A new razor comming

[Nord Razors]

An idea to change the handle design was a good decision, the handle looks great!

There is the second design available too, and to me both of them look and feel fantastic.
However, the quality of the spiral handle design is so bad that I am not willing to post it here.

Nice logo, by the way!

Thank you! I am really happy with it too. I think the ladies responsible for branding made a great job here, and nowadays they are working on a website.

I’d keep it simpler on the base plate, just the serial number or a simple phrase

Perhaps I need more of your input here, guys. The laser engraving is supposed to be mainly the serial number. Screenshot from the manufacturing drawing:

I thought it would be a nice touch to provide full tracking through the serial number.
Do you think it's too much?

 

[J349]

There is the second design available too, and to me both of them look and feel fantastic.
However, the quality of the spiral handle design is so bad that I am not willing to post it here.



Thank you! I am really happy with it too. I think the ladies responsible for branding made a great job here, and nowadays they are working on a website.



Perhaps I need more of your input here, guys. The laser engraving is supposed to be mainly the serial number. Screenshot from the manufacturing drawing:

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I thought it would be a nice touch to provide full tracking through the serial number.
Do you think it's too much?

I like the idea of having that info but for me looks a bit busy, doing it on the top of the baseplate is not an option?

Looks promising Dawid. Sorry to hear that didn’t match your expectation, I hope the next one does it.

 

[SpeedyPC]

A new secret weapon has been born into the wet shaving community.

 

[spacemonkey42]

That is a very exciting step forward, but also sad that that shop could not make your great razor in high quality. It is good you are not settling for bad work. Good luck in finding a better machine shop. Thanks for sharing the news.

 

[Bauhaus]

But here’s what I don’t quite get: are you planning to make lots of different base plate versions? What’s the reason for the numbering, like BP1?
You already have Mild / Standard / Aggressive options, so if the number is just for something like closed or open comb, I don’t think it needs its own code.

Personally, just the razor number and head type (like M, S, A) would’ve been enough. I can tell which base plate I’m holding—stainless is heavy, titanium is light, and brass stands out by color. And honestly, I don’t care what week the razor was made. It’s not like it expires like a loaf of bread.


Here’s an example layout that could work:
Left side:
BP1. SS (if you want to keep the BP number and material info)
Made in EU
Right side:
25.0001
Under the plate:
A or •••


Or even simpler:
Left side:
Made in EU
Right side:
25.0001
Under the plate:
A or •••


Of course, the “P” marking won’t be needed in the final version.
Anyway, totally up to you. But I’d personally go with the “less, but better” approach and strip out anything unnecessary.

P.S.
I like your approach to "build in public", we can discuss cool stuff before it is produced.

 

[Holyzeus]

Agreed it looks very busy. Maybe drop the materials code.
Aggressiveness and serial number along with Nord personally.
Shame on the machine company not fulfilling expectations.

 

[Nord Razors]

But here’s what I don’t quite get: are you planning to make lots of different base plate versions? What’s the reason for the numbering, like BP1?

I like the idea of having that info but for me looks a bit busy

Agreed it looks very busy.

My idea was simple: full traceability to maintain quality control and handle complaints or returns.
BP1 is there in case new products are introduced. If a new razor were to appear, I would simply name it BP2, and so on.
But you're right, perhaps it's overkill, especially since only the baseplates will be engraved.

doing it on the top of the baseplate is not an option?

And this is a great idea.

The top of the baseplates has two flat surfaces that could be used for engraving. I know it might look large in the picture, but the font size is actually only 3 mm in height.
I’ve removed the model, material, and variant from the baseplate marking, but kept the dots underneath for quick identification.

This approach hides the engraving when the razor is assembled, while still allowing easy identification of the variant in use.
On top of that, it leaves room for an engraved dedication under the baseplate, if requested by a customer.

What do you think?

 

[slapo]

How about a small QR code (or two) instead? It could even look interesting if strategically placed.

 

[bagman]

If it’s on top of the baseplate then you’d only see it when the razor is disassembled, I don’t see an issue with that personally

 

[Nord Razors]

How about a small QR code (or two) instead? It could even look interesting if strategically placed.

That was my idea at the early beginning, but I decided not to do it till I have a laser engraving machine on my own. I need to be able to control it properly.

 

[Nord Razors]

Even though the quality of the recently delivered components is poor, I managed to choose parts of the razor which, once assembled, met all dimensional requirements. Only one side of the head was correct, but still, better than nothing.
I spent a lot of time verifying whether the blade exposure, spans, etc., were correct, so I’m quite certain that this setup reflects the characteristics we shall expect from the final product.

I gave it a shot and shaved with it today after 4 days of growth. The baseplate I used was the mild one, which is equivalent to the T8 from testing (0.00 mm blade exposure).

From the very beginning, my biggest concern was that metal razors would shave differently than the 3D printed ones. And I was right - they shave differently.
Just forget about the 3D printed samples, it’s a different world. The level of smoothness is incredible, and I’ve never used anything like it. It just glides, and there is no hair pulling at all (4 days of growth, neutral blade exposure). On top of that, the rounded cap feels perfect.
Even though I am not a fan of neutral blade exposure, that shave was definitely the best I ever had. It made my day, and I’m still incredibly excited.

During the testing phase, many of you mentioned that a few first strokes used to be rough, but it didn't last long. I am glad to inform you that this is now completely gone, and the smoothness is there from the very first stroke.
The razor is incredibly safe, and the confidence level is just massive.
Efficiency-wise, it can take all the growth in one stroke but delivers only DFS. This is understandable since I used the mild variant.

I am not good at writing reviews like others on the forum, so I will not even try to do it. But the shave gave me a huge amount of confidence, and now I am certain it will be a great product.

 

[Bauhaus]

That’s awesome, @dawid, congrats!

 

[Ice09]

Oh man, that sucks. The pictures looked really good and then I read what you wrote below them. Darn it. Money down the drain .

I really like the look of the handle too.

Personally, I like the more information and if it helps you keep track of quality control/issues, even better.

 

[Ice09]

I gave it a shot and shaved with it today after 4 days of growth. The baseplate I used was the mild one, which is equivalent to the T8 from testing (0.00 mm blade exposure).

I've also been shaving on average after 3-4 days of growth, and even the Mild does a great job (if I use a sharp blade) with the 1.20mm prototypes. It just slices through it.

I tried using the Vector a couple of weeks ago since I haven't used it for ages and wanted to see how it compared after using your prototypes for a while, and good god, that felt tuggy in comparison and that was with a Feather Professional Super blade. I still want to try the AD La Faulx before deciding if AC razors are for me, but man, the Vector (for me personally) sucked in comparison.

From the very beginning, my biggest concern was that metal razors would shave differently than the 3D printed ones. And I was right - they shave differently.

Yeah, I was worried about this too as I remember asking you this question. Was hoping it was at least on par.

Just forget about the 3D printed samples, it’s a different world. The level of smoothness is incredible, and I’ve never used anything like it. It just glides, and there is no hair pulling at all (4 days of growth, neutral blade exposure). On top of that, the rounded cap feels perfect.

Darn, as I started reading that sentence "Just forget about the 3D printed samples, it's a different world," I thought you were going to say it didn't turn out well .

Even though I am not a fan of neutral blade exposure, that shave was definitely the best I ever had. It made my day, and I’m still incredibly excited.

Normally I can't use mild razors as it takes me a hour for a head shave to get a good result with pretty much all mild razors I've used (I have to keep going over the same area over and over again with buffing to get to a combination of DFS/BBS level I like), but with the Mild, I can still get a decent result in about 30-35 minutes.

During the testing phase, many of you mentioned that a few first strokes used to be rough, but it didn't last long. I am glad to inform you that this is now completely gone, and the smoothness is there from the very first stroke.

People that said the first few strokes are rough, is that with the Mild version? I didn't really use the prototype Mild much, so I don't remember. I mostly used the Efficient 70% of the time, with the Medium about 20% of the time and the Mild for a few shaves only (this is from the original 1.5 blade gap prototype).

The razor is incredibly safe, and the confidence level is just massive.
Efficiency-wise, it can take all the growth in one stroke but delivers only DFS. This is understandable since I used the mild variant.

Sounds great. I am hoping for you that it came become a rival to something like the Henson AL13+ (I know this is a tall task as that razor is so well known) where even ladies can use it with confidence of not getting cut.

I am not good at writing reviews like others on the forum, so I will not even try to do it. But the shave gave me a huge amount of confidence, and now I am certain it will be a great product.

It's going to be tough as the market is probably small, but I hope it takes off for you.

 

[Randy]

If the stainless steel T10 head shaves better or at least equal to the 3D printed one, then we are talking about another level of shaving razor construction.

Efficient, but smooth. Shaves deep, but it's not aggressive. It will cut you only if you apply way too much pressure and only in the ATG pass.

At least this was my experience after 50 shaves with this specific head, even though Dawid thinks that the razor should start to degrade.

The 8 and 9 were not for me.