Blackland announces new Tradere Razors

JimmyH I appreciate your experience with the SB. I wasn’t sure if It would work for me as I also don’t care for many mild razors but this sounds promising. I look forward to hearing your thoughts comparing the OC and the SB

FWIW JimmyH,  I feel the same as Shavemd.  IMO there is a difference between "mild" and "tepid".  I think the AS-D2 is excellently designed and made,  but it is a tepid design, and generally speaking not for me.  OTOH, based on everything I'm reading, the Gen 2 SB Tradere sounds mild but efficient.  Frankly, I like that.

Thanks for the great pictures of the original.

I must say, the lines on the cap give the razor an Art Deco look.

1940’s-style...seems to me.

With the kind of shine Shane will apply...I’ll bet it’s going to be stunning too...

Yesterdays shave test of the Tradere 1st gen OC, and the WR2 DC had me curious as to how the Tradere 2nd gen SB would perform.

Thanks JimmyH, nice review. Ok, here I go again....any opinions on which Wolfman gap you could peg the Tradere SB's performance to?

Yesterdays shave test of the Tradere 1st gen OC, and the WR2 DC had me curious as to how the Tradere 2nd gen SB would perform.

Thanks JimmyH, nice review. Ok, here I go again....any opinions on which Wolfman gap you could peg the Tradere SB's performance to?

Off the top of my head, figuratively speaking ... I'd say the .74. Not carved in stone though. I want to try it again with a new Feather blade. I'm going to bite the bullet and wait until tomorrow when I have 2 days growth to shave. I'll do a 1/2 Tradere SB, and a half WR1 DC .74.

It’s going to be an expensive fall I think...

Just did a quick two pass Shave Off early this morning using my 1st Gen OC and my Charcoal Goods Level 3 OC as I thought it’s a razor a lot of members can relate to. I wanted to use my WR1. 94 DC as I really wanted to revisit the Shave Off I did months ago but it is out on lend to a member. So I Loaded both with new hand strop Feather blades as I wanted to get the max efficiency out these two and Feathers are also my favorite blades. 
I split my face into 4 section as I normally do when I’m doing a Shave Off to keep things fair as my right side of my face and neck are a lot more difficult to shave as I have a real bad a** nasty cowlick and some weird beard growth on my lower jawline and also on my neck. The whole left side is about as normal and predictable as it could be. So the old saying about us being made in halves certainly fits my face & Neck. So both razors get one of the 4 sections on my right side and one on the left to make things fair. 

Anyway I did both a WTG and XTG pass and I find that when I’m using my CG L 3 I tend to ride the open comb for the best results and for me it makes the razor much smoother than using a steep angle as far as face feel goes and I usually ride the top cap with the Tradere and it becomes a really smooth shaver for a razor as efficient as it is. For those that don’t know me I do a lot of skin stretching so I’m pretty much shaving a smooth landscape all the time which on it's own smoothes out the shave for me. Don’t get me wrong both have a decent amount of blade feel . The blade feel diminishes about 25% on the 2nd pass both razors but more noticeable with the Tradere which has the lesser blade feel of the two. So both gave me a solid BBS shave but after doing a quick cotton test after rinsing and drying my face the cotton told me the Tradere got me what I refer to as a level 2 BBS and the CG a level 1 that’s also been confirmed now that it’s been 8 hrs since I’ve shaved. 

Also I had a little feedback from the Alum stick which is very unusual for me no matter what razors I use but I have to attribute it to the So Cal Hipster Shave Soap as it just didn’t have the residual slickness that I’m used to when using my top tier soaps and the CG was taking all the latter with it with each stroke. I bought the soap & AS cause I liked the scent but I think I’ll use it with less efficient razors from now on. 

Anyway based on the Shave Offs I did before I’m gonna say that I’m thinking at this point I’m agreeing with what most members on here have said in regards to how the Tradere 1st Gen OC compares to the Wolfman WR1 94 DC and WR2 1.25 OC as I’ve found both Wolfman razors to be bit more efficient than a CG L3. At least for me they are. I’ll confirm that once my 2 Wolfies are back home again. Just guessing but I think my 1.35 Titanium WR2 will be a bit more efficient than the Tradere and again I’ll confirm that moving forward.  

Off the top of my head, figuratively speaking ... I'd say the .74. Not carved in stone though. I want to try it again with a new Feather blade. I'm going to bite the bullet and wait until tomorrow when I have 2 days growth to shave. I'll do a 1/2 Tradere SB, and a half WR1 DC .74.

Let's talk manoeuvrability for a second.
Razors like CG, WR1 and even Blackbird have excellent access to the upper lip area due
to the low profile heads. Would you say Tradere does about the same? I see that the head extends
a little beyond the corners of the blade on either side...I sometimes use the blade corners to get
at. the growth under the outer nostrils. Does the Tradere head facilitate this easily?

In my opinion the Tradere for its weight has great maneuverability and as far as the blade edges being covered and affecting getting into the nooks and crannies I’ve personally not had any issues at all and in fact in this last Shave Off I just did I wanted to point out that even though the head on the CG L 3 has a slightly smaller profile head the Tradere was much easier to shave around my mouth and was also noticeably smoother and that I believe is because of the way blade sits in the CG which also gives it more blade feel.  Although the head profile is not as small as let’s say a Gillette Tech, Paradigm 17 4 or either Wolfman heads it presents no problem getting into those tricky spots and believe me I have my fair share of them.

In my opinion the Tradere for its weight has great maneuverability and as far as the blade edges being covered and affecting getting into the nooks and crannies I’ve personally not had any issues at all and in fact in this last Shave Off I just did I wanted to point out that even though the head on the CG L 3 has a slightly smaller profile head the Tradere was much easier to shave around my mouth and was also noticeably smoother and that I believe is because of the way blade sits in the CG which also gives it more blade feel.  Although the head profile is not as small as let’s say a Gillette Tech, Paradigm 17 4 or either Wolfman heads it presents no problem getting into those tricky spots and believe me I have my fair share of them.

That’s good to know. I’m glad he’s bringing the Tradere back, but I’ve been debating if I’m even interested since I found out it covers the blade tabs. I sold my Rex because of that. It made it feel too bulky to me. Based on your comments, I’m hoping  the Tradere will be better.

Off the top of my head, figuratively speaking ... I'd say the .74. Not carved in stone though. I want to try it again with a new Feather blade. I'm going to bite the bullet and wait until tomorrow when I have 2 days growth to shave. I'll do a 1/2 Tradere SB, and a half WR1 DC .74.

Let's talk manoeuvrability for a second.
Razors like CG, WR1 and even Blackbird have excellent access to the upper lip area due
to the low profile heads. Would you say Tradere does about the same? I see that the head extends
a little beyond the corners of the blade on either side...I sometimes use the blade corners to get
at. the growth under the outer nostrils. Does the Tradere head facilitate this easily?

I agree with Dragonsbeard's assessment. I sport a Clark Gable style mustache, and trimming between it and the nose on my upper lip, around the nostrils, is paramount. The Tradere accomplishes this task well enough that I have no negative impressions about it. If that were not so I probably would have sold it shortly after I first got it.