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Must say, thats an impressive first write up for this little jem. Absolute respect to Tom for having the gumption to forge ahead with this, and getting it right by this account
After my First WTG Pass..
Todays Shave Set Up..
Three Shaving Pass Routine..
Hot Water prep & massage with Coconut Oil
Toms V 2 Adjustable Injector
NOS Dutch Made Schick Chromium Blade New
Kent BK2 Pure Badger Brush
French Monsavon Bol Tallow Soap
Thayers Original Witch Hazel
Well..My Ugly Mug Survived Folks....I loaded an NOS Dutch made Schick into Toms Injector..I had to transfer the blade into a Chinese Schick Magazine because the NOS one wouldn't fit...This is quite common because this magazine doesn't Fit some of my PAL & Personna Injectors either..The Chinese magazine fits perfectly & the blade loaded as easy as any other injector..Plenty of clearance to clear the stops..Smooth as Silk..I decided to Go with the NOTSO Comb which for the purpose's of this write up I will refer to it as the Middle Setting...The combs are very easily removed for adjusting this razor...I can see why Tom stuck with the thumb screw design..It works very well & even adds to the look of the razor...It doesn't get in the way in any shape or form..Its perfect in every way..
On my first ATG Pass the V 2 Injector on the middle setting as you can see from the pic above just about blew away 3 days worth of whiskers..I ended up with a mixed BBS/DFS Result..I was Gobsmacked to say the least..The angle of the V 2 Injector is somewhat closer to a Schick Repeater than a Schick Injector but not quite..I would say that the angle of the handle sits somewhere in between..This razor is very quiet indeed..Its about as quiet as the PAL Adjustable I reckon & this initially impressed me because I have found that the Injectors with least audible feedback are indeed the most efficient.. I knew I was in for one darn fine shave the second I touched my face with it..I could have walked away with a DFS after my first ATG Pass with a couple of touch ups..
The V 2 Injector gets under the nose with ease and shaves ATG on the top lip with ease..This injector is smoother than a Schick Type E 2 & the PAL Adjustable..It might even be smoother than the Schick Type D & believe me folks that's saying something ..The open comb design feels like a smooth comb..It slid over my face as smooth as icing on a cake..Its so smooth that you think its not doing anything.. The V2 Injector is almost Ghost Like..The shaving angle for a lot of folks I reckon might not be as intuitive as they are used to..I talk about the "Shy Girl"..This is a Listening mans Injector for sure..Like the PAL Adjustable its very subtle..It might even be more subtle than the PAL Adjustable.That said..Those Dutch Blades are quite subtle as well..I reckon it will be more intuitive with a Chinese Blade..Time will tell..
Going ATG with this injector is just a pleasure..I would suggest that the V 2 is about as aggressive as the PAL Adjustable on the 3 Quartet setting or something like the Schick E 2..It will be interesting to see what its like with the WILD Comb & of course Twin Blades..The V 2 is as manoeuvrable as a Hoover..It almost feels like its Hoovering up your face..Its just so Darn Smooth..I ended up with an all over Dolphin Smooth BBS result..Toms Injector is as efficient as any injector in my collection and I have the best of them..It might even be the safest safety razor that I have used in my entire life..
Billy
Yeah...Its a Cracker...It takes Twins as well..I will tell you something else..With the Combo I used there it shaves as efficiently as an Injector with Twin blades..Its also got a more aggressive comb...It will be interesting for sure..Sounds like a special piece of kit mate. very envious, can't wait for the next few shaves with different blades and settings.
Ok.
As @Billyfergie has lived thru the first shave. It is on to stage 2. I will be making a few more to pass around state side& Canada if there are any interested.
I will need to figure out how to do a pass around.
Tom
Does anyone know where Billy lives?Yeah...Its a Cracker...It takes Twins as well...........it shaves as efficiently as an Injector with Twin blades..Its also got a more aggressive comb.........
Billy
Or take a steam powered horse-automaton carriage through Victorian LondonBlimey ............ If BIlly's that impressed, I'm sold already
Addendum: The more I look at that razor ......... The more I feel like playing Bioshock ........
Tom is going to send another version 3 One Piece design Model that he posted up there the other day for the pass around..He is sending it over next week sometime..He is making some minor adjustments as well..Does anyone know where Billy lives?
I think we may have to get a posse together to pry this one out of his hands to achieve anything like a passaround.
Tom started this Wee project as a challenge for himself...That was his goal..He has made it clear that he is not rushing into anything too Hasty at the present time..Are there any plans to put this into mass production at some point?
Fair enough.Tom started this Wee project as a challenge for himself...That was his goal..He has made it clear that he is not rushing into anything too Hasty at the present time..
Billy
AllTom started this Wee project as a challenge for himself...That was his goal..He has made it clear that he is not rushing into anything too Hasty at the present time..
Billy
Booger me Billy - what with that pic I thought you were going to shave with water straight from the seaMy Ugly Mug..
Todays Shave Set Up..
Here is Todays Shave Set Up..I will Report back later..Here is my Mug shot of how I was encase I don't make it..
Billy
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