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10-20-2016, 12:17 AM #1
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Thanked: 169The scales are hysterically cheap.. I need to have a think about where to start. I don't think 1k is probably wise as a jumping off point. I may try to set the bevel on a fast coticule. I don't want 1k scratches on such a thin blade that seems hard. Seems like it would be asking for chips
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10-20-2016, 01:53 AM #2
I would assume that this is made by the same Samsung that now makes the smartphones. They're family has been a big name in Korea for a few generations an I understand.
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10-20-2016, 02:24 AM #3
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Fun comparison of packaging
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10-20-2016, 03:20 AM #4
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Thanked: 4822That is very close. Amazing, however I find it odd that a Korean company would imitate a Japanese company with the cultural tensions that exist there.
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10-20-2016, 03:36 AM #5
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10-20-2016, 04:37 AM #6
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Thanked: 4822True. Sometimes it is also that they may have been made to be spiteful too. We made one very similar, except ours are way better. I can see that thrown out there with a little attitude to accompany it. I had not really thought of it like that until you said Gillette and Russia together in the same sentence. It is a nice razor all the same. I have not used it a lot, but it seems to have held it's edge that it came with fairly well.
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10-20-2016, 04:39 AM #7
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Thanked: 169I find it interesting as a design in the sense that it is fully trying to mimic a hollow ground, not be high strung and really stiff the way a french or swedish fb would be
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10-20-2016, 04:41 AM #8
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Thanked: 169The russian copies of the gillettes are pretty shockingly bad. The polish wizamet adjustable copy is excellent.