Where can I find your post for tomorrow @Darkbulb? SOTD? Have fun my friend, it looks vastly improved and beautifully finished.
Rockwell 6s ("v 2.0") - Shave Report 1 out 2 This morning I used the new Rockwell 6s " v 2.0" that I received earlier in the week. As showed earlier in this thread there is a significant difference between the earlier version and what is being issued today. I'm happy to say that so far all of these changes appears to be positive ones. I decided to ease my way into the razor by starting with the least aggressive base plates: 1, 2 and 3. Base plate 1: Extremely mild. To the point where you doubt there is a blade in the razor. If there would be a 0.5 setting on a Gillette Slim this is how it would shave. I actually think that the 'new' Base plate 1 is even less aggressive and/or less efficient than the old design was (my v 1.0 thoughts on Base plate 1 here) I rather quickly, within half a face decided to change it up and mounted the next plate.. Base plate 2: Big difference. There was even some audible feedback now. It shaved but still very much on the mild side. Not a bad base plate as all - just not as efficient as I'd like for a razor to feel (it was leaving quite some stubble in it's wake). The aggressiveness and efficiency of base plate 2 seemed to be very much in line with how the v1.0 plate worked (My v1.0 thoughts on base plate 2 here) I switched out the next plate for my ATG pass..so cue; Base plate 3: I was rather surprised by this base plate as I had expected the step from 2 to 3 to be as significant as going from 1 to 2 but it was a rather subtle change and if I had to do a blind shave I am not completely convinced that I would had been able to tell the two apart. Looking back at my write-up of my thoughts on v1.0 base plate 3 it appears as if v2.0 is held back a bit and might be a bit less aggressive/efficient. Quick day 1 conclusions: Vast improvements in fit, finish and feel. Even though the v2.0 handle has a much less pronounced knurling it still felt very stable and secure during the shave and actually a bit more comfortable and 'refined' than its predecessor. Base plates 1-3 were not my favorites on v1.0 and that may be the same for v2.0 I don't "blame" the razor for that at all - I simply prefer a bit more bark in my razor so I am really excited to try out plates 4-6 on Monday to see how they deliver.
Thank you for the review - sounds promising! Mine will be here on Monday - looking forward to my first shave
Received my new razor this past week, they fixed all previous flaws. New razor looks and shave great, usually shave with plate 3, you won't be disappointed.
Rockwell 6s ("v 2.0") - Shave Report 2 out 2 Yesterday I decided to try out the remaining three base plates 4,5 and 6. I actually hadn't shaved since Friday (Monday was a lazy President's day) so I threw almost four days of stubble at the razor. Base Plate 4 Nice comfortable shave. I do once again feel as if that plates have been made a bit less aggressive than the first version though. It shaved well but was not a significant, to me, change from base plate number 3 - so I changed it up... Base Plate 5: Ah, now we're getting somewhere! This plate felt efficient but it also had a bit of a bark to it.. If I didn't pay full attention it could probably bite. My favorite plate so far. Nice audible feed back as well. Base Plate 6: I wanted to try out base plate 6 during the same shave as well so that I had a fresh memory of what I was comparing it to. Hands down the most aggressive of the plates. Funny thing though - I didn't feel as if it was a lot more 'efficient' as far as stubble removal goes compared to plate 5. Overall comments: After having gone through all six plates now I have three overall comments; - Huge improvement in quality and finish on this model vs the first one, - The plates appears, to me, to be overall a bit milder compared to v 1.0. That's not necessarily a bad thing as you still have six plates with the sixth barking quite loudly at you, and - I am a plate 4.5 guy
Thank you @Darkbulb your reviews were nicely written and humerous. I've been looking at this razor for a while and this was a huge help.
Thank you for the follow up review. I am still waiting for my replacement. Your experiences are what I kind of expected based on the new plate/gap measurements compared to V1. Overall it sounds like big improvement and look forward to getting mine to compare my results to yours.
Got mine last week - and I like it I can't really compare it to the first version because I did not have one, but according to the pictures I have seen quality and finish is way better than with version 1. With the exception of the stand though - it has a few marks, the bottom is not level and there is a sharp edge on the underside. So basically it was unusable right out of the box, because it had a wobble. I attached some small self-adhesive rubber-pads and now it's okay. I don't have much to add on the subject of shave quality - @Darkbulb's review is pretty much spot-on. #1 is too mild for my taste as well - and I also think that there's not much difference in efficiency between 5 and 6, although 6 appears to be quite a bit more aggressive than 5. I think my favorite plate is #4. And I'd choose #2 for a hangover morning
I have been using mine for around 3-4 days, its a very good shave and looks really sleek. I do not have the same problem with the stand though, maybe you should contact them so they can send you another one.
I did - they answered promptly, apologized and will send a new stand. That's what I call fantastic customer service
