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Audiolab said:If he is doing these in low volume and still "tweaking" the design the costs will be higher than the item in mass production. I don't know if the price is worth it but I guess you either pay it or you don't. As with any item if no one buys it the vendor then has to sell for less, reduce costs or ditch the product. I have a Pils and the Ikon does look very similar which is no bad thing; the addition of a knurled handle may suit some people more but the brushed finish Pils I have doesn't slip in my hands so for me knurled is purely an aesthetic preference (or not). To see how good it is as a razor you would need to shave with one; the level of aggressiveness and a few other factors will determine whether it suits you or not.
The more people producing DE's the merrier, competition is good for the users and I welcome it. Just a shame it is quite an investment to find out otherwise I would probably buy one.
I always was gullibleMikael said:Others that manufactors DE razors don´t use stainless steel and that´s one factor (it´s much more expensive as a material) ... another is to get people to talk about your razors :lol:
iKon said:
FrenchBlade said:It's almost the price of a new PILS, and for me, I'd take the real deal over a copy anyday.
As was stated (correct me if I'm wrong), these are now CNC milled, , so the whole "artisan" bit goes out the window in my opinion.
But as they say, anything is worth the price someone is willing to pay for it, so good luck to Greg.
(he might need the money when PILS hits him with a lawsuit)
Max
Well the Ikon is very much a copy of the pils, and I presume they have some sort of copyright on the design.49er said:A lawsuit for what?
Max, I take your point about the CNC milling. However, I think there's a fair bit of hand finishing and polishing (certainly on the Bulldogs) and that can be a fair bit of work on stainless steel - not just a question of popping it in a mill with abrasives.FrenchBlade said:As was stated (correct me if I'm wrong), these are now CNC milled, , so the whole "artisan" bit goes out the window in my opinion.
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