Cheesepiece
Stickler
Ended up buying this blind without first joining a passaround. I did so with confidence as I thoroughly enjoy the shave of a mild razor, ASD1, Wilko Stickie, Tech, for example.
I purchased from a couple of our members two Hone 15 razors. One with patina and one without.
I shaved with the Hone today for the first time and, I felt compelled to write a review.
The last time I held and used a DE razor which from the outset felt special was when I tried the Feather ASD1. Since that day I've had the same feeling only once, with a PAL adjustable injector, until today and the Hone 15.
The sheer weight, rigidity, lack of aggression and the balancing act with its blade's efficacy is not found in other razors. The Merkur Vision had, for me, many of the same qualities but lacked the style and minimalist feel of the Hone.
With a (second-shave) Polsilver Super Iridium below deck on the Hone's maiden voyage I can report a smoothness and balance that will be hard to surpass. I don't know if I've struck lucky with the Polsilver SI blade working so well in the Hone but I am optimistic that this razor could tame many a blade.
The head design encompasses the blade (including end stops, which adds a premium feel itself) so beautifully and completely, that, I imagine, one would struggle to cause irritation during a routine shave. I slapped on a generous amount of Turkish Lemon cologne tonight after the shave (as Swmbo's away) and felt nothing. Nothing.
I feel this razor and I will come to get along just fine.
I purchased from a couple of our members two Hone 15 razors. One with patina and one without.
I shaved with the Hone today for the first time and, I felt compelled to write a review.
The last time I held and used a DE razor which from the outset felt special was when I tried the Feather ASD1. Since that day I've had the same feeling only once, with a PAL adjustable injector, until today and the Hone 15.
The sheer weight, rigidity, lack of aggression and the balancing act with its blade's efficacy is not found in other razors. The Merkur Vision had, for me, many of the same qualities but lacked the style and minimalist feel of the Hone.
With a (second-shave) Polsilver Super Iridium below deck on the Hone's maiden voyage I can report a smoothness and balance that will be hard to surpass. I don't know if I've struck lucky with the Polsilver SI blade working so well in the Hone but I am optimistic that this razor could tame many a blade.
The head design encompasses the blade (including end stops, which adds a premium feel itself) so beautifully and completely, that, I imagine, one would struggle to cause irritation during a routine shave. I slapped on a generous amount of Turkish Lemon cologne tonight after the shave (as Swmbo's away) and felt nothing. Nothing.
I feel this razor and I will come to get along just fine.