What catches your eye?

I’ve been wet shaving for over 10 years now and I’m pretty much set in my ways as far as razor and soap, brush and bowl. Every now and then something catches my eye and I might consider buying but then I find it’s either sold out or after additional research I’m not interested anymore. 

Razor wise, I’ve been thinking about SE specifically the Blackland Vector but it’s sold out in Canada and I’m not ordering from the US for various reasons. I’ll wait and if it’s meant to be it’ll come back in stock at Top Of The Chain. We’ll see if it does and if I’m still interested at the time. 

I was initially interested in Henson razors but after doing more research I don’t think I will pursue that razor. First I don’t really care for aluminum. I also don’t care for hype. Do I really need space station grade tolerances in a razor? And are space station tolerances really any tighter than any other manufacturing tolerances or do we just imagine them to be? It’s rocket science after all. A couple of other things confirmed that I’d not try this razor. I listened to a lather talk podcast where the guys interviewed Henson’s marketing guy and I was surprised to learn that prior to deciding to make a DE razor they had a long track record of no history in DE razors or wet shaving but had spare capacity and decided they could make a better razor than all those razors they’d never used or even knew existed up until then. Then I checked their website. They’ve got a bunch of pictures/videos of guys dry shaving substantial whisker growth. Who does that? Had they ever shaved?? Then there was the construction details with tungsten bushings and brass posts (Ti version) and the corrosion thing. So not for me but as the saying goes, YMMV so if the Henson works for you that’s great. I’ll stick with my terrestrial manufacturing tolerance made razors. For now. 

Anything caught your eye?

Don't give up on blackbird they ship USPS to Canada so there's no huge surprise fees, occasionally just the duty. My Era with all the baseplates just made it through customs unharmed. The Ti Vector is an amazing shaver

Couple razors that caught my eyes: Karve Overlander and Henson Aggressive razor.

Overlander seems like a mass-appealing razor. Some don't like the drag but most seem to enjoy the mild and efficient feature. I'm not into mild razors but if it is efficient as it is advertised, I might take a crack at it.

Henson aggressive razor. It's not available currently but there has been a sign-up for a limited run of it. Henson advertises the extreme attention to the precision of the manufacturing. I am intrigued by the unique design of its head and I'm interested in trying it out. It may not be my type of razor (I like blade-feel forward and efficient razors) but I'd like to give it a try

I'm easily swayed by Japanese manufacturing, old feather has a real charm to it.

I’ve been wet shaving for over 10 years now and I’m pretty much set in my ways as far as razor and soap, brush and bowl. Every now and then something catches my eye and I might consider buying but then I find it’s either sold out or after additional research I’m not interested anymore. 

Razor wise, I’ve been thinking about SE specifically the Blackland Vector but it’s sold out in Canada and I’m not ordering from the US for various reasons. I’ll wait and if it’s meant to be it’ll come back in stock at Top Of The Chain. We’ll see if it does and if I’m still interested at the time. 

I was initially interested in Henson razors but after doing more research I don’t think I will pursue that razor. First I don’t really care for aluminum. I also don’t care for hype. Do I really need space station grade tolerances in a razor? And are space station tolerances really any tighter than any other manufacturing tolerances or do we just imagine them to be? It’s rocket science after all. A couple of other things confirmed that I’d not try this razor. I listened to a lather talk podcast where the guys interviewed Henson’s marketing guy and I was surprised to learn that prior to deciding to make a DE razor they had a long track record of no history in DE razors or wet shaving but had spare capacity and decided they could make a better razor than all those razors they’d never used or even knew existed up until then. Then I checked their website. They’ve got a bunch of pictures/videos of guys dry shaving substantial whisker growth. Who does that? Had they ever shaved?? Then there was the construction details with tungsten bushings and brass posts (Ti version) and the corrosion thing. So not for me but as the saying goes, YMMV so if the Henson works for you that’s great. I’ll stick with my terrestrial manufacturing tolerance made razors. For now. 

Anything caught your eye?

Don't give up on blackbird they ship USPS to Canada so there's no huge surprise fees, occasionally just the duty. My Era with all the baseplates just made it through customs unharmed. The Ti Vector is an amazing shaver

If any folk need items shipped abroad, let me know. Do it often. pack well and ship to your specs. Not a business, just helping out. USPS is preferred but will do other carriers