Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - April 9th, 2024
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 months agoNo question that your Tabac is hanging on by a thread. I have only ever killed one tub, but there was an odd feeling of accomplishment that accompanied it.
wiping stubble off with a feather I get this feeling from all four of my 14-style razors. There’s something about that form factor :)
Tabac++; Fili 15;
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 5 months ago
That sometimes makes me curious about those 12/8 paddles that pudding enjoys. Who’s to say that the 14 form factor can’t be improved further?
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 months ago
Straight razors have been around long enough for a sweet spot to arise. The Fili 14 seems universally liked, so I’m guessing that’s the sweet spot. It could also be argued that razors larger than 8/8 were not cost effective to produce and so aren’t represented fairly by history. Dunno. Does Pudding actually prefer his paddles to his 14?
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 5 months ago
Mhm, he was here once, let me try pinging him @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 months ago
I don’t get notifications on my Lemmy app and could not find one that provides them. Perhaps Pudding has the same situation. I’m sending his stuff tomorrow [ can’t get to the post office today ]. I’ll ping him on Reddit (stock is down 15% from its high in late March).
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 5 months ago
Absent an answer from pudding, I want to speculate:
8/8 is pretty much the maximum size for vintage razors with only few exceptions. I’m suspicious when the sweet spot sits on the boundary of the available space. It suggests that a boundary condition was activated. So this
Or something similar seems plausible.
whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social 5 months ago
Apparently I’d been logged out at some point and didn’t even notice.
What a great conversation though! I only have a 10/8, but I do have my sights set on a 12/8 next. Or maybe another Japanese razor.
I suppose I hadn’t ranked my Roman to my Fili, but as I think about it, I think I do kind of prefer the paddle over the Fili. Undoubtedly, the steel on both are great. I was extremely happy with Roman’s high carbon. They’re both very silky feeling.
I guess what it really comes down to, is the ease in which it moves. Granted, we need no pressure at all, and with a dialed in edge, everything should just glide. The 10/8 though, is comparable in weight to an 8/8 near wedge. So it takes even less than to get it going and keep it going, but with the delicate feel of a full hollow vs the sturdier and silent Near Wedge grind.
Thanks for getting my attention on reddit @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social