Henson Al13 Razor - From the Guys Who Brought You The ISS

Sounds like a crappy business decision to me. Limited edition aggressive razor that you had to sign up for via a podcast?

The Henson has been re-designed with many improvements.  The new design is up on their site, in the Mild and Medium models.
Question:  Has anyone who is familiar with the first version, shaved with this new version (as a prototype tester)?

The Henson has been re-designed with many improvements.  The new design is up on their site, in the Mild and Medium models.
Question:  Has anyone who is familiar with the first version, shaved with this new version (as a prototype tester)?

Looks like they have rounded the corners of the base plate. Will be interesting to try it out and see how it compares to the original design.

The Henson has been re-designed with many improvements.  The new design is up on their site, in the Mild and Medium models.
Question:  Has anyone who is familiar with the first version, shaved with this new version (as a prototype tester)?

I have the Medium v1, and the v2 is currently in transit.

The Henson v1 isn't my favorite razor or even top 3, but I bought the v2 simply because I want to see how it shaves compared to the v1.

The Henson has been re-designed with many improvements.  The new design is up on their site, in the Mild and Medium models.
Question:  Has anyone who is familiar with the first version, shaved with this new version (as a prototype tester)?

I have the Medium v1, and the v2 is currently in transit.

The Henson v1 isn't my favorite razor or even top 3, but I bought the v2 simply because I want to see how it shaves compared to the v1.

Looking forward to seeing your thoughts.

First shave with V2 Medium (Tan) tonight. I used a new Gillette Rubie blade and Godrej Lime Cream with a dash of Body Shop Maca Root Aloe cream to improve performance.
I am glad to report that the V2 shaves 98% the same as the V1. There was no change to the Henson technique, and the shave results were the same as the V1...to perfect BBS. Essentially, no difference in handling, and efficiency is the same. A drama free shave with no weepers, cuts or blood. For me, V2 has a few notable improvements.
1) Shaving under the nose was a huge improvement over V1, for my face (YMMV).
2) Rinsing V2, which has full width channels, was noticeably better than V1.
3) My concern about blade rigidity and chatter is gone. V2 is like V1 with a tight blade and zero chatter.
4) Here is a strange observation which may change after I have a few more shaves. The suction effect has never bothered me, but the V2 seems to have less suction "effect" than V1! This must have something to do with less head area and the larger channel "shape" and area. I am looking forward to see if others have the same experience.

After every shave, I remove the blade, rinse and towel dry it. After removing the handle and lifting off the top cap...
the blade sticks to the bottom plate, which I flip over on a towel and then slide the blade off. For me, V1 and V2 are identical in this respect. I saw no difference in "ease" of blade removal in V2.

Overall, V2 does have some improvements which were noticeable to me. As always, YMMV. I look forward to others observations.

FYI - Just found an email that went to my junk folder (5 days ago). Henson has released a limited edition copper color Aluminum razor. Still seems available on their site, fwiw.

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Looking for information on the +++. Found a thread yet

Does anybody still use these it looks like they're dead in the water from this thread?

Yes, the Hensons are my best razors, I now have a +, ++, and +++ in Al and a +++ in Ti. Lots of discussion about them at B&B. Awesome razors!