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Hello All,
I just received my Filarmonica Corte Cabello razor. It has some sort of black rubber around the tang of the blade which unfortunately has stained the scales black.
What I'm wondering, and don't tease me for being silly, is whether I'm supposed to remove the rubber? I assume I am but I just want to be sure.
My second question is what purpose does such a rubber piece serve?
Thanks,
Stultsy
Better grip. I'd leave it and clean the scales.
As was just mentioned, yes the intended function is grip. Whether or not you want to remove it is purely a matter of aesthetics. I've never had a razor with a rubber covered tang, but I believe most guys do cut it off.
It's your razor, so do what makes you happy. But the rubber is original to the razor, and if you take it off you can't put it back on. I would leave it on, as I believe it was intended to be left there.
Leave it on, it is there to provide extra grip. And it works very vell at that. It makes the flip easier on the strop as well.
I have the same on a few Especial para barbas duras I own. I like the rubber thingy on them.
The only one of mine who has discolored the scales is a green one. I have no idea why, all the others show no sign of it.
On the black ones I honestly don't know if it has leaked color, but it wouldn't show anyway. :)
What color are your scales?
BTW - where are the pics??!!
Personally I'd leave it on..its there for a reason and adds charachter to that razor. I wouldn't think of taking mine off my EPBD unless it got all ratty looking. But in the end it's really up to you and what you like :) And like Ryan said..pics! lol
Hey,
I've decided that I will be leaving the rubber on the tang.
The scales are red Birnando.
I'm at work but I took some phone pictures. As soon as they come through on my email I'll upload them. It's painfully slow for some reason
Puma used to use the rubber too. The only issue is if you get it wet it's near impossible to get under the rubber to dry it off and over time it will turn black.
i'm still waiting for the photos to come through!! I will put them up as soon as I get them.
Take a bit of extra time to clean around the rubber after the shave. Like TBS said, it will turn black around it and may rust. The rubber is a moisture trap. I still wouldn't cut it off. Just dry well with a tissue and try not to get the tang wet while shaving.
Hey Fellas,
here are the pics of the razor! for some reason my phone likes to take pics that are 1.5 mb. pretty good quality phone camera.
Enjoy!
Stultsy
I see what you mean about the rubber on the tang area. I imagined it more on the tail end (where your fingers rest). I don't think I've ever seen rubber that thick on a razor, but then again I'm more of a shaver than a collector. As I said it's basically a matter of aesthetics, I'd cut it off myself but it's entirely up to you.
a true beauty, something most of us would LOVE to have
id leave the rubber... give it a go and see how it feels shaving with it!
Thanks for the pictures.
That rubber is exactly the same as on the EPBD, it just looks a bit bigger due to the relatively smaller blade.
I would never take that off, it adds grip and character to the razor.
Forgive me for possibly being a little ignorant on this (I'm a 'New Guy') but... isn't a Filarmonica Corte Cabello used (by old fashioned Barbers I would guess?) for hair cutting not shaving??? The reason I ask is that 'Corte Cabello' translates to 'Cut Hair'.
Just asking...
WP34
erm... might be. I'm going to use it for shaving. never really considered that it might be for something other than shaving!
It is good steel, it will shave, i'm sure!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stultstastic
It could be, but technically when shaving it is still cutting hair. It might just be one of those things that sounds strange because of a translation. In other words "Same thing only different."Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfpack34
I did a little searching, and your right. This blade is a 4/8 and it can be used for a 'razor-cut' haircut by a good Barber or as a shaver. I also found this: "Note the rubber finger grip - this model was produced for salons where the barber may have had wet hands, and the rubber gives a good grip."Quote:
Originally Posted by ats200
WP34
Awesome thanks for the info. I've wondered why sometimes razors had the rubber 'grips' instead of jimps like most models
thanks for the update on the rubber grip! I was really wondering about that!!!
No Problem...It was simply a 'need to know' search as much for myself as anything else. But glad I could help...Quote:
Originally Posted by ats200