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Great review!SOTD 11-Dec
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Brush: AP Lemon Drop 26mm Boar
Soap: Fine American Blend
Razor: Wolfman WR3 & Blackland Sabre L2
Blade: GEM PTFE (4)
Post: Cold Water and Fine American Blend
Well thought I would do a small comparison on day 4. One side all WR3 the other all Sabre. Again I've put it under spoiler, so if you're not interested just ignore.
Build quality, I'm not an engineer or a machinist but the WR3 perhaps feels a little more solid, but they both feel bomb proof. The post on the Sabre is obviously a minor concern for longevity but if it wasn't the way it was it would lose a lot of its appeal being a smaller form, and to-date I've had no issues.
I won't compare the finish, I purposefully went for the machined finish on the Sabre so it wouldn't be fair. This WR3 is the standard finish and it is nice, even though wolfman are primarily known for polish I would still be more than happy with the standard.
General aesthetics, this is a tricky one. I love industrial designs so the WR3 appeals somewhat, the Sabre is nice enough but I think it's more function over form - the obvious priority. Handle wise, the wolfman wins out for me. This obviously isn't linked solely to this head alone so for comparison purposes of the format it doesn't really matter.
Blade loading, the Sabre is a lot easier to load as the post obviously goes through the blade. That's not to say the WR3 is difficult, but when I load it with the edge sitting in front of the posts the back end of the blade is raised off the plate, so when putting the top cap on if I knock the blade slightly it shifts out of position. This may be me having a special moment and there's a more straightforward way of doing it.
I'm not going to get into details with 'blade feel' as frankly my skin isn't so sensitive that I can tell minor differences, which in itself says something. Possibly, and I say possibly, the WR3 may have a little more feel. The weight on the WR3 head I like, this puts it ahead of the Sabre for myself. But in the actual shave finish and skin feel afterwards, nothing between them for me.
Manoeuvrability, not even a question, the Sabre is the one. The head on the WR3 has a lot of empty space at the back end to house the post which obviously increases the size.
If I was offered both for free which would I go for, I think it would have to be the Sabre for me. Though I will likely be getting myself on the list at some point for the WR2 and this handle as I was impressed with the workmanship.
I'm done with the standard head now, so I'll try the prototype (brace myself!) over the next couple of days then I'll clean it up and make arrangements to get it sent to the next lucky recipient.
Hope everyone has a grand day!
Cheers
Marc
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