Fuzzy Catcher

[twhite]

twhite Mine arrived today but caught up with an Ever Ready at the moment   I'll give it a try as soon as I can.

Looking good there, "@Dave in KY".

Jim just dropped your razors off in the mail. 

[Dave in KY]

Monday March 22, 2021
Razor 1: Fuzzy Catcher
Blade 1: Gem (2)
Razor 2: SHaDE Tech
Blade 2: Astra SP (1)
Brush: Mr.EE LE
Soap: Baron's Choice
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Skin Bracer
Fragrance: Dragonsbeard

Got the knot set back in the Mr. EE Limited Edition Handle and it's staying put now. Silicone did the job without needing epoxy. Love the heft of this solid aluminum handle. Went with the pleasant scent of Baron's Choice for a great lather.

As you can see we had 2 razors listed. 1st up was the Fuzzy Catcher which is a 3d printed lather catcher. Did my with the grain pass and could tell it held the blade secure. It has a good angle to make it actually feel like the original for me. It was a tad more aggressive feeling though. I think tis was that the blade was difficult to get into the slot for the blade stops and was sitting just above the slot. Also the pronounced blade stops where uncomfortable as the were substantial. That may be needed to secure the blade but it makes it uncomfortable to me. All in all though a cool print of a piece of history. Thanks again Tom twhite

I decided to use my rough draft of a SHaDE razor for pass 2 and 3. SHaDE stands for as I'm told (Single edge Half a DE blade) I didn't come up with the idea but the few I've seen were cool and I wanted to try my hand a making one. This shaved exactly as expected from using a single side of a tech razor. The half a blade still retains a strong clamp on it for a comfortable shave. This although an ugly razor as I chose a cheap and rough specimen for the experiment. This was too prepare for another that I have been wanting for some time. Should have held on to my Raise Flat Bottom razor I sold and have wanted another. I haven't been willing to pay the price of the ones I've seen that were in need of replating due to wear. I saw one pop up on the bay for $20 with a broken tooth on the end. PERFECT candidate for this modification. I get the shave from a RFB razor at a steal of a price and a "one off" in looks. Who else in their right mind would do that to their RFB razor ? Well unless they broke a tooth on one too. Big Grin

A long work day today but I'll get thru it as I think about my taxes are done and I'm told to expect a hefty return this year. WooHooooo !! Have a Stupendous Day everyone !!
   
   

[twhite]

You can always use a file and file down the stops so they are not so pronounced.

[Dave in KY]

Good point, I'll give that a try. Thanks

[twhite]

They are on the large side as I was afraid that a sharp blade would want to split it. So I gave it some extra meat to try to counteract that. Probably totally overkill.

[Jayaruh]

twhite wrote:
Jim just dropped your razors off in the mail.

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Out for delivery.

[twhite]

twhite wrote:
Jim just dropped your razors off in the mail.

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Out for delivery.

WOW!!!! 

That was fast.

[Jayaruh]

twhite wrote:
Jim just dropped your razors off in the mail.

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Out for delivery.

WOW!!!! 

That was fast.

Yeah, that has to be some kind of record. Maybe they are trying to make up for that one that took three weeks.

[Jayaruh]

Must be some sort of record. I picked them out of the box at about 3:40, but  they arrived about 2:50. You have forced me to move my planned shaves for this week to next week. HA! It's all fun. Did a little file work on the lather catcher. The blades load very easily. Maybe I will shave with both tomorrow. So, which will get the first pass?
Thanks for all you do, Tom.

[GAW9576]

I had another fun shave this morning with 2 wonderful creations by twhite, the Bunny V3 on loan from him and one of his newest creations a 3D printed Lather Catcher called the Fuzzy Catcher. The Schick L is on loan from mayer57619.
The Fuzzy Catcher handled a bit of the first pass on the front of my neck and all of the back of the neck. I did do a tiny bit of file work cleanup before the shave. I definitely need some more time with the razor before making any real assessment but initial impressions are positive.