Occam’s Razor SS DE version....

Just a real quick first take on the Occam’s maiden shave. First thing though is I’m not sure which of the plates offers the more efficient/aggressive shave of the group. I went with the more radical looking plate with a fresh Gillette Platinum and just went through a little over a day and a half of growth. A very efficient yet quite smooth 3 pass shave. If you look at the photo below you will see that there isn’t a whole lot of blade reveal and the gap is actually quite low but, it gives a very nice blade feeling shave that is a bit more than the START with the .90 and just a tad under the Charcoal Goods L2 and is somewhere in the middle of both in smoothness. Or, think of the RR Gamechanger .84 and the Timeless .95 and it lands somewhere in between those two. Honestly, for it’s first outing it was a very pleasing and surprisingly good shave as the razor exhibits excellent feel and balance. Need to go through the other two plates with a few more shaves on each to get a better picture but, so far on it’s first go, it’s a very competent shaver and for the money an unbelievably good deal.

Kind of wish I had gotten the smooth cap too. I got everything else. Wonder if I can get that one separately.


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We will get out those options on the site tomorrow or the next day. We have all been busy with holiday season prep... I will get them online asap.

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Luke

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Awesome post. Thanks for the update. I am really on the fence. I don’t need another razor, but the open comb is so unique, and I love the curve of the underside of the base plate.

Just a real quick first take on the Occam’s maiden shave. First thing though is I’m not sure which of the plates offers the more efficient/aggressive shave of the group. I went with the more radical looking plate with a fresh Gillette Platinum and just went through a little over a day and a half of growth. A very efficient yet quite smooth 3 pass shave. If you look at the photo below you will see that there isn’t a whole lot of blade reveal and the gap is actually quite low but, it gives a very nice blade feeling shave that is a bit more than the START with the .90 and just a tad under the Charcoal Goods L2 and is somewhere in the middle of both in smoothness. Or, think of the RR Gamechanger .84 and the Timeless .95 and it lands somewhere in between those two. Honestly, for it’s first outing it was a very pleasing and surprisingly good shave as the razor exhibits excellent feel and balance. Need to go through the other two plates with a few more shaves on each to get a better picture but, so far on it’s first go, it’s a very competent shaver and for the money an unbelievably good deal.

Thanks for the report Gus. I have the same set with only the smooth top plate scheduled to for delivery tomorrow. I am looking forward to giving it a try.

Good luck with it Clint. It's a very nicely finished razor set. The hybrid oc plate that I used is quite efficient and you get a bit more blade feel. Not intimidating by any stretch but, it's noticeable in a good way. I'll be trying the other hybrid oc plate with a slight bend in the bars for todays shave. We'll see how that feels....

Just a real quick first take on the Occam’s maiden shave. First thing though is I’m not sure which of the plates offers the more efficient/aggressive shave of the group. I went with the more radical looking plate with a fresh Gillette Platinum and just went through a little over a day and a half of growth. A very efficient yet quite smooth 3 pass shave. If you look at the photo below you will see that there isn’t a whole lot of blade reveal and the gap is actually quite low but, it gives a very nice blade feeling shave that is a bit more than the START with the .90 and just a tad under the Charcoal Goods L2 and is somewhere in the middle of both in smoothness. Or, think of the RR Gamechanger .84 and the Timeless .95 and it lands somewhere in between those two. Honestly, for it’s first outing it was a very pleasing and surprisingly good shave as the razor exhibits excellent feel and balance. Need to go through the other two plates with a few more shaves on each to get a better picture but, so far on it’s first go, it’s a very competent shaver and for the money an unbelievably good deal.

Thanks for the report Gus. I have the same set with only the smooth top plate scheduled to for delivery tomorrow. I am looking forward to giving it a try.

Good luck with it Clint. It's a very nicely finished razor set. The hybrid oc plate that I used is quite efficient and you get a bit more blade feel. Not intimidating by any stretch but, it's noticeable in a good way. I'll be trying the other hybrid oc plate with a slight bend in the bars for todays shave. We'll see how that feels....

Thanks Gus. I’m not sure the package will make it today. It seems to have disappeared into the USPS black hole.


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Couldn’t get a shave in yesterday (double-shift at work) but, back on track today and wanted to try the other hybrid plate on the Occam’s DE. Used the same Gillette Platinum blade from the first shave and honestly it was a really good shave. A very comfortable, smooth and a nicely efficient feeling shave. A complete 3 pass affair without any issues in terms of irritation or nics. I did get a couple of small weepers on the chin from trying to buff a bit quicker than normal but, they were gone with a quick cold water rinse and my alum pass. This shave though was a bit smoother than the previous shave with the other hybrid OC plate. Still felt a bit of blade feel but, not as pronounced as the other. The face feel was sort of RR Gamechanger .68 like yet finish was more akin to the .84 sb variant. Not as smooth or mild as the GC .68 but, a nice trade-off with slightly more blade feel and about as smooth if not smoother than the GC .84 sb. Not bad to be honest and so far these two hybrid OC base plates have provided very good cutting performance with solid shave results to back them up. Next shave will be with the solid bar variant and I’ll post my thoughts on that plate soon....

Looks like an interesting razor. Feathers are always risky to start out with a new razor with my experience.

Looks like an interesting razor. Feathers are always risky to start out with a new razor with my experience.

Yep, learned my lesson.....again with that! I will use a Voskhod or PolSilver on the next go round.


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Any comments on how secure the blade is? Any chatter? Rigidity?

November 22, 2019

Occam’s SS Safety Razor

Feather

Brad Sears Disco

Mike’s Lavender Shave Stick

Fine Lavender Pour Homme

I decided to give thee Occam's safety razor a try this morning I went with the hybrid OC plate and a new Feather blade.  Gus is correct this razor and plate combo has a lot of blade feel.  I won't say its super aggressive but you do know its there.  I found the blade to be held securely and didn't pick up any chatter or such.  Honestly that is something I only notice on a few razors.  The shave was very efficient.  I did end up with several weepers which I sort of expected the first time using the razor.  Overall I am impressed with the quality of the razor and the shave.  Even more so when I consider the price.

November 22, 2019

Occam’s SS Safety Razor

Feather

Brad Sears Disco

Mike’s Lavender Shave Stick

Fine Lavender Pour Homme

I decided to give thee Occam's safety razor a try this morning I went with the hybrid OC plate and a new Feather blade.  Gus is correct this razor and plate combo has a lot of blade feel.  I won't say its super aggressive but you do know its there.  I found the blade to be held securely and didn't pick up any chatter or such.  Honestly that is something I only notice on a few razors.  The shave was very efficient.  I did end up with several weepers which I sort of expected the first time using the razor.  Overall I am impressed with the quality of the razor and the shave.  Even more so when I consider the price.

Excellent commentary Clint. Those are my thoughts exactly. The other hybrid oc plate takes it down a notch or two but, I felt it's just about right with a good compromise on being smooth yet efficient. Good luck the rest of the way amigo....