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Florida
Andrew, can you please add me to the east coast passaround? I'm in Florida.
Thanks!
Thanks!
It's sharp and it cuts. I like it...
Northeast, USA
Went back to the CTAPT-START razor after a few shaves with the Charcoal Goods razor. Wanted to try the .69 gap plate since it’s the only one I haven’t sampled from the full kit. Decided to switch out the Gillette Platinums that I’ve been using with this razor and opted to use a Feather. Reason being as I’ve used this blade with a few other milder razors such as the Gamechanger .68 and the Mamba .70 with very good results. I figured that the START .69 would be just as mild as those and would benefit from one of the sharpest blades in the game.
Long story short, it was a 3 pass shave that was nearly devoid of any blade feel whatsoever. I mean, all I felt literally was the guard and an extremely smooth cutting action with very little audible feedback. It took me a couple of strokes to get the optimal cutting angle but, once there it was as smooth as smooth can get. The smoothest and most comfortable feeling razor in my den is the RR Mamba .70. And honestly, I think the START shaved just as smoothly as the Mamba and I dare say that the Mamba actually offers me a bit more blade feel. Might have to do a side by side with it to confirm. Anyways, the shave result with the START .69 was very good. No irritation, weepers or cuts of any kind. Was it a very close shave? No but, it was a very respectable finish that as a daily for those that don’t want an iota of blade feel, it fits the bill to a T. For those that want a bit of blade feel, this will be one that you might not reach for. It’s the mildest and quietest plate in the kit and quite possibly the mildest razor/plate combo I own. For those that want a smooth, comfortable, mild yet quietly efficient shaver a la RR Mamba .70 or Gamechanger .68, this one could be another option to think about. Truthfully, I won’t be reaching for this plate much at all unless I’m doing a quick touch up/refresh for an evening out with the Misses/family from shaving earlier in the day.
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Long story short, it was a 3 pass shave that was nearly devoid of any blade feel whatsoever. I mean, all I felt literally was the guard and an extremely smooth cutting action with very little audible feedback. It took me a couple of strokes to get the optimal cutting angle but, once there it was as smooth as smooth can get. The smoothest and most comfortable feeling razor in my den is the RR Mamba .70. And honestly, I think the START shaved just as smoothly as the Mamba and I dare say that the Mamba actually offers me a bit more blade feel. Might have to do a side by side with it to confirm. Anyways, the shave result with the START .69 was very good. No irritation, weepers or cuts of any kind. Was it a very close shave? No but, it was a very respectable finish that as a daily for those that don’t want an iota of blade feel, it fits the bill to a T. For those that want a bit of blade feel, this will be one that you might not reach for. It’s the mildest and quietest plate in the kit and quite possibly the mildest razor/plate combo I own. For those that want a smooth, comfortable, mild yet quietly efficient shaver a la RR Mamba .70 or Gamechanger .68, this one could be another option to think about. Truthfully, I won’t be reaching for this plate much at all unless I’m doing a quick touch up/refresh for an evening out with the Misses/family from shaving earlier in the day.
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The razor looks nice I like the way it clamps the blade farther out toward the end also. It's a nice-looking kit.
As a back ground notes, I've been using a Wolfman .74 wr1 open comb, a Blackbird and CG Lv3 in stainless steel. These three have been my rotation the last few weeks.
So I loaded up the .90 plate with a (2) Wizamet blade, as it was late after a 14 hour work day. I've got two days of growth to shave off.
After a shower I used the new DG Milksteak soap from a bowl lather to face.
This .90 SB plate is very smooth not much of a blade field at all. I don't really know what the specs are to this razor but it doesn't feel like much exposure with the blade. It felt like, to me, there was a narrow place I had to be in, angle wise. Too steep of angle and it would not cut or too low of a blade angle and I lost cutting action also, so it was pretty intuitive to see where it was cutting and when it was not. Seem like to me it work best with a handle held higher than I'm accustomed to. At times I was leaving quite a bit of soap behind with this plate, but I was reassured with that soap I could go ahead and make another swipe in the same place and have lots of protection. I did a three pass shave with some cleanup. I had quite a bit more whiskers left than I'm used to on my most difficult areas below the jawline, but that was ok, for now. Going against the grain was very smooth even below the chin on the neck which is a bit painful sometimes. All in all it was a pleasant shave with about average or a little bit better results, considering how extremely smooth it was.
It'll be two days until I have another shave, which will either be with the open comb or the most aggressive plate.
As a back ground notes, I've been using a Wolfman .74 wr1 open comb, a Blackbird and CG Lv3 in stainless steel. These three have been my rotation the last few weeks.
So I loaded up the .90 plate with a (2) Wizamet blade, as it was late after a 14 hour work day. I've got two days of growth to shave off.
After a shower I used the new DG Milksteak soap from a bowl lather to face.
This .90 SB plate is very smooth not much of a blade field at all. I don't really know what the specs are to this razor but it doesn't feel like much exposure with the blade. It felt like, to me, there was a narrow place I had to be in, angle wise. Too steep of angle and it would not cut or too low of a blade angle and I lost cutting action also, so it was pretty intuitive to see where it was cutting and when it was not. Seem like to me it work best with a handle held higher than I'm accustomed to. At times I was leaving quite a bit of soap behind with this plate, but I was reassured with that soap I could go ahead and make another swipe in the same place and have lots of protection. I did a three pass shave with some cleanup. I had quite a bit more whiskers left than I'm used to on my most difficult areas below the jawline, but that was ok, for now. Going against the grain was very smooth even below the chin on the neck which is a bit painful sometimes. All in all it was a pleasant shave with about average or a little bit better results, considering how extremely smooth it was.
It'll be two days until I have another shave, which will either be with the open comb or the most aggressive plate.
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Philadelphia, PA
here's the list as I have it..
West:
fmalpartida (California)
CzechCzar (California)
Oasisdave (California)
draebeard (Washington)
gvw755 (Washington)
Captainjonny (Washington)
IanG513 (California)
Kehole (California)
gwsmallwood (Arizona)
celestino (Western Canada)
andrewjs18 (Pennsylvania)
East:
Nh wet shaver (New Hampshire)
keto (Missouri)
Dave In KY (Kentucky)
Shavemd (Ohio)
HoosierShave (Indiana)
dominicr (Missouri)
Dayman (Georgia)
Asafiev (Pennsylvania)
Dragonsbeard (New York)
shaveSymptomatic (Florida)
andrewjs18 (Pennsylvania)
West:
fmalpartida (California)
CzechCzar (California)
Oasisdave (California)
draebeard (Washington)
gvw755 (Washington)
Captainjonny (Washington)
IanG513 (California)
Kehole (California)
gwsmallwood (Arizona)
celestino (Western Canada)
andrewjs18 (Pennsylvania)
East:
Nh wet shaver (New Hampshire)
keto (Missouri)
Dave In KY (Kentucky)
Shavemd (Ohio)
HoosierShave (Indiana)
dominicr (Missouri)
Dayman (Georgia)
Asafiev (Pennsylvania)
Dragonsbeard (New York)
shaveSymptomatic (Florida)
andrewjs18 (Pennsylvania)
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