The importance of a handle

wintoid · Thursday November 19, 2015

chris.hale said:
The iKon Bulldog II is hands down my favourite, classic looks, ideal size and good grip. It's currently enjoying a long-term relationship with my Wolfman OC head.

Interestingly, that's almost exactly the same size as the Atlas, which seemed to work so well with my Wolfman OC head.

Bechet · Thursday November 19, 2015

Get yourself an Epee handle - makes all the difference to any head because the balance is so good.

wintoid · Thursday November 19, 2015

Bechet said:
Get yourself an Epee handle - makes all the difference to any head because the balance is so good.

What is an Epee handle? Epee is french for sword, that's all I know from my schoolboy french

Bechet · Thursday November 19, 2015

It is a handle based on the balance of an epee - dreamed up by our very own Paul @pjgh. A search should get you more info if you are interested.

wintoid · Monday November 23, 2015

Interestingly (for me anyway), I was watching myself with the Atlas handle, and I noticed it's too short for me to have anywhere to put my little finger. So I swapped back to the stock Wolfman handle, and made a concerted effort to fold my little finger away and not touch the handle with it.

Great shave! No stings from the alum at all.

So I think I may have solved a mystery, at least in terms of my own shaving.

pjgh · Monday November 23, 2015

wintoid said:
What is an Epee handle? Epee is french for sword, that's all I know from my schoolboy french

Yes, that's a foil. The principle is for a long and counterweighted handle. In use, I tend to hold by the pommel end, thus pommelling.

... look at the chap on the left and see how far back his hand is on the handle, a practice widespread in epee fencing and frowned upon by non-pommellers!