Round 3

This round's razor is a vintage TI 69 frameback. The razor was finished on an Escher. The blade measures @5/8 at the heel and @7/8 at the toe. I have seen a comment that the slant on the blade makes the guillotine stroke with a straight north to south pass. I tend to agree.

I shaved with this razor five times. The SRP member who gave me the razor had remarked that the razor felt light. My scale weighed it at 52 g. The weight and balance during shaving was very good. I never felt the need to correct or compensate for weight being in the wrong place. During the shave the edge felt really, really smooth. I was pleasently surprised by just how smooth. These past five shaves were right up there with smoothest shaves I've experienced. Stropping was awkward, however. The wide and thin tang felt different from my other razors and I really had to focus on finger placement.

Overall TI 69 is a fantastic shaving razor. I look forward to it coming up again in the rotation. Vintage razors finished on an Escher have become my preferred razor.

Sorry, my phone is out of commision so I can't upload any photos.