Most Efficient razor with Least Blade Feel

Another vote for the PILS.

I'd also agree with the Raw RS-10 mild plate, but it's too expensive and hard to find for me to recommend.

I hope this doesnt derail the thread but I feel like I'm staying on topic with smooth/efficient razors. To those that have used the Yates M, Diamondback and Karve, what is your preference for smoothness?

I just sat and watched a Paradigm 2020 DB go out the door at a great price but couldn't get myself to pull the trigger on it. Figured I had a Yates and a Timeless already.

I hope this doesnt derail the thread but I feel like I'm staying on topic with smooth/efficient razors.  To those that have used the Yates M, Diamondback and Karve, what is your preference for smoothness?

I just sat and watched a Paradigm 2020 DB go out the door at a great price but couldn't get myself to pull the trigger on it. Figured I had a Yates and a Timeless already.

The Yates M is the smoothest, the DB is not quite as smooth but is more efficient. The Karve for me either gave smoothness,plate C&D but lacked in efficiency and when I moved up to F&G I got the efficiency but lost the smoothness

Rocnel 2020 Sailor on low settings.

Titanium blackbird is my new goto, but you still may experience some blade feel. The HSNO75 is very efficient while maintaining very little blade feel


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RazoRock Stealth - no feel, highly efficient. Being made of aluminum, I find the light weight encourages (for me) a light touch with no pressure. Even reasonably priced.

I’ve never heard of this razor. Can you send a link to it?


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DB 2020

Excellent photo!  The Diamondback is a good candidate for low blade feel/high efficiency.  Several have specified the 2020 Diamondback, but the 2019 seems to shave equally well; the 2019 is just not as highly polished.

DB 2020

TJ19 great sotd pic. A bit off topic but is that the Aesop bowl? Just ordered one... how do you like it?

Ti Blackbird...interesting!
I sold my SS version because I didn't quite rate it in the smoothness
department...the efficiency was top notch.

If the Ti BB is waaaay smoother than its SS counterpart, I might be interested in taking a
second look.

Ti Blackbird...interesting!
I sold my SS version because I didn't quite rate it in the smoothness
department...the efficiency was top notch.

If the Ti BB is waaaay smoother than its SS counterpart, I might be interested in taking a
second look.

Precisely why I've never tried a Blackbird. To a man, I always hear "blade feel." Beautiful razor, but function wise it does not sound right for my use case.