A few weeks ago @BBS contacted me to see if I could make a cap for his FAMEX. It sounded like a nice little challenge. So he sent me the razor. When I saw the razor, I said to myself. Self this is one SEXY RAZOR. I knew right then I had to make one. So here is my version minus a nice handle. I just ordered a brass handle from west coast shaving. The 77BH For now I will be using my Durham Duplex handle. None of my Gillette’s have the hole tapped deep enough. Here it is fresh off the machine. I will polish it up later if it shaves. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Sigh.... more T. White unobtanium. Beautiful work tho. Unobtanium by T. White sounds like a really ritzy cologne, however.
A freakin' wizard is what he is. Tom that brass is thin enough to compress the cage just like the thinner gauge original?
Incredible work again, Tom!! No surprise as your previous creations have all been masterpieces. Well done!
Yes. This is due to the cutter I had available. I did not want to try and get the teeth to thin when machining. I just finished the shave. Mind you I have not shaved with a DE in over 2 years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Razor: TOMX Blade: Super Iridium Brush: WDC6 Soap: @americanshamrock Menthol AS: Vintage AV MENTHOL So here goes a blow by blow. I inserted the blade and screwed the cap down to full contact, then gave an 1/8 turn to snug it up. I faced lathered the in readable soap. First stroke. Wow this thing is smooth. Zero blade chatter on over 3 days growth. I did both cheeks and chin before I rinsed the razor. Then finished my neck. A quick splash of water on my hands and went forth to check pass 1. Very good reduction and only 1 rinse. A true lather catcher trait. Pass 2 all South to North. Same 1 rinse. Checked the results and really nice reduction. It was a CCS at this point. Pass 3 going crazy angles to match my growth layout for ATG. Once again wet my hand and check for stragglers. Just a few under the jaw. I finished with a near BBS. I am very pleased with the results of this razor. I might just start using a DE on occasion. Time to polish up this little sexy ride. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Thanks Jim. I will need to keep my head low so Fuzzy doesn’t hit me with a brick for falling of the SE wagon Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
I can't thank @twhite enough for help with rescuing the famex by making a new cap for it. Normally I wouldn't even bother but this razor just grabs your attention the way it is designed from the form to the function. If it holds true to other French razors I've used one efficient but aggressive s.o.b. of a shaver. The original cap assuming they mixed famex base plates with SOS caps was broken in pieces. The new cap should be even better than the original since twhite made it out of brass while the SOS one was some sort of zinc or pot metal. Some before it goes out to be re-plated pictures will be forthcoming once it arrives along with a few shaves.
