Wolfman WR-3

[srqshaver]

Fourth shave

As promised - a shave off.

In the left corner:
Wolfman WR-3 SB, GEM PTFE blade - 4th use

In the right corner:
Micromatic Open Comb. GEM PTFE blade - 1st use

I tried - as far as possible - to make identical strokes on both halves of my face.
Three days of growth. Four pass standard shave. WTG, XTG, GTX, ATG.
GEM blades on their first outing can be sometimes not at their best, so the Wolfman
might have a slight advantage here. I did give the blade in the MMOC a quick palm-strop though.

The differences:
Weight: The Wolfman is much heavier, the MMOC much lighter. Maybe that's the reason the Wolfman feels good in my hands?
Agility: The Wolfman's head is much bigger, but as mentioned before that doesn't bother me. It works everywhere.
Sound: The Wolfman sounds better. It clamps the blade so what you hear is only the stubble being mowed down, no resonances.

After four passes I can't really tell the difference. I am surprised. Both razors were about equally (non-)aggressive.
Both halves of my face are clean-shaven. No stubble left anywhere. BBS all over.
The alum block declares a tie as well.
So does the ASL.
The proof of the shave is in the regrowth, but I can't judge that right now. I'll update that information tomorrow.

Finally: I like to remove the blade from the head, rinse it clean, give it a quick palm strop to dry it and put it back into the razor.
Now that's where the Micromatic wins by a country mile. Twist open, twist closed.
No need to dis- and reassemble the whole razor, hoping the plastic washer doesn't disappear down the drain.

Overall, the MMOC did better than I expected.

Interesting! The takeaway may very well be that a GEM shave is a GEM shave. I get liking the heavier weight and think I would appreciate that as well. I hope you report back and let us know if there was any long-term difference. Great stuff!