New, Konsul DE Slant Adjustable Razor from Rex supply Company

“…but I understand the need to recoup development costs…”

R&D costs are tax deductible.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with loved ones, family & friends. Good eats & football as well. 

I was put on to this razor from a shave member here gwsmallwood on the prototype that had gone around for a few shavers to experience and provide some feedback. It was a real nice shave experience with the multiple base plates and caps that were provided to give varying degrees of shave performance & feel for a couple of weeks. To the point. If you liked the Rex Ambassador but, could not get along with the positive blade feel of it, this razor is a much smoother feeling razor in use with giving nearly identical results. The Rex Ambassador outright feels more aggressive throughout its range because of the positive blade exposure yet the Konsul prototype was right behind in shave performance with an overall easier feel to it never feeling rough on my skin. Smooth and easy results everytime while mixing up the base plate & cap options never giving a sense of drag. I don’t have a clue on what Matt Razor Emporium went with overall on the end design and implementation for the Konsul but, I think he was very, very close on the prototype set up for it going to full retail. I think that Razor Emporium/RexCo. really did a great job with the prototype and taking the best strengths from the Rex Ambassador and implementing it with the Slant design and adding a decent amount of adjustability to fine tune the razor to ones liking. Feel is just as good if not better in the hands as the Ambassador with exquisite knurling. I’ve stated it before and I’ll say it here, in my estimation the Rex has the best knurling in the business and the Konsul is right on par with that thought & feeling.

The Rex Ambassador has been a success in RE’s line up with a constant continuation of improvement from Matt and the Rex crew. I think the Konsul is going to be a well received razor for those that admire the Slant design and not just a novelty. Truthfully I am not a fan of the slant design as I really did not perceive nor gain a performance advantage over the traditional DE razor design. However, I actually did enjoy this design implementation. Probably not to the extent of the Ambassador but, enough that I’d recommend it to anyone that couldn’t get the OG to work for them. Additionally, the quality & craftsmanship will be on par with the Ambassador with the same customer service to back it up along with a nice warranty. I might get on it just to support RE when the February release comes around. I’ve nothing but, good things to say about my experiences with Razor Emporium and their products. 

A few pics below of the protype and the cap & base variations….

So you've got cap/base variations because it was the beta testing issue ? 

I'm a slant fan from way back, and have a plethora of them from various countries, time frames. 

Drifted away from them when I got into Wolfman, Charcoal Goods, Blackbird, but I'm intrigued by the Ambassador. I like blade feel, and aggressive.

I don't like adjustables per se, and I cannot see the "Slant" in this razor. At least not to the extent of the Merkur 37C shown for comparison in the video.

Is it a true slant head razor ?

“…but I understand the need to recoup development costs…”

R&D costs are tax deductible.

Some, of course.  As are other related business expenses.  "Tax deductible " doesn't mean "free" though, and capital outlay is required before you get any money back in taxes.  Some percentage profit is factored in as well, but I'm not privy to their business model or goals, so I can't say what the cost should or shouldn't be to clear their annual targets.  I do wish them success though.

A Rex Amabassador with neutral blade exposure would be a homerun for someone like me. I still really miss that razor.....even though it was a very uncomfortable shaver *for me*....might sound silly, but I just loved the overall design, and that handle knurling! I'm not in the market for gear these days (actually have some handles I'd like to offload), and I have no use for a slant, but cool to see the evolution of the Rex brand.

If Matt ever made a mild version of the Ambassador, with a neutral blade exposure and that new handle from the Konsul, I'd be happy to buy one.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with loved ones, family & friends. Good eats & football as well. 

I was put on to this razor from a shave member here gwsmallwood on the prototype that had gone around for a few shavers to experience and provide some feedback. It was a real nice shave experience with the multiple base plates and caps that were provided to give varying degrees of shave performance & feel for a couple of weeks. To the point. If you liked the Rex Ambassador but, could not get along with the positive blade feel of it, this razor is a much smoother feeling razor in use with giving nearly identical results. The Rex Ambassador outright feels more aggressive throughout its range because of the positive blade exposure yet the Konsul prototype was right behind in shave performance with an overall easier feel to it never feeling rough on my skin. Smooth and easy results everytime while mixing up the base plate & cap options never giving a sense of drag. I don’t have a clue on what Matt Razor Emporium went with overall on the end design and implementation for the Konsul but, I think he was very, very close on the prototype set up for it going to full retail. I think that Razor Emporium/RexCo. really did a great job with the prototype and taking the best strengths from the Rex Ambassador and implementing it with the Slant design and adding a decent amount of adjustability to fine tune the razor to ones liking. Feel is just as good if not better in the hands as the Ambassador with exquisite knurling. I’ve stated it before and I’ll say it here, in my estimation the Rex has the best knurling in the business and the Konsul is right on par with that thought & feeling.

The Rex Ambassador has been a success in RE’s line up with a constant continuation of improvement from Matt and the Rex crew. I think the Konsul is going to be a well received razor for those that admire the Slant design and not just a novelty. Truthfully I am not a fan of the slant design as I really did not perceive nor gain a performance advantage over the traditional DE razor design. However, I actually did enjoy this design implementation. Probably not to the extent of the Ambassador but, enough that I’d recommend it to anyone that couldn’t get the OG to work for them. Additionally, the quality & craftsmanship will be on par with the Ambassador with the same customer service to back it up along with a nice warranty. I might get on it just to support RE when the February release comes around. I’ve nothing but, good things to say about my experiences with Razor Emporium and their products. 

A few pics below of the protype and the cap & base variations….

So you've got cap/base variations because it was the beta testing issue ? 

I'm a slant fan from way back, and have a plethora of them from various countries, time frames. 

Drifted away from them when I got into Wolfman, Charcoal Goods, Blackbird, but I'm intrigued by the Ambassador. I like blade feel, and aggressive.

I don't like adjustables per se, and I cannot see the "Slant" in this razor. At least not to the extent of the Merkur 37C shown for comparison in the video.

Is it a true slant head razor ?

You would feel right at home with an Ambassador.

“…but I understand the need to recoup development costs…”

R&D costs are tax deductible.

More likely list:

More expensive to machine a slant head
Inc material costs as of late
Greater than expected expense with the ambassador
Desire to inc margins

I don't like adjustables per se, and I cannot see the "Slant" in this razor. At least not to the extent of the Merkur 37C shown for comparison in the video.

Is it a true slant head razor ?

Had the same question but on the website there is a side by side with the ambassador where you can see the difference.

I don't like adjustables per se, and I cannot see the "Slant" in this razor. At least not to the extent of the Merkur 37C shown for comparison in the video.

Is it a true slant head razor ?

Had the same question but on the website there is a side by side with the ambassador where you can see the difference.

I cannot see it as a true twisted head (what they used to call them) 'slant' razor. Looks straight to me, or so slight as to be indiscernible. I thought the Merkur 37C was the best until Razorock came out with the Wunderbar, Fell in love with that for a time until I got a Charcoal Goods, then Wolfman. Not so hot for slants anymore.

I don't like adjustables per se, and I cannot see the "Slant" in this razor. At least not to the extent of the Merkur 37C shown for comparison in the video.

Is it a true slant head razor ?

Had the same question but on the website there is a side by side with the ambassador where you can see the difference.

I cannot see it as a true twisted head (what they used to call them) 'slant' razor. Looks straight to me, or so slight as to be indiscernible. I thought the Merkur 37C was the best until Razorock came out with the Wunderbar, Fell in love with that for a time until I got a Charcoal Goods, then Wolfman. Not so hot for slants anymore.

I forget what the angle is but think he states it in the video.

JimmyH good to hear your thoughts on this. I remember your slants picture for a past post, plenty of them.