Another Brush-oholic into your den again.Reknotted Peerless 24mm Synthetic Shaving Brush
After someone posted a link earlier, I decided to track down one of these suckers. A visit to Aliexpress, $4.85 and a short wait produced this.
I can't get over how well it works - it generates lather like crazy. My other bowls are now waiting to be passed on to someone else, and I think I'll pick up a couple more of these for starter setups.
OK, confession time, this should have been in the March acquisitions listing but I've been slack... so sue me!
As a few other people on here have said, these are surprisingly good blades. At $13.42/100 from Aliexpress I wasn't expecting greatness, but they were much better than I thought they'd be. Longevity isn't their strong suit, I'd only use them for 3-4 shaves, but I've had a few other more expensive blades that were the same. While using them they felt somewhat tuggy, but the end result was a smooth shave with very little feedback from the Alum, much less so than when I use a Wizamet, which I was very surprised about.
For me, the one big issue I have with them is that the design doesn't allow them to fit properly in my Lupo 72 as the cutouts don't fit over the blade tabs properly. I could put one in but it took some effort and I couldn't be sure that it didn't have a bend or kink somewhere along the blade, and I didn't fancy finding out the hard way, so I took it out. That process required the use of pliers because they were so tight, but it's somewhat difficult to see what's causing the problem. Needless to say, I won't be using them in the Lupo 72, which means that I've got nearly 100 blades that will likely sit in my cupboard for a long time, so if anyone wants to give them a try, PM me and I'll send you some.
I didn't dislike these blades, it's just that the Lupo 72 is my go-to razor and if they don't fit in there then they've really limited their usefulness to me. In the Yintal they were fine, and I'll use them occasionally, but most of the time I want to use my preferred weapon, which is the 72.It's a shame you didn't like these blades as I really do find these very good. I've never found them tuggy but I know exactly what you mean. They don't feel particularly sharp when on the face, but they give a close shave.
Very nice,
I wonder what they mean by "Extra German"...
I was mulling that one over in my mind too. I'm a sixth-generation Aussie with pretty much unsullied German heritage on both sides of my family, but I confess I don't know what it would take to be "Extra German"...I wonder what they mean by "Extra German"...
Heh, I only have to look at your location to place a strong bet on the likelihood of your German background. I found it almost impossible to turn around there without barking my shins on a German accent. Living in the Adelaide Hills resulted in a pretzel habit that I couldn't satisfy in TAS, so I had to learn how to make them myself. Happy days...I was mulling that one over in my mind too. I'm a sixth-generation Aussie with pretty much unsullied German heritage on both sides of my family, but I confess I don't know what it would take to be "Extra German"...
And yet another:Another Brush-oholic into your den again.
Very nice,
Where did you manage to find that beauty?
I wonder what they mean by "Extra German"...
And yet another:
Reknotted Ever Ready 200 Green Marbled Bakelite 24mm Manchurian gel tip badger
And another:
Reknotted Vintage Ever Ready 22mm Maggard Synthetic