10-07-2021, 12:02 PM
(10-07-2021, 01:06 AM)GAW9576 Wrote: I received a Dehaven model 3 from Dave in KY today as a trade for a custom razor handle I'm going to make him.
I went to work on getting the old blade out of the carrier he provided and slipped in half an Astra SP from the 5 pack of blades which were included. (Man Dave is a thoughtful and generous guy.) Holy smokes this thing is aggressive was my first thought. At first I didn't trim the backs of the side tabs at all witch makes the razor nearly an unmentionable with the amount of blade exposure. After consulting Dave and learning that he trims the back edges of the side tabs I did so too. This tamed the razor a bit by allowing the blade to seat deeper in the carrier and reducing the blade exposure to a more normal level. It still felt fairly aggressive but at this point I was a little rushed for time. I look forward to my next shave with this interesting razor when I have more time to get used to it.
Oh yeah I almost forgot Twelvefret inspired me to go with Arko tonight since he seemed to like it so much.
I figured I had something to do with that stinky choice. Anyway, that is a great looking razor you got in the trade. You might as well be using one of those ancient, long, bare blade with folding plastic cover thing-a-ma-gig unmentionables....LOL!!
