Thread: It's Here!

Originally Posted by WhiteLion

I've got to tell you David, that is one of the weirdest looking razors I have ever seen! That's not a smile, it's a great big GRIN!!!!

I'm really happy for you that the razor arrived and your first impressions are favorable. I hope you get many enjoyable shaves from it in the years to come.

Randy

Thanks Randy.

No question about it - it's not your average blade. I think that's the attraction for me. That it shaves so well is icing on the cake as it were.

Shave two went great! It's fun using the scathing motion this blade forces you to use! Seriously it's fun! Especially in the neck area. The weight of it creates an awesome motion while at work as well too. It's truly a fun blade to shave with!

Of note though - as with any shorty, it can be a challenge to see where you are sometimes. This rears it's head for me the most when I am trying to do "line work" in the side-burn area. This blade is no exception and with it's smile, it causes even greater issues for me in this area. I struggled on my right side today, but by the time I got to the left there was no issue.

Another issue of note is that with such a pronounced smile, one needs to be just a touch more careful when first placing the blade onto your face. It's not a big issue really, but you don't have the distribution of a three or even two inch blade. The initial area that's touching your face is quite small with that smile going on lol.

That is to say that you can't just pull this blade off the shelf and use it like any other. This thing has personality lol. And needs to be used differently than other razors. I think that's why I am having so much fun with it. I am not sure if it's any harder than any other straight - it's just different. Especially if you haven't used blades with smiles before - which is the case for me.

Anyway - I hope it's clear how much fun I have been having. I think I am going to try putting it on the old finishing stone and apply the paste regime that I normally do for all my other razors before my next shave. That will make me more able to talk to the sharpness of the blade.

I don't think I would 'enjoy' shaving with so short a blade. It is a great looking piece though. For those who have a goatee or a beard to shave around it would probably be perfect.

Vids, man, vids!

Hey, it would also be perfect to slice off a piece of an ear if that was your preference.

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

Vids, man, vids!

I haven't mastered the whole play-doe stuff yet to make my wrists look bigger yet MLA - soon!

I wanna see this blade in action!

Originally Posted by earcutter

Of note though - as with any shorty, it can be a challenge to see where you are sometimes. This rears it's head for me the most when I am trying to do "line work" in the side-burn area. This blade is no exception and with it's smile, it causes even greater issues for me in this area. I struggled on my right side today, but by the time I got to the left there was no issue.

In my last post I decided to hold my tongue lest I jinx you. But I KNEW that "Grin" you euphemistically call a "smile" was going to be a bear around the side burns. That blade and your user name give me the heebie-jeebies. Watch those ears friend.

Randy

Having never shaved with a smile, I never knew it would really impact blade placement. I am really glad I read this thread. How is the stropping/honing for such a blade? Same? I gotta say though, that thing looks wicked. Can't wait for you to post some vids of it in action. Might have yourself a little promo thread here, lol

I don't know about doing it with a blade as short as that one, but in shaving with smiling blades, such as the RW SRP LE, it is only a matter of using the point end of the blade and tilting it so that it is straight in the sideburn area. That is what works for me. YMMV.