gvw755
Well-Known Member
Last night I reported on the Occam's Feather AC razors. Tonight I will report on the Occam's DE Razor. Unlike the other Occam's razors, this is just called the Occam's Safety Razor (I guess the sons' names are reserved for the Feather AC versions). The razor is made of stainless steel, however, don't expect them to be at the finish level of the Homelike Start.
The complete set comes with two different heads, three different base plates and a handle. Being the cheap person that I am, I just bought the razor caps and base plates and not the handle.
The one of the caps is your regular domed cap, but the other has a thin ridge line in the middle of the cap, which is supposed to assist new shavers in finding the proper angle. The three base plates included one that looks like a direct clone of the EJ/M 89, another which seem to be an Open Comb which is closed on the bottom (similar to the safety bar side of the vintage Emir Dual Comb), and a comb that makes you wonder what they had in mind because it seems to be similar to the Open Comb, but with the teeth bent inwards and a slightly thicker bar.
I temporarily used my Diamondback handle because I am still waiting for my replacement Diamondback cap to arrive (it has not been sent yet after two weeks).
First shave was with the clone EJ89 base plate and the ridged cap. First thing I noticed was that the ridge was not a good design because it was very hard to locate it against your face. It was not something similar to a pent cap (like the WCS Lithe) or even a beveled cap like the older Merkur 37. Once you found the ridge and touched it to your face, the angle was not one that allowed the guard to touch your face without applying pressure. I guess you could get a very gentle shave, but not cut anything.
After that experiment, I went back to my usual angle and found the shave to be decent. It was on the mild side and not as efficient, but this is what the characteristics of the EJ89 was and so no surprises. I eventually ended up with a two pass plus an extra XTG pass under my jaw line and chin. Not quite as efficient as the shave with the Enoch razor the night before, but a decent one.
Tomorrow I will continue with the ridged cap but will switch to the closed Open Comb base plate.
The complete set comes with two different heads, three different base plates and a handle. Being the cheap person that I am, I just bought the razor caps and base plates and not the handle.
The one of the caps is your regular domed cap, but the other has a thin ridge line in the middle of the cap, which is supposed to assist new shavers in finding the proper angle. The three base plates included one that looks like a direct clone of the EJ/M 89, another which seem to be an Open Comb which is closed on the bottom (similar to the safety bar side of the vintage Emir Dual Comb), and a comb that makes you wonder what they had in mind because it seems to be similar to the Open Comb, but with the teeth bent inwards and a slightly thicker bar.
I temporarily used my Diamondback handle because I am still waiting for my replacement Diamondback cap to arrive (it has not been sent yet after two weeks).
First shave was with the clone EJ89 base plate and the ridged cap. First thing I noticed was that the ridge was not a good design because it was very hard to locate it against your face. It was not something similar to a pent cap (like the WCS Lithe) or even a beveled cap like the older Merkur 37. Once you found the ridge and touched it to your face, the angle was not one that allowed the guard to touch your face without applying pressure. I guess you could get a very gentle shave, but not cut anything.
After that experiment, I went back to my usual angle and found the shave to be decent. It was on the mild side and not as efficient, but this is what the characteristics of the EJ89 was and so no surprises. I eventually ended up with a two pass plus an extra XTG pass under my jaw line and chin. Not quite as efficient as the shave with the Enoch razor the night before, but a decent one.
Tomorrow I will continue with the ridged cap but will switch to the closed Open Comb base plate.
