Blackland GEM

NICE

Shane, this is a beautiful razor, very nicely balanced, perfect heft for me. I'm not very experienced with the GEM blades-I have a handful of the old GEM razors, but rarely use them. A shallow angle seemed to work well-very smooth and comfortable shave, very mild feeling, yet efficient. 3 pass and touch up BBS. Looking forward to more shaves to be more 'fluent' with the GEM blade.

Man, I love the design of the handle! Looks really cool! Nice pictures Michael P.

Shane, this is a beautiful razor, very nicely balanced, perfect heft for me. I'm not very experienced with the GEM blades-I have a handful of the old GEM razors, but rarely use them. A shallow angle seemed to work well-very smooth and comfortable shave, very mild feeling, yet efficient. 3 pass and touch up BBS. Looking forward to more shaves to be more 'fluent' with the GEM blade.

Happy to hear that, Michael!

Shane, this is a beautiful razor, very nicely balanced, perfect heft for me. I'm not very experienced with the GEM blades-I have a handful of the old GEM razors, but rarely use them. A shallow angle seemed to work well-very smooth and comfortable shave, very mild feeling, yet efficient. 3 pass and touch up BBS. Looking forward to more shaves to be more 'fluent' with the GEM blade.

Very nice, and that stand totally works

Got in my 2nd shave last night. I must say, it was even better than the first one. The GEM blade felt smoother to be honest. Don't know why, but it was a great 3 pass shave with no nics, weepers or even the slightest bit of irritation. Easy to get this razor racing around your face. Nimble and maneuverable for being made of stainless. A first timer can be shaving with this like a pro in no time. And the GEM blade is just great with this razor..... Great combo here.

Got in my 2nd shave last night. I must say, it was even better than the first one. The GEM blade felt smoother to be honest. Don't know why, but it was a great 3 pass shave with no nics, weepers or even the slightest bit of irritation. Easy to get this razor racing around your face. Nimble and maneuverable for being made of stainless. A first timer can be shaving with this like a pro in no time. And the GEM blade is just great with this razor..... Great combo here.

For whatever reason GEM blades get better after a shave or two. Some people like to palm strop them to smooth them out from the start.

Maiden shave with the Sabre this morning. Design, look and feel is brilliant. The feel is definitely mild but the efficiency is there. I have a very coarse beard so don't go by me, as I need 4 passes plus touchups to get a BBS even with the also brilliant Blackbird. It is, as advertised, milder than the Blackbird, similar in feel to the General and OneBlade. I still get a very close shave near BBS in my neck and BBS elsewhere. It is a very safe feeling razor--hard to nick yourself with. Overall I love it and will keep it in the rotation, but if Shane came up with an alternate baseplate that was moderate in aggression that would be awesome. I don't like overly aggressive razors --e.g., I could not stand the Rocnel SE-G so I would rather see it be milder but efficient than aggressive. Overall great job by Shane and Blackland!!

Ken

Maiden shave with the Sabre this morning.  Design, look and feel is brilliant. The feel is definitely mild but the efficiency is there.  I have a very coarse beard so don't go by me, as I need 4 passes plus touchups to get a BBS even with the also brilliant Blackbird.   It is, as advertised, milder than the Blackbird, similar in feel to the General and OneBlade.  I still get a very close shave near BBS in my neck and BBS elsewhere.   It is a very safe feeling razor--hard to nick yourself with.   Overall I love it and will keep it in the rotation, but if Shane came up with an alternate baseplate that was moderate in aggression that would be awesome.   I don't like overly aggressive razors --e.g., I could not stand the Rocnel SE-G so I would rather see it be milder but efficient than aggressive.  Overall great job by Shane and Blackland!!

Ken

Thank you, Ken! I appreciate the feedback. Some more aggressive base plates prototypes will be printed this week. We'll see where that goes.

That is great Shane! I think that will enable the Sabre to become like the Rockwell of GEM razors, essentially an adjustable GEM!!

Ken