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...which on the right hand side we can see that the American Tech remained pretty much unchanged pre-War to post-War (8 to 9).
Out of curiosity - how much different are you finding the shave hybrid tech gives you to flat bottom tech? I got the latter and love it, but also heard good stuff about the elusive hybrid techI have an extensive collection of Techs (alas, none spare or you'd be more than welcome to it) and consider the following the ones that I most enjoy ...
Pre-WW2 American (Brass) < look for the triangular drain holes; brass is just lovely on the face (8 in the picture)
1940s British Flat Bottom (Nickel) < it's a pretty flat plate with two slots (6 in the picture)
1930s?1940s? British Hybrid Tech (mine is Rhodium re-plated) < look for the raised part under the bottom plate (7 in the picture)
From: https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/co...illette-connoisseurs.54816/page-3#post-840172
The point of the picture (for that thread) was to sho how the 'New' morphed into the British Tech (left), which on the right hand side we can see that the American Tech remained pretty much unchanged pre-War to post-War (8 to 9).
You like the 1950s model, right @Bogeyman (9 in the picture).
Out of curiosity - how much different are you finding the shave hybrid tech gives you to flat bottom tech? I got the latter and love it, but also heard good stuff about the elusive hybrid tech
Haha! It's a tough one to answer ...Out of curiosity - how much different are you finding the shave hybrid tech gives you to flat bottom tech? I got the latter and love it, but also heard good stuff about the elusive hybrid tech
Thanks Paul - that is quite interesting! I think if occasion pops up (for the right price) I’ll grab one . With my FBT I do wish the head was slightly heavier (actually I wish that with all techs I’ve used) so that one might be a winner in that department! Thanks a lot for the insightHaha! It's a tough one to answer ...
The short answer is: they're the same geometry at the working end. They shave the same. Any marginal difference, say in weight, would be compensated by the shaver's hand/wrist in use.
The long answer is akin to, say, differences between wine vintages and the shape of the glass that you drink it from. We are, of course, absolutely (and in reality) splitting hairs here, but placed side by side I'd pick the Hybrid. Why? The only material difference is that it is slightly heavier in the head (18g vs 13g, so 5g* heavier), which might make a difference, sorta like the Rocket HD vs the Parat. The truth of the matter is more likely that it's rarer, which makes the shave sweeter ... that je ne sait quoi which only eloquent language can determine a difference.
That said, it is a very nice razor. Mine is replated in rhodium and I like to sit the (slightly heavier head) onto a slightly heavier handle, in my case the Weber Bulldog in stainless. I think that handle really suits the weight and gives the razor a modern look and appeal.
* g = grams ... you know, because of the metric system. In our case, for the sake of our friends over the Atlantic, g = units of Gillette
It would be hard to find a "bad" Tech, I prefer all brass for weight and balance, but they all work.Thanks Paul - that is quite interesting! I think if occasion pops up (for the right price) I’ll grab one . With my FBT I do wish the head was slightly heavier (actually I wish that with all techs I’ve used) so that one might be a winner in that department! Thanks a lot for the insight
...The truth of the matter is more likely that it's rarer, which makes the shave sweeter ... that je ne sait quoi which only eloquent language can determine a difference...
pre-War (number 8)Great thread!
I have a question too.
Which brass Tech is the most of efficient (or rather "aggressive") of the bunch?
pre-War (number 8)
... or course if you sand the nickel off any British FB and take a smidge of the brass off as well, you'll be in for a treat!
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