Gargravarr
Our resident snake charmer
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Two vintage Yardley soaps
Happiness is a puck of Yardley. And two pucks are twice as good.
2023 Shaving Acquisitions Thread
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Happiness is a puck of Yardley. And two pucks are twice as good.
klinker
... seems to have LOTS of brushes
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Indeed, And they arrived yesterday.Happiness is a warm puppy
Happiness is a puck of Yardley. And two pucks are twice as good.
Rusty Bridges
Owns a betacord/betamax
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- Sep 10, 2016
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- Sydney
I have been waiting for this to happen.
Finally got the Konsul - and it is even better than I hoped...
I'm glad to hear you managed to get one. Excellent razor.
Enjoy your shaves.
silverlifter
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- Mar 14, 2023
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- Aotearoa
So I was shaving with my KCG the other day and thinking if there was a CNC version of the R89 head. Then the Pearl Blaze came up on my feed (probably off my Google searches for a CNC R89). CNC plated brass. Looks like the R89, but from most reviews, supposedly unlike the R89. Blade gap 0.74mm so it should be a nice mild shave regardless.
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- Jan 19, 2016
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- The "Wet Lord of Voodoo" Boogie Man
The corners of the base plate are too edgy and pointy, which can feel very uncomfortable for some wet shavers as YMMV, and it's not for meSo I was shaving with my KCG the other day and thinking if there was a CNC version of the R89 head. Then the Pearl Blaze came up on my feed (probably off my Google searches for a CNC R89). CNC plated brass. Looks like the R89, but from most reviews, supposedly unlike the R89. Blade gap 0.74mm so it should be a nice mild shave regardless.
- Joined
- Jan 19, 2016
- Location
- The "Wet Lord of Voodoo" Boogie Man
silverlifter
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Just finished cleaning and honing the newest arrival: a Friodur 17 Half Hollow, to match my 17½
Gargravarr
Our resident snake charmer
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Maybe the idea is to give the skin a slight stretch in advance of the blade? It might work...
klinker
... seems to have LOTS of brushes
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What a clever idea.Maybe the idea is to give the skin a slight stretch in advance of the blade? It might work...
So, I finally managed to get my hands on the Yaqi Sentinel 1.35mm. Took a punt on the Aliexpress Discovery sale. They had an option where I can release funds only after receipt of goods, so if I get cancelled again, no biggie. Sentinel head, plus 2 handles and a 24mm G4 brush (and stickers!) for $130.
On first glance, it is definitely different to the DSCosmetic Poleaxe. Look at the blade exposure! The 1.35mm Poleaxe shaves ultra aggressive, even more so than the Z0. The 1.5mm version must be pretty much unshaveable. Hopefully, the Yaqi version is milder.
DSC Poleaxe on the left, Yaqi on the right.
On first glance, it is definitely different to the DSCosmetic Poleaxe. Look at the blade exposure! The 1.35mm Poleaxe shaves ultra aggressive, even more so than the Z0. The 1.5mm version must be pretty much unshaveable. Hopefully, the Yaqi version is milder.
DSC Poleaxe on the left, Yaqi on the right.
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This looks like a cloney Wolfman-style head, for those who are looking for a Wolfman razor, just get the real Wolfman.DSC Poleaxe on the left, Yaqi on the right.
So, I finally managed to get my hands on the Yaqi Sentinel 1.35mm. Took a punt on the Aliexpress Discovery sale. They had an option where I can release funds only after receipt of goods, so if I get cancelled again, no biggie. Sentinel head, plus 2 handles and a 24mm G4 brush (and stickers!) for $130.
On first glance, it is definitely different to the DSCosmetic Poleaxe. Look at the blade exposure! The 1.35mm Poleaxe shaves ultra aggressive, even more so than the Z0. The 1.5mm version must be pretty much unshaveable. Hopefully, the Yaqi version is milder.
DSC Poleaxe on the left, Yaqi on the right.
I had the Yaqi sentinel 1.55mm.
Didn't get on with it unfortunately.
It is a smooth shaver, no harshness, but the large gap left my skin a little raw and the shave wasn't BBS.
I do 4 passes daily so a low gap/high exposure razor like the blackbird ticks all the boxes for me!
Still yet to find another razor like it!
Gargravarr
Our resident snake charmer
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I've had a fantastic little parcel arrive today, my latest brush from @TroyTools. Introducing "Polar Nocturne", with a 28mm Titanium knot from AP Shave Co.
I was initially considering calling it "Antarctic Reverie", but the translucent blue is a bit deeper than I originally envisaged, probably because the handle is so huge. I didn't even wait to drive up the hill from my mailbox, I just took my pictures from a fencepost on my neighbour's paddock. If the shape of the handle looks familiar, it's because I like my Vazon Forest brush so much, I was just happy to use the same profile again.
Thanks Troy, you've done it again! 
I was initially considering calling it "Antarctic Reverie", but the translucent blue is a bit deeper than I originally envisaged, probably because the handle is so huge. I didn't even wait to drive up the hill from my mailbox, I just took my pictures from a fencepost on my neighbour's paddock. If the shape of the handle looks familiar, it's because I like my Vazon Forest brush so much, I was just happy to use the same profile again.
Thanks Troy, you've done it again!
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Hang on a bloody minute, you’re not an NSW State of Origin supporter, you’re just an angry little Tassie bastard.I've had a fantastic little parcel arrive today, my latest brush from @TroyTools. Introducing "Polar Nocturne", with a 28mm Titanium knot from AP Shave Co.
I was initially considering calling it "Antarctic Reverie", but the translucent blue is a bit deeper than I originally envisaged, probably because the handle is so huge. I didn't even wait to drive up the hill from my mailbox, I just took my pictures from a fencepost on my neighbour's paddock. If the shape of the handle looks familiar, it's because I like my Vazon Forest brush so much, I was just happy to use the same profile again.
Thanks Troy, you've done it again!
Handover that brush to me right now.
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- Darwin
Another Troycraft stunnerI've had a fantastic little parcel arrive today, my latest brush from @TroyTools. Introducing "Polar Nocturne", with a 28mm Titanium knot from AP Shave Co.
I was initially considering calling it "Antarctic Reverie", but the translucent blue is a bit deeper than I originally envisaged, probably because the handle is so huge. I didn't even wait to drive up the hill from my mailbox, I just took my pictures from a fencepost on my neighbour's paddock. If the shape of the handle looks familiar, it's because I like my Vazon Forest brush so much, I was just happy to use the same profile again.
Thanks Troy, you've done it again!
Hopefully now with all my major bills out of the way, I can commission a 30mm chubby (and no, that's not a euphemism) within the next 2 weeks
