leaf razor - has anyone seen this yet?

I saw this posted on another forum. wasn't there a razor already made or in the works that takes half a DE blade and can use 2-3 of them in the razor?

snippet from their site:

Leaf is a modern razor handle that accepts half of any standard double-edge blade.

- Load 1, 2 or 3 blades, customize shave comfort
- All-metal beautifully crafted design
- Eliminate plastic & disposable cartridge waste


http://leafshave.com/

Why wouldn't they make it use the single edge injector style blades? It seems like an added hassle to have to cut your blades in half. They should sell it with a blade cutter device to simplify the process. Also, why would I want to go back to the multi-blade experience which seems to be at the root of much of the irritation and ingrown hairs that many men suffer from with cartridges. I think I'll pass. Still waiting for them to perfect that laser razor.

Why wouldn't they make it use the single edge injector style blades?  It seems like an added hassle to have to cut your blades in half.  They should sell it with a blade cutter device to simplify the process.  Also, why would I want to go back to the multi-blade experience which seems to be at the root of much of the irritation and ingrown hairs that many men suffer from with cartridges.  I think I'll pass.  Still waiting for them to perfect that laser razor.

injector blades are more expensive than DE blades...on a quick search on amazon, a 7 pack from schick is $7.40 or $1.06 per blade. even if they last 2X as long as a DE blade, they're still over 10X the price of an astra SP.

I think people might use this razor for the pivoting head.

Pretty interesting concept. Looks like the blade edges may be further apart than modern cartridges which may eliminate the in-grown issue. I love the concept but don't like the "prepay for an unmanufactured product" idea. I'm a Mfg for the auto aftermarket and can just imagine what I would feel working up a production model on someone else's money. Might be great for some but not for me. Interested to see the outcome though.

If it works as claimed/designed it sure takes away the cost argument from quitting carts.

Why wouldn't they make it use the single edge injector style blades?  It seems like an added hassle to have to cut your blades in half.  They should sell it with a blade cutter device to simplify the process.  Also, why would I want to go back to the multi-blade experience which seems to be at the root of much of the irritation and ingrown hairs that many men suffer from with cartridges.  I think I'll pass.  Still waiting for them to perfect that laser razor.

injector blades are more expensive than DE blades...on a quick search on amazon, a 7 pack from schick is $7.40 or $1.06 per blade.  even if they last 2X as long as a DE blade, they're still over 10X the price of an astra SP.

I think people might use this razor for the pivoting head.

I assumed that the cheaper DE blades might be an attraction to some over the expensive SE blades but seriously, how many of us are in this to save pennies a blade? Its a rationalization we tell our wives and also to try to convert our friends and I won't lie, I like getting decent blades for under 15 cents a blade but then I go and put the same blade into my Wolfman or my ATT or what ever high priced razor you care to think of so all in all I'm not saving money over cartridge shaving. I could if I'd stuck with the one EJ DE-89 razor I started with and bought soap one at a time and used them until they're gone but seriously, what fun would that be?

How much hassle is it to cut DE blades in half?

Rocnel makes a stainless steel razor using a snapped DE blade.

http://www.rocnel.com/rocnel-single-edge...del-p.html

I love my SE and injector razors enough to deal happily with the more expensive blades (and Personna and Feather blades are cheaper than the Schicks, $. 40-.60) .

Rocnel makes a stainless steel razor using a snapped DE blade.

http://www.rocnel.com/rocnel-single-edge...del-p.html

I love my SE and injector razors enough to deal happily with the more expensive blades (and Personna and Feather blades are cheaper than the Schicks,  $. 40-.60) .

While not having (yet) used a SE razor, its my understanding that you get more shaves out of a SE blade than you can get from a DE blade so on a per shave basis they're at least comparable price-wise.

Rocnel makes a stainless steel razor using a snapped DE blade.

http://www.rocnel.com/rocnel-single-edge...del-p.html

I love my SE and injector razors enough to deal happily with the more expensive blades (and Personna and Feather blades are cheaper than the Schicks,  $. 40-.60) .

While not having (yet) used a SE razor, its my understanding that you get more shaves out of a SE blade than you can get from a DE blade so on a per shave basis they're at least comparable price-wise.

I have had 16 on a Gem stainless and it isn't tugging at all I just got bored with it.

Rocnel makes a stainless steel razor using a snapped DE blade.

http://www.rocnel.com/rocnel-single-edge...del-p.html

I love my SE and injector razors enough to deal happily with the more expensive blades (and Personna and Feather blades are cheaper than the Schicks,  $. 40-.60) .

While not having (yet) used a SE razor, its my understanding that you get more shaves out of a SE blade than you can get from a DE blade so on a per shave basis they're at least comparable price-wise.

I personally don't routinely get 4-6x as many shaves from them, and I'm primarily an injector and SE user, some may but I'm skeptical that is typical.