Blackland announces new Tradere Razors

Received it yesterday and went with its first shave tonight. Just a few sentences on feel, fit, fitment and quality of product & shave. First is this is an exceptionally produced razor with near mirror like quality finish. Tooling marks from the end mill are ever so slight and barely noticeable, that’s how good of a polishing job was done at least on my razor. But, if you’re looking for them you will see them. To me it’s insignificant as the overall look of the razor is superb. Another thing is that the razor head assembly is BIG. Perhaps one of the bigger head units in my collection. But, that enclosed look with the ridges on the covered end tabs is just beautifully done. Finger & thumb fit in the end recesses nearly naturally once lifting the top cap to reveal the stepped base plate which is another thing of beauty. The blade fits precisely into the top cap with barely any wiggle seen with the bottom plate fitting precisely into it. Grab the gorgeous handle and turn it onto the top cap stud smoothly and with minimal effort. It’s a classy and unique looking piece of kit once loaded and ready to go. The handle has some length to it and once put together it’s a tall razor. Balance is quite nice with pretty good weight distribution but, I feel it has a bit more weight biased to the top which is fine by me. Knurling is not as deep or pronounced as say a Rex Ambassador but, it’s more than sufficient to keep a good grip on it with nice tactile feel as well. If it falls out of ones hands, it’s because your all thumbs, period.


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Great first impressions Gus, now you got me thinking.

Following on GlazedBoker's review, yeah, the long handle helps balance out the large head so that proportionally the razor looks balanced. As such, the head may be big, but it doesn't look like it in the pictures.

The head doesn't seem particularly large to me. On the other hand, I am a regular user of both the Pils and the iKon S3S, both of which have similar head geometry. So I'm completely used to it.

It's all about perspective. I agree that the long handle works with this type of head, which reminds me that I absolutely have to try the S3S head on my newly acquired Wolfman handle.

How would guys compare the polish on the razor? Thanks in advance!

Paradigm, Wolfman (basic), Tradere.

That's a great comparison image. Thanks for posting. Tells me all I need to know (and saves me some coin).

Pretty happy with the Tradere OC shaves I've had so far!

Great first impressions Gus, now you got me thinking.

After Gus”s excellent as always review.. Yeah your not the only one. I’m thinking of getting the SB to replace the one I sold a couple of years ago as I have the original 1st Gen OC but damn this new High polished version is very tempting !

Thanks a lot Gus! Lol

The head doesn't seem particularly large to me.  On the other hand, I am a regular user of both the Pils and the iKon S3S, both of which have similar head geometry.  So I'm completely used to it. 

It's all about perspective.  I agree that the long handle works with this type of head, which reminds me that I absolutely have to try the S3S head on my newly acquired Wolfman handle.

Can someone post a picture of the new Tradere next to other razors to give an idea of size (head and handle)?

Following on GlazedBoker's review, yeah, the long handle helps balance out the large head so that proportionally the razor looks balanced. As such, the head may be big, but it doesn't look like it in the pictures.

The head is actually not as tall as the Timeless head. It is a bit longer, however, than the Game Changer head, which is the only other head I own that covers the blade tabs.

The head doesn't seem particularly large to me.  On the other hand, I am a regular user of both the Pils and the iKon S3S, both of which have similar head geometry.  So I'm completely used to it. 

It's all about perspective.  I agree that the long handle works with this type of head, which reminds me that I absolutely have to try the S3S head on my newly acquired Wolfman handle.

Can someone post a picture of the new Tradere next to other razors to give an idea of size (head and handle)?

Wolfman, Tradere, Timeless. There's no getting around it's a big head.


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Thanks for the picture