Wolfman Guerrilla 2023 Version

Thanks for the comparison pics. You can definitely see the blade being supported closer to the cutting edge on the 2023 version in them compared to the original.

James wants to get back to doing stuff like some of the two tone anodizing he used to do on some of the Guerillas. He was doing the anodizing himself and wants to go back to doing the anodizing himself but it takes some time. I will definitely look forward to this!


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New gap and new aluminum anodized black option under the Guerilla part of the Wolfman site. New baseplate gap is .99.


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Wolfman Guerrilla .99 in the new Alu version

Wolfman Guerrilla .99 AL/Nacet/Razorock Barrel/Decleration Grooming Unscented/FLS Kituwah
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First shave with the .99 Guerrilla went pretty well. I need some shaves to dial in the light weight but its very efficient with a nice bladefeel. Probably 10% up then the .84 Guerrilla. Using to much pressure gave me 2 nicks and some blood. Maybe a stainless handle could solve the weight "problem". Def a razor you need to pay some respect.
Overall very nice!

It showed up today. Can’t use it as I’ve already shaved this morning but, it’s in the batter’s box for tomorrow morning for sure. Mr. Dufour is world class in both creation and packaging. Superb shipment of a $135 razor. He gets it….

Wolfman Guerrilla .99 AL/Nacet/Razorock Barrel/Decleration Grooming Unscented/FLS Kituwah
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First shave with the .99 Guerrilla went pretty well. I need some shaves to dial in the light weight but its very efficient with a nice bladefeel. Probably 10% up then the .84 Guerrilla. Using to much pressure gave me 2 nicks and some blood. Maybe a stainless handle could solve the weight "problem". Def a razor you need to pay some respect.
Overall very nice!

Do you recommend that 0.84 is a good compromise between effectiveness and comfort?! to use for quick shaves?

Wolfman Guerrilla .99 AL/Nacet/Razorock Barrel/Decleration Grooming Unscented/FLS Kituwah
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First shave with the .99 Guerrilla went pretty well. I need some shaves to dial in the light weight but its very efficient with a nice bladefeel. Probably 10% up then the .84 Guerrilla. Using to much pressure gave me 2 nicks and some blood. Maybe a stainless handle could solve the weight "problem". Def a razor you need to pay some respect.
Overall very nice!

Do you recommend that 0.84 is a good compromise between effectiveness and comfort?! to use for quick shaves?

The .84 is more forgiving then the .99 - so I would say yes

A very nice first shave from the Aluminum Guerilla on its first outing. As some of you have seen from the photos of another shave member & those that I posted, quality, finish and fitment is world class. The quality of the anodizing is of premium status with no deviation in shading of color and is fully complete on every millimeter of this razor. Blade alignment is precise with nearly zero wiggle fore & aft nor side to side. Exposure is equal on both sides of the cutting ends and there is the slightest in blade tab reveal on each end. Just enough to be able to remove the blade when one is done. The clamping and support of the blade is top notch and exhibited no flex or chatter during my shave. It’s very lightweight yet, it still feels substantial in the hands and the thickness of the handle gives it a more robust and solid feel. It exhibits good overall balance and offers nice tactile feel once one gets down to business.

How was the shave? For a first time out and me not being the biggest fan or proponent of lighter razors, this shaved very, very well giving a BBS finish with little work required. I had a real good shave with my Brass General yesterday so whiskers were at a minimum (Feather Pro Supers are viciously good) and I just performed an XTG & ATG passes with no touch ups or buff work involved. From the first stroke on it was obvious that there is positive blade exposure on the Guerilla which I always welcome. Not in an intimidating way as there is enough curvature to the blade where one doesn’t feel an initial bite or that the blade edge can potentially dig into the skin if one is not careful. I adjusted pressure slightly adapting to the lighter weight and just experimented with angles just to get a feel on what this lightweight whisker reducer was made of. Quite frankly, the cutting window is broad and easy to achieve plus maintain at every stroke. Ride the guard slightly, it cuts almost with a bit of a muted scraping sound. Ride closer to the cap and one gets a similar effect but, with a slight increase in audible effect. Find the sweet spot somewhere in the middle or neutral land and this pup sings with some really nice high notes. If you like blade music, this one delivers in that category in spades. I attribute that audible feedback somewhat to the razor itself. Aluminum alloy is much less denser than Stainless and Brass and acoustically the Aluminum alloy absorbs less sound effect or doesn’t mute it as much as the other more denser alloys do. Whipping this thing around one’s face and neck is really nice yet, with that positive blade exposure you can’t get to lazy or reckless because it can draw blood just like any other razor. Better than average smoothness or comfort of feel on the skin. Can’t give you an estimate yet on what razor or razors it assimilates to as I‘ve only this one shave but, it reminds me somewhat of the Timeless Aluminum. The Guerilla though offers better cutting ability thanks to its higher gap and exposure. One thing I thought about that could be a potential negative was on the anodizing itself. My experience in the past with using anodized products always had this micro abrasive feel to it and I was afraid that I was going to get that with the Guerilla and that somehow might affect the glide or smoothness that the razor could provide once on skin. No worries at all on that end as you can tell from the pics the finish is superb and the feel on skin is slicker than Llama snot once it hits lather & skin.

One shave does not nor should it tell a story of a razor. But, call me impressed with a very efficient performing razor and I look forward to putting in some more shaves with it and experimenting with some different blades in the coming days.

Great shaves to all…

GlazedBoker what a great review! Thanks