Clouds
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This interesting razor arrived this week after close to a 6 week journey.
There isn't too much info out there on it so feel free to chip in if I miss something out.
Made in France by F.N.L.R. S.A. 134 Faubourg Saint-Honore, Paris (per the instruction phamphlet). It's styling is very similar to that of a Bohin, so I am guessing its vintage at around late 30's early 40's.
It's mostly bakelite. The tin is completely made of pressed metal including the insert
Its a seriously interesting razor - Its actually two razors in one. The base plate is flipable, but with a difference.
If you use the one side it has two rails that are spring loaded. Loosening and tightening up the handle adjusts the blade gap. It has a line indicator on the handle but there are no corresponding indicator marks on the base plate so in order to get repeatability one would need to count the number of turns.
If you flip it over and use the other side, its a differential head razor with two different blade gaps and has:
BARBE DURE - Hard Beard
BARBE DOUCE - Soft Beard
to indicate which side is which.
The million dollar - How does it shave:
I used the "Adjustable" side
First off, I tend to favor heavier razors and probably needed to add more pressure then what I am used to doing.
Its a very mild shaver, I ended up opening it around two turns and still only ending up with a DFS
There isn't too much info out there on it so feel free to chip in if I miss something out.
Made in France by F.N.L.R. S.A. 134 Faubourg Saint-Honore, Paris (per the instruction phamphlet). It's styling is very similar to that of a Bohin, so I am guessing its vintage at around late 30's early 40's.
It's mostly bakelite. The tin is completely made of pressed metal including the insert
Its a seriously interesting razor - Its actually two razors in one. The base plate is flipable, but with a difference.
If you use the one side it has two rails that are spring loaded. Loosening and tightening up the handle adjusts the blade gap. It has a line indicator on the handle but there are no corresponding indicator marks on the base plate so in order to get repeatability one would need to count the number of turns.
If you flip it over and use the other side, its a differential head razor with two different blade gaps and has:
BARBE DURE - Hard Beard
BARBE DOUCE - Soft Beard
to indicate which side is which.
The million dollar - How does it shave:
I used the "Adjustable" side
First off, I tend to favor heavier razors and probably needed to add more pressure then what I am used to doing.
Its a very mild shaver, I ended up opening it around two turns and still only ending up with a DFS