#251

Just Here for the Shaves
Williamsburg, KY
(07-11-2023, 11:26 AM)Fedsbackhand Wrote: Enjoy my razor Dave lol

I am.........You need to get on the list again Buddy, Thanks Big Grin


Tuesday July 11, 2023
Razor: Lambda Athena
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: SV 2.0 Bamboo/Manchurian Badger
Soap: Ethos Bay Rum
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Ethos Bay Rum SFS
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,709

Had to take a day off from the Legacy razor sincethis arrived. 1st shave in over a year with an Athena and SOOOO happy to have gotten one finally. I find it as mindless a shave as the my Polished Rockwell 6S on a 5 Plate. The sweet spot on the Athena is narrower but it gives an amazing close shave with ease. Have a great day Everyone !!
[Image: xCEVbGe.jpg]

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#252
(07-11-2023, 11:34 AM)Dave in KY Wrote:
(07-11-2023, 11:26 AM)Fedsbackhand Wrote: Enjoy my razor Dave lol

I am.........You need to get on the list again Buddy, Thanks  Big Grin


Tuesday July 11, 2023
Razor: Lambda Athena
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: SV 2.0 Bamboo/Manchurian Badger
Soap: Ethos Bay Rum
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Ethos Bay Rum SFS
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,709

Had to take a day off from the Legacy razor sincethis arrived. 1st shave in over a year with an Athena and SOOOO happy to have gotten one finally. I find it as mindless a shave as the my Polished Rockwell 6S on a 5 Plate. The sweet spot on the Athena is narrower but it gives an amazing close shave with ease. Have a great day Everyone !!
[Image: xCEVbGe.jpg]

Beauty there!!

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#253

Just Here for the Shaves
Williamsburg, KY
(07-11-2023, 11:45 AM)Sascoman Wrote:
(07-11-2023, 11:34 AM)Dave in KY Wrote:
(07-11-2023, 11:26 AM)Fedsbackhand Wrote: Enjoy my razor Dave lol

I am.........You need to get on the list again Buddy, Thanks  Big Grin


Tuesday July 11, 2023
Razor: Lambda Athena
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: SV 2.0 Bamboo/Manchurian Badger
Soap: Ethos Bay Rum
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Ethos Bay Rum SFS
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,709

Had to take a day off from the Legacy razor sincethis arrived. 1st shave in over a year with an Athena and SOOOO happy to have gotten one finally. I find it as mindless a shave as the my Polished Rockwell 6S on a 5 Plate. The sweet spot on the Athena is narrower but it gives an amazing close shave with ease. Have a great day Everyone !!
[Image: xCEVbGe.jpg]

Beauty there!!

Thank you, Theo does beautiful work

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#254
I’m glad you were able to get an Athena, Dave. The head design with the slotted safety bar and the blade being clamped on top of the spines is quite a different approach from other razors. It seems to work by slicing as the hair falls into the slots. It works out to be surprisingly efficient but since the design doesn’t require any blade exposure and very little blade gap it is very gentle to the skin (although the gap is effectively variable because of the slots). Nobody ever believes that a razor with zero blade exposure and (nominally) just 0.3mm blade gap could be as efficient as this is. There’s actually very high efficiency possible with this razor once you find the optimal angle (as you say, the sweet spot is fairly narrow but I find the sound from the razor gives a good indication - go for the angle where the sound is loudest). I wonder if the water channels in the head serve to amplify the sound, since there’s a lot of aural feedback even though the blade is highly curved and clamped right at the edge.

At least that’s how I think it all works. It’s a fascinating razor design to me.

I suggest you hang on to this one. To my mind it is unique and ingenious, but also manufactured to an extremely high standard, yet still offered at a price only a fraction of what comparable quality razors are selling for (especially if you consider what the mahogany box must cost).

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#255

Living on the edge
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2023, 04:29 PM by Tester28.)
We keep banging on and on about how low this razor is priced...it's almost like we want to dare the guy to raise prices,
and prose like this gives him permission to do it. These guys do read this forum you know...even in Turkey and Greece.
Why do we keep doing this to ourselves? Is this some strategy to raise the value of a razor acquired for relatively
less, so as to increase the resale value for those who purchased before any price increase?
Hmmm....I wonder (with my tinfoil hat on, of course)

Just my opinion...carry on..

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#256

Just Here for the Shaves
Williamsburg, KY
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2023, 03:55 PM by Dave in KY.)
Party Big Grin
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#257
(07-11-2023, 11:34 AM)Dave in KY Wrote:
(07-11-2023, 11:26 AM)Fedsbackhand Wrote: Enjoy my razor Dave lol

I am.........You need to get on the list again Buddy, Thanks  Big Grin


Tuesday July 11, 2023
Razor: Lambda Athena
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: SV 2.0 Bamboo/Manchurian Badger
Soap: Ethos Bay Rum
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Ethos Bay Rum SFS
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,709

Had to take a day off from the Legacy razor sincethis arrived. 1st shave in over a year with an Athena and SOOOO happy to have gotten one finally. I find it as mindless a shave as the my Polished Rockwell 6S on a 5 Plate. The sweet spot on the Athena is narrower but it gives an amazing close shave with ease. Have a great day Everyone !!
[Image: xCEVbGe.jpg]

Love the brush Dave, the bamboo handle is super sexy

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#258
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2023, 04:59 PM by Calm_Shaver.)
Congrats Dave Dave in KY , for getting it in back in the Den. Tonights shave will follow . . . With the Athena! I’ll just put another handle on Wink
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#259

Just Here for the Shaves
Williamsburg, KY
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2023, 05:13 PM by Dave in KY.)
(07-11-2023, 04:38 PM)jesseix Wrote:
(07-11-2023, 11:34 AM)Dave in KY Wrote:
(07-11-2023, 11:26 AM)Fedsbackhand Wrote: Enjoy my razor Dave lol

I am.........You need to get on the list again Buddy, Thanks  Big Grin


Tuesday July 11, 2023
Razor: Lambda Athena
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: SV 2.0 Bamboo/Manchurian Badger
Soap: Ethos Bay Rum
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Ethos Bay Rum SFS
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,709

Had to take a day off from the Legacy razor sincethis arrived. 1st shave in over a year with an Athena and SOOOO happy to have gotten one finally. I find it as mindless a shave as the my Polished Rockwell 6S on a 5 Plate. The sweet spot on the Athena is narrower but it gives an amazing close shave with ease. Have a great day Everyone !!
[Image: xCEVbGe.jpg]

Love the brush Dave, the bamboo handle is super sexy
Thank you, it came to me secondhand from the house of george1906
(07-11-2023, 04:52 PM)Calm_Shaver Wrote: Congrats Dave Dave in KY , for getting it in back in the Den. Tonights shave will follow . . . With the Athena! I’ll just put another handle on Wink
[Image: T0kMSjp.jpg]
Thanks, it's the first time purchase for me as it was a loaner before. Always look forward to the pics of your shaves.

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#260
(07-11-2023, 03:32 PM)Tester28 Wrote: We keep banging on and on about how low this razor is priced...it's almost like we want to dare the guy to raise prices,
and prose like this gives him permission to do it. These guys do read this forum you know...even in Turkey and Greece.
Why do we keep doing this to ourselves? Is this some strategy to raise the value of a razor acquired for relatively
less, so as to increase the resale value for those who purchased before any price increase?
Hmmm....I wonder (with my tinfoil hat on, of course)

Just my opinion...carry on..
FWIW I have never sold a razor. Hope that puts your mind at ease.

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