Thread: TI LE 00144 arrived

I guess I am just too picky but I am starting to think that I should really stop looking for that perfect razor... and disregard the looks, just focusing on the shave quality / experience... but it bugs me to find issues!

To start with, gold pic just looks ugly with the blond horn. Dark horn would look much better. This is a purely aesthetical concern, but for this kind of money one might as well feel aesthetic pleasure just looking at it. Then, the gold wash is actually scratched already... Might as well be gone, for all I care... Blade is not perfectly centered between the scales when closed, half the crown is missing on the tang stamp, the wedge between the scales is plastic! PLASTIC!

I have not shaved for more than a week, so I'll hone it tonight and try it... Had 4 other razors I have not tried yet and one more I tried once but touched up shave ready and was wondering what to choose from these 5... All of them should be somewhere at the top of my rotation. But now I guess I have to give this one a go, unless I decide my beard requires a bigger blade

Sorry to hear that Ivo. Bad cenering can be hazardous to the edge. May be grounds for returning the razor.

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Sorry to hear that Ivo. Bad cenering can be hazardous to the edge. May be grounds for returning the razor.

Really?

Listen to this: I took a look and it seems now the spine is centered between the scales. HOWEVER, the edge is like 1.5mm from the right scale and 3+mm from the left scale. Whaddaya know, I took a more careful look and believe now that the edge is not centered in the middle of the spine. The slope angles are gifferent on both sides from spine side to edge... I understand this is hand-forged, and maybe this is OK? Not sure what to do...

Ivo

Send it back. Mine is perfectly centered and has clean stamping. I'm not sure about the end wedge, I assumed it was horn but I'll have to double check. My scales are blonde-and-black, and very attractive.

You should let them know in no uncertain terms that you will NOT be paying good money for sloppy workmanship.

My scales are the same, Michael.

I really hate to send it back but I guess I will. There is also the issue that the intentionally left hand forging impressions differ on both sides by at least 1cm.

Why on earth do they want to send out product like this???

Thanks
Ivo

Wine was on sale the day they made it?

I don't think TI makes a perfect razor. Mine wasn't, it's got a slight looseness in the pivot when it's opened 180 degrees that I haven't yet fixed, and there was a very slight frown on the last 1/4 inch at the spike tip that I had to remove on the norton. And the spine on these things is just the most bizarre thing I've ever seen on a razor, I don't know what the heck they were smoking when they decided this was a good idea. But I still can't get over how insanely great this razor is.

Anyway, send it back to Classic (or wherever) and get them to send you a new one. It probably won't be perfect either, but it will hopefully be close enough.

Originally Posted by mparker762

Wine was on sale that day?

I love wine and would be OK if this were a $20 - 60 razor...

A true story from the time when my gramps did his residency in France... Came across a patient with all symptoms of cirrhosis. After examining him, he tried to determine the cause. Asked him whether he drank and the patient told him in an outraged tone "Heavens no, doctor ". My gramps paused for a sec got an insight and asked the patient "How much wine do you drink per day?" The patient nonchalantely said "7 liters"

Whaaa? I can take vodka and whiskey and stuff but 7 liters of wine would kill me...