I have an R41 grand that serves me well. I currently prefer an Astra green in it, but I’m looking for ideas on other blades I might like in it. What blade do you like in your R41?
Wilkinson Sword saloon, Gillette Silver Blue, Gillette Nacet, just to name a few. My all time Favorite is Gillette Nacet. Sent from my iPhoneXR using Tapatalk
Honestly, most if not all blades do well for me with it. I use to like using derby, vdh, rockwell with this razor as they seemed to sharpen/smooth out with it vs using them in a mild razor such as a tech. But it totally takes any blade well for me. It may be the best razor in my den.
I was in a hurry but now I can expound a little bit more on this... My R41 is basically the only reason I keep Feather blades around. This combination is just really superb for me. Of course since I do have Feather blades, I use them every now and then in my other razors. But definitely if I didn't have the R41, I wouldn't have any Feather blades. There are a few other brand blades that I prefer over Feather in all of my other razors, and all of them are pretty good also in the R41. Voskhod, Parker Premium Platinum, BIC, vintage Schick Krona Chrome... All very good blades in the R41 as well.
I tried a feather tonight and I was surprised and pleased how smooth it was. I expected it to be rough. I did have good prep which is unusual, but it definitely got me thinking about feathers.
It really is rather surprising considering how aggressive this razor is. But my thinking is, if you don't rush, it's an amazing result.
