Wolfman WR2 Head Discussion

Basic Matte finish. Not as beautiful as mirror polish but by god it was much easier to clean and did not trigger my OCD anywhere near as much. I saved so much time today on the cleaning alone!

As for the 1.05 / 1.55 action. It was by far the best shave I had bar none. 1.55 side for WTG, ATG, XTG and 1.05 for touch up and buffering. Had very little need for touch up and buffering due to the 1.55 side and for the area I did revisit with was effortless and quick as I did not have to pay much attention as I would if I was using the 1.55 to buffer. I tested the shave with an alum block, a styptic pencil, and 5% BHA and no burn what so ever. All in all happiest, fastest, effortless, no OCD shave.




I also included a crappy video of the razor as can be seen below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHGTPd8b-XY

I was very surprise at how minute a difference .05mm is to the eye.

If anyone has any question feel free to ask

Hi Henery,

Thats great!
A 3 pass shave on the 1.55 side! At any time did it feel like it might bite?

Not at all. The only time I ever have to pay "extra" attention is when I am shaving my mustache. It is sparse enough that at any blade gap it tends to snag there. Other wise I tried it business as usual. If anything I have to pay more attention shaving with the Rocnel 2.1mm then I do the 1.55 WR2. First time with the Rocnel I treated it business as usual and nicked myself at least 10 times on my troublesome neck.

Afterward I applied my Extreme Efficiency shave technique and the Rocnel 2.1mm was tamed. I find the 1.55 to be very safe so much so I asked for a 1.85mm but was denied.

Not at all. The only time I ever have to pay "extra" attention is when I am shaving my mustache. It is sparse enough that at any blade gap it tends to snag there. Other wise I tried it business as usual. If anything I have to pay more attention shaving with the Rocnel 2.1mm then I do the 1.55 WR2. First time with the Rocnel I treated it business as usual and nicked myself at least 10 times on my troublesome neck.

Afterward I applied my Extreme Efficiency shave technique and the Rocnel 2.1mm was tamed. I find the 1.55 to be very safe so much so I asked for a 1.85mm but was denied.

Looks like thickness of the bar is not enough to have 1.85 mm.
Just curiosity, is it possible if you can measure the bar thicknesses?

It is indeed the thickness of the bar among other things. In order to achieve 1.85mm re-tooling is needed and James is just not interest nor has the time to attempt it at this juncture which is very unfortunate.

Not at all. The only time I ever have to pay "extra" attention is when I am shaving my mustache. It is sparse enough that at any blade gap it tends to snag there. Other wise I tried it business as usual. If anything I have to pay more attention shaving with the Rocnel 2.1mm then I do the 1.55 WR2. First time with the Rocnel I treated it business as usual and nicked myself at least 10 times on my troublesome neck.

Afterward I applied my Extreme Efficiency shave technique and the Rocnel 2.1mm was tamed. I find the 1.55 to be very safe so much so I asked for a 1.85mm but was denied.

Oh,d on the 1.85mm, because I wandered if that's how higher gaps come to be. At least you tried.

It is indeed the thickness of the bar among other things. In order to achieve 1.85mm re-tooling is needed and James is just not interest nor has the time to attempt it at this juncture which is very unfortunate.

I haven't checked, but I have an older Merkur 'Vision' which might be able to open to an extraordinary gap. A fearsome beast of a razor, but I love the look of it.

It is indeed the thickness of the bar among other things. In order to achieve 1.85mm re-tooling is needed and James is just not interest nor has the time to attempt it at this juncture which is very unfortunate.

I haven't checked, but I have an older Merkur 'Vision' which might be able to open to an extraordinary gap. A fearsome beast of a razor, but I love the look of it.

That would be interesting to see. I cannot any document online (only did a quick cursory glance) in regards to what the blade gap would be at its highest setting.

It is indeed the thickness of the bar among other things. In order to achieve 1.85mm re-tooling is needed and James is just not interest nor has the time to attempt it at this juncture which is very unfortunate.

I haven't checked, but I have an older Merkur 'Vision' which might be able to open to an extraordinary gap. A fearsome beast of a razor, but I love the look of it.

That would be interesting to see. I cannot any document online (only did a quick cursory glance) in regards to what the blade gap would be at its highest setting.

Below are two pix of a 1.25 OC WR2 alongside a Vision wide open. Not very good I'm afraid. The sides that are not beside each other seem to be clearer than the side by side view. There is also this ATT chart which shows gaps, the Merkur Futur going to 1.75, but it doesn't include the Vision. 

https://www.abovethetie.com/blogs/faqs/83514755-blade-gap-comparison