NOVember!!!
November 1 - Stalling for time
Razor - Qshave Futur Clone
Blade -
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Soap - Stirling Barbershop
Brush - Jayaruh #54
Post - Alum
It's the alternate focus to start NOVember for me. Two packages still in transit for my planned focus. One finally arrived in NYC over the weekend and left Connecticut today to head west. The other is still in between Moscow and NYC. Looks like the Qshave razor and I are going to get well acquainted, and that's perfectly fine.
I have used this razor a few times but hadn't focused on it yet. It comes with 5 blades, made in the USA (don't know where but I'm hunting) and they are Titanium coated, so they say at least. There's no branding or anything else on the blades themselves.
I chose setting 2 for the razor to start the month. That puts the gap just over the Fatboy/Slim on 9. I noticed Rick went all out for #6 on his clone today and seemed to do well overall, especially given the circumstances. I decided on Stirling Barbershop with the JR54 to get the ridiculously easy lather. Seriously - instant lather nearly as fast as a can of goop but oh so much better.
Two impressions. As for the razor it is heavy but not hard to control. I let the weight of the razor do all the work. Getting the angle wasn't too tough but holding it is a bit of a challenge compared to most. That funky head tends to throw me off just a bit. It provides a nice audible feedback so you know when you're on target. The #2 setting was effective and comfortable, but you know there's a gap. No doubt about that. As for the blade, well, I'll say it's ok. I'm not overly impressed. Kind of ordinary. It did do the job without pulling or tugging but there are certainly better blades out there. Still, I finished with a near-BBS after two passes and some fumbling for touchups trying to get the angle right. Nothing to complain about.
I want to give one of the blades a trial through a Gillette Adjustable at some point just to see what's there by the standard I'm used to. In the meantime I'll give this blade at least another day before switching to something I trust. All in all a good start to the month!
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