My Merkur 11 C open comb arrived and was waiting for me after work. It is the best finished Merkur I ever saw, even Slanty was asking about the shine. The goal was something more aggressive then my EJ, and less aggressive then my Slanty. So a long search ended, and another Merkur arrived. It was very pleasurable shaving through the stubble with the OC. I found it well balanced and the adjustment easy to make. That's why I went with another Merkur, same handle. Tomorrow is the test, a day shave after a night shave. I look forward to a good report. Today's shave was excellent.
I look forward to a good report aswell....I hope you get many great shaves with it....You know that was the razor of choice for James Bond in several of his books....He had the rebranded Hoffritz version but made by Merkur, same OC razor with the heavy handle...
thanx everyone. Didn't know about the James Bond connection Bird. And yep Aaron, by far the best plated Merkur I have ever seen.
Bob at BRW recommends to take the top off and then pull the 'twist-knob' straight out the end of the handle...Then take the washer that holds it in the handle off....Then the knob comes out just like a Gillette Single ring or Big Fellow....This makes it really easy for cleaning.....And Bob said that washer-clamp just scratches the inside of the handle... Check it out and let us know what you think...If you don't like it the washer goes right back on... BTW....the older vintage version didn't have the washer to begin with, thats how James Bond could hide stuff in the handle...lol
nice looking razor. i've been wanting an oc that's not as crazy aggressive as the r41. will watch for your review. enjoy
Wonderful. I have two mini reviews upp in the SOS for yesterday and today. I will write a little something here now