Originally Posted by
JimR
Ok...I've got 4 razors from the same guy, who honed all of them.
Three of these razors are all very similar in profile, roughly 4/8 half hollow square points. One is a Solingen, one is maybe Japanese and one is a Genco. This is a pretty good basis for comparison, right?
So can anyone explain WHY my Genco shaves are just jawdroppingly great--so much better than the other blades? Seriously, a 2 pass shave with this razor is closer, smoother, and more comfortable than any other razor I have, especially the other two similar blades. Why on earth would that be? Did the guy just have a good hone day on this one razor? Is there something in the steel that makes it that much better than the others? Or are Gencos just magical mystery shavers?
I don't know what it is, but I like it. I got a 2-pass 99% BBS shave in 15 minutes today, with 0 irritation and 0 nicks. Part of that might be the La Toja sensitive cream, but I wasn't getting that 4 days ago with the big old Cornetta I got from the same guy...