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Is there still any type of razor that's still out there and you haven't tried?
The Swiss National Museum actually has to put extra guards on duty where they display primitive stone age razors when djundjila is visiting. /s
"No Sir, I'm sorry, but you really can't hone that." 🤣
Gopfriedstutz! Murmeli a Schteibock, mer händ en code Ricola, dr Djundjila esch weder doh!
Framebacks, lathercatchers, and I'm sure there are more
I'm happy to learn that there is still goals to be attained for you 😂
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#Goalz
For frameback be sure to try one of the thin Japanese ones, they're almost like a stiff hollow and kind of sing. Hm, others... have you tried a lancet blade? Sheffield with a rattler grind? With a taper? Oh! What about the Wilkinson Pall Mall / Dunhill? It takes (quarter hollow) wedge blades but can use Gem too. Not only does it have a roller guard but you can adjust the exposure. Neat thing.
Speaking of Gem blades, you know you can pull the spine off a Gem and use it in that Autostrop right?
I had to Google a lot for this one 😄
Yes, a thin Japanese framebacks is what i had on mind
What's that? All I could find looks like regular DE blades.
I haven't tried a Rattler.
What's that?
I have this beauty, and the adjustable exposure mechanism is wonderfully overengineered😊
Yes, but I have 100 FHS-10 blades and no other razor to use them in😅
There are also thick framebacks but they're basically just like a light wedge so I think you're right to prioritise the Japanese ones.
I like the look of tapered blades and was lucky enough to score one but it's been at my brother's place waiting for scales for a while now. One day.
Rattlers are neat but also basically feel like a light wedge however I have this one smaller one I quite like, took a nice edge, slight smile, etc. sometimes a razor just fits.
"Lancet" is what Mappin called these, but there have been a few imitators and while I've not tried one quite like that though I have this one with a hollowed out spine that maybe is at least in the same sort of category? Heh, actually that mailcall is pretty topical overall, even has a lather catcher.
Good call on the Audiostrop then, much more appealing than the Oneblade (which I never really felt drawn to in any way) and I liked the noisy feedback from it though I did move mine along as I could get a similar effect from the Wilkinson.
Edit: closing a stray image search tab I spotted this link to an especially nice lancet-ish razor.
Thanks for the detailed answer!
I had seen those lancet style razors before, but never had a name for them until now🙂
The oneblade marketing and concept also does nothing for me.