They're cast aluminium, as are the Ikon "aly" heads. I have several of their handles, in both aluminium (machined), stainless and titanium. It was quite a relief to be able to buy these from a UK supplier, as I had previously gone through the arduous experience of commissioning a handle or two from UFO in Spain. The website for the latter is no more, so I presume that they are no longer in operation.That slant head is rather nice. Fairly mild, Tech level for me. I don't think they're machined, but quite reasonably well made.
They also list these in their eBay store:
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I don't know whether they're machined or cast and then coated either, but the coating isn't very durable.
I had the open comb variant and I think it's the only razor I ever returned (other than one with a misadvertised Amazon listing). It was very aggressive, perhaps even more than the PAA Evolution DOC, and I find the Evolution more aggressive than the R41 and dscosmetics Z0. I'd rather use a shavette instead.
Perhaps the slant and the safety bar heads are more forgiving shavers, though.
They're lovely things, and a lot of work and skill to make. I seem to recall that another forum member had a handle, possibly more than one, made for him by his machinist dad. I have one made by an amateur machinist in Norfolk, which at 128 grammes, is more like an offensive weapon, but guaranteed to give added "oomph" to any lightweight aluminium razor head.Red Horseman, who used to post here, was a true artisan who machined handles at work during his lunch break, personally ... not outsourcing the work like today's "artisans". We're not just talking lathing a few cuts and knurling onto some rod, he made these lovely stem handles:
Is £12.99 reasonable for a 3D printed handle? I do like the form factor, and the Ocean Waste option is a great idea. Could stick a decent head on it, and off we go.
It seems pretty reasonable to me. It's apparently 10cm long, which is a sensible length, and has, from the picture, a brass ferrule inset.
Those are fabulous and yes, he was a true artisan. I still have and use mine:Red Horseman, who used to post here, was a true artisan who machined handles at work during his lunch break, personally ... not outsourcing the work like today's "artisans". We're not just talking lathing a few cuts and knurling onto some rod, he made these lovely stem handles:
These are superb handles from Red Horseman. I did consider asking him to make something special for me, but dithered and then forgot. More fool, me.
That’s a stunner.