Busy week so far, gone by 5:30 am, home by 11 pm. Got in bed after midnight and slept till 8 this morning. Can't run with the big dogs like I used to.
Trying to read during a break in the action, but it's hard to keep up on this thread.
Anyway......
Used my Travalong again this morning. Yesterday I was thinking, might have to focus this for a week or two to get it right. This morning, well that's not what's gonna happen, no need. I figured out how to set the head on the handle, that's half the battle. If anyone gets one of these, you snap the handle together, put your fore finger in between the two spines, grab the reast of it with the same hand, then use your finger to open the splines by pulling your finger in towards your hand, set the head on, relax your hand. The description seems more complicated than it is.
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I can change blades now with relative ease so a two blade shave is possible without bloodshed during blade changes.
Now this is a mild or inefficient razor so two passes even with a new Feather each pass isn't gonna get me where I like.
This time I went 3 full passes wth a 4th pass on the neck for the face shave. 3 full passes on the head shave with som minor touch up aroun the ears and top of the head. A shave I would expect fom a MMOC or slant, no. But very acceptable to say the least. Repositioning the grip on this razor is the most difficult thing for me. There is no cap to ride so to speak. Even so, you run this like any other DE razor. The head flatter than you would think first glance against the skin. Just enough tilt to make the thing cut.
Whoever made this thing made it for travle, mild yet compact. The reason I can see it didn't catch on is its weird to grip, definitely not the easiest thing to learn.
I used two Feathers alternated between passes, with the Arko, it shaved well for a mild child.
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Some may think, I'd never use one of those "scary" things on my face. Well, if you get the chance, but don't do it. Your missing out on a great razor. If I find another one, if the price isn't wildly out of line, it will come home with me
To all
Enjoy
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