dajd94
Well-Known Member
I recently acquired the Colonial Silversmith. Colonial is a artisan razor company and the Silversmith is their first double edge safety razor. A couple of years ago they produced The General, a single edge safety razor.
Specifications
The shape of the razor is original I think. The shape of the handle is inspired by the work of 18th century silversmiths. It looks strange, but the handle has good grip. The handle is short, so very easy to move over the face. The weight of the razor is 95 gram.
Shaving characteristics
The razor is developed by the makers to be mid-aggresive. In my opinion the razor is on the mild side of the spectrum. I can achieve a BBS result with it without much effort, but the stubble return faster than it is the case with for example the Timeless 0,95 Smooth.
In normal cases there is absolutely no blade feel, so it is very, very comfortable. Although this feels very nice on the skin, this can be dangerous. There is the pittfall of putting to much pressure on the razor. After a few shaves, I had to deal with some kind of irritation. To prevent that, I shaved the last two times with a blade that gives me normal extreme uncomfortable shaves: the Kai. In the Silversmith it is a good blade: it gives some blade feel, but not in a very uncomfortable way. So the shaves with the Kai blade were for me instructional to use the razor properly.
Conclusion
For me this is a nice razor which gives good shaves. When used with enough care you can accomplish a very comfortable, but also very close shave. For me it is worth the cost of 125 USD.
If someone is interested to try this razor out, please send me a PM. Then I will send the razor to you to try it out.
Specifications
The shape of the razor is original I think. The shape of the handle is inspired by the work of 18th century silversmiths. It looks strange, but the handle has good grip. The handle is short, so very easy to move over the face. The weight of the razor is 95 gram.
Shaving characteristics
The razor is developed by the makers to be mid-aggresive. In my opinion the razor is on the mild side of the spectrum. I can achieve a BBS result with it without much effort, but the stubble return faster than it is the case with for example the Timeless 0,95 Smooth.
In normal cases there is absolutely no blade feel, so it is very, very comfortable. Although this feels very nice on the skin, this can be dangerous. There is the pittfall of putting to much pressure on the razor. After a few shaves, I had to deal with some kind of irritation. To prevent that, I shaved the last two times with a blade that gives me normal extreme uncomfortable shaves: the Kai. In the Silversmith it is a good blade: it gives some blade feel, but not in a very uncomfortable way. So the shaves with the Kai blade were for me instructional to use the razor properly.
Conclusion
For me this is a nice razor which gives good shaves. When used with enough care you can accomplish a very comfortable, but also very close shave. For me it is worth the cost of 125 USD.
If someone is interested to try this razor out, please send me a PM. Then I will send the razor to you to try it out.