2021/22 Rocnel Sailor Adjustable

I want to try one of these if for no other reason than to be able to say "well, today I shaved with Thor's Hammer, what'd you do?  Yeah, that's what I thought." 

It's very tempting, and looks like an amazing razor - but a 75mm handle - shorter than any razor I have - does it feel well proportioned?

It's very tempting, and looks like an amazing razor - but a 75mm handle - shorter than any razor I have - does it feel well proportioned?

I’ll add a second opinion on this on Tuesday. Mines currently sitting at the post office around the corner from me.

I've used a 75mm handle on some vintage gillettes...but they are usually lighter and more svelte.

It's very tempting, and looks like an amazing razor - but a 75mm handle - shorter than any razor I have - does it feel well proportioned?

It does to me, yes...and 75mm is by far the shortest handle I use. I have an 80mm Wolf hand but I dont use it much. The vast majority of my other handles are 98mm.

Maybe the larger dia of the Sailor makes the handle length less noticeable? I dunno but ive not really had any issues.

Just got mine in. Will follow up tonight

Mine should arrive Tmw

A few photos. Some initial thoughts. VERY comfortable to hold. The 50 gram reduction in weight from the 2020 is great. The grip seems to be improved as well. Cant put my finger on why. Could be the weight reduction alone, but possibly a reduction in polish here or marginally deeper tooling.  The box is up there with some nicer watches I own. A small detail I noticed immediately from LOOT 's photos, and have now confirmed in person, is the variation in texture and finishing throughout this razor. Its extremely subtle yet thoughtful. It adds richness and breaks up the monotone finishes I see with most razors. The mirror polished sides of the head, contrasting with the brushed grain top. The transitions between elements are not abrupt and the portions as segmented really nicely. The reduction in head thickness also matches nicely with the proportions of the new handle length. 

A few photos. Some initial thoughts. VERY comfortable to hold. The 50 gram reduction in weight from the 2020 is great. The grip seems to be improved as well. Cant put my finger on why. Could be the weight reduction alone, but possibly a reduction in polish here or marginally deeper tooling.  The box is up there with some nicer watches I own. A small detail I noticed immediately from LOOT 's photos, and have now confirmed in person, is the variation in texture and finishing throughout this razor. Its extremely subtle yet thoughtful. It adds richness and breaks up the monotone finishes I see with most razors. The mirror polished sides of the head, contrasting with the brushed grain top. The transitions between elements are not abrupt and the portions as segmented really nicely. The reduction in head thickness also matches nicely with the proportions of the new handle length. 

Beautiful, congrats! Now I can't wait to hear how you like the shave. Looking at your pictures, I notice the bottom of the baseplate is flat. My prototype is not. Interesting. Balance would shift, not by much. Throw it on a scale sometime?

Beautiful, congrats! Now I can't wait to hear how you like the shave.  Looking at your pictures, I notice the bottom of the baseplate is flat. My prototype is not. Interesting. Balance would shift, not by much. Throw it on a scale sometime?

OH! I see it now. Looking at it in elevation definitely seems to have lost some curvature from the ends towards the middle. Wonder what led to that revision?

Mines 135G on the dot. My 2020 is 188 grams.