Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread - March 2nd, 2025 (#628)
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 days ago
March 2, 2025
- Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue Space 26mm Cashmere
- Razor: ERN 2611 7/8 Hollow Ground Round Point - ERN ATOR 6/8 Hollow Ground Round Point
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Valedictorian - Soap
- Aftershave: Summer Break Soaps - Valedictorian - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
This was a fun comparison between these two razors; owned by u/EldrormR. The 7/8 ERN has a bevel angle of 16 degrees whereas the 6/8 ERN has a bevel angle of 17.6 degrees. Both razors are within what I consider to be the geometric comfort zone of 15-18 degrees. In this test I was interested to see, given knowledge of the two angles, if I could detect a difference. Both razors were honed on the same Jnat with the same nagura sequence and the feel of each razor was that of a Jnat edge. I thought I could detect that the 7/8 ERN cut slightly easier and that the 6/8 required a little stroke repitition on each area of the face to obtain the same result. Nothing scientific here. Confirmation bias is strongly at play. Still, it was a fun comparison.
