask me any questions and please remember this review is how I see the razor, it is my opinion and yours may differ.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's instalment. Over and out.
I don't know about too light, if you like a lightweight razor this would be great but I did not have issues with the weight of the brass Hone.Nice one Paul, first impressions - too light maybe?
Thank you Rob, so far all I can say is the 15a is a very good lightweight razor but for me the brass 15 has a lot more going for it.Finally got a chance to read your review...Anyone think I was at work.
Good write up and nice photos. So far the Brass Hone is favourite for my next purchase. It'll be interesting to hear your thoughts over the next 7 days.
It should not have surprised me so much after all the handle has the same coating and does not slip and slide with wet hand's.... Good for a razor handle but not so good for a top cap on a razor but fortunately it's not so bad as to make it unusable.I've noticed that some materials do tend to either slide or stick to the face / lather when shaving.
The heat retention means that you are shaving with a hot razor. I like that a lot. I also like the weight of the Type 15. It oozes class and quality. And it somehow feels slicker on the face. Overall it is more fun to shave with
I can not see that this new Hone is any defferent to the older one apart from the materials used, the weight and the cost. Although Andrew seemed to think otherwise.This is pretty much what I found for my 15/15a shave:
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