Thanks for the recommendation, always up for something new. I had nothing against the Hoffritz, just seemed to be a lot of other razors (mostly SE and injectors mind you) giving me better shaves. The SR71 I found ridiculously heavy for no good reason and had suspicions about build quality.@jmudrick - Those two are both essentially the same head as the Merkur 37: the Hoffritz was made for Hoffritz by Merkur, and the SR-71 slant is a Merkur clone and for all I know is made by Merkur.
If you want to try something different, I would recommend the iKon X3, a slant, or the iKon 102, a diagonal. Both are slicing razors, but exceptionally comfortable on the face and very efficient.
I'll put the X3 head on the lookout list. You're right about the SR71, more an issue of handling than weight itself, but I'll admit a bias against very heavy razors which don't work well for me as head shavers.@jmudrick - There are some who really like a heavy razor. I find it is okay but some redundant, particularly for a slant. And I find the SR-71 handle feels (to me) stubby: too short for its diameter and weight. If it were 1/2" longer—or even 1/4" longer—I would like it better. The iKon X3 would probably be the better choice: some have said the 102 clogs (never for me) or that the optimal angle range is narrow. The X3 is particularly interest because for me it has no blade feel at all, yet is is extremely efficient.
That said, YMMV seems to infect razors along with everything else. But the X3 head by itself is not expensive, if you happen to have a spare handle. You might ask Connaught Shaving if they have the X3 head available by itself instead of as a complete razor.
Always happy to help native English speakers with a bit of linguistics@riverrun - Just the look of them seems enough to get newbies on edge. But I like the idea: "slicing razors" and "chopping razors" seems pretty clear. And then with "chopping razors" you have the bar-guard type and the comb-guard type, and within those the adjustable and the non-adjustable. With "slicing razors" you have slants and diagonals. That seems to work.
Except that there are of course. The ATT S2 is an open comb slant, as is the PAA slant. Plenty more examples if you're willing to go vintage: Fasan, Valencia, Merkur, all East-German Fasan-derivatives.I'm not sure why bar-guard and comb-guard need to be restricted to "chopping razors". Just because there is no current example of an open comb "slicing razor"?
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