Prep: Hot shower and L'oreal Charcoal face wash
Razor: Rockwell 6C (4/3/5)
Razor blade: Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
Brush: Saponificio Varesino
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Manna di Sicilia
Post: Thayers witch hazel and Fine American Blend
OK onto the razor....deep breath.
I thought it best to get a shave with this as there seems a lot of interest in it.
First off, fit and finish. In a word, excellent.
The blade is secured and clamped down very reassuringly. The is a lot of blade overhang though.
The knurling is great and gives plenty of grip.
The chrome is close to flawless. See the close up below:
Now onto to the business end.
I started with plate 4 and used a brand new Gillette 7 o'clock yellow.
First pass (WTG): A lot of blade feel, which really surprised me and not particularly smooth especially round the top lip and chin.
Second pass (AXTG):
Changed the base plate to 3 to see if I could reduce the blade feel. Not much difference in blade feel but a tad smoother. This was more to do with finding the right angle than anything else. It wasn't very efficient either.
Pass 3 (ATG):
Seen as I was struggling to reduce the stubble I went up to base plate 5. Things started to improve and there seemed to be less blade feel and it was smoother which I thought was odd.
Pass 4 (touch-ups): A number of touch-ups but after I rinsed my face it was one of the closest shaves I've had.
I did catch myself with the overhang of the blade though.
This was my first outing with this razor so it's only understandable there was a lot of swapping around of plates. I will need to try a few different blades and plate combinations as I didn't think the Gillette was a great match.
I also found the head quite bulkhead and it was a bit tricky under the nose.
To be continued......
Come on did you expect anything else from Mr fussy?
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