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Homelike Start DE Razor
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TheChrisC
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I'm feeling that way too! That same plate is giving me great shaves at the moment.
None at all. Even the 1.18mm isn't too much, for me anyway. It punches far, far above its weight...
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HomeLikeShaving
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Brief info post about the top plate.
The standard top plate has a width of 18.9 mm.
In mid-December (possibly earlier), a narrowed top plate with a width of 18.6 mm will go on sale. It will increase blade overhang (exposure) for all lower plates with GAP 0.69 / 0.9 / 0.9 open comb / 1.18 for those who need it and for personal experiments
Lot - one hundred pieces.
Nearly half are already booked.
For reservations write to info@homelikeshaving.ru and we will add you to the newsletter
Brief info post about the top plate.
The standard top plate has a width of 18.9 mm.
In mid-December (possibly earlier), a narrowed top plate with a width of 18.6 mm will go on sale. It will increase blade overhang (exposure) for all lower plates with GAP 0.69 / 0.9 / 0.9 open comb / 1.18 for those who need it and for personal experiments
Lot - one hundred pieces.
Nearly half are already booked.
For reservations write to info@homelikeshaving.ru and we will add you to the newsletter
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Str8Mug
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The Taiga Adjustable Prototype. Just got my first shave in with it today thanks to HomelikeShaving and a shave forum member. A very smooth yet efficient shave. Started at it’s highest setting and it showed no harshness or overly aggressive blade feel. I got a bit more blade feel and an efficient feeling shave over the START 1.18 sb variant. I’ll get a few more in and line it up against the Rex Ambassador & Gibbs 15/17 in the next few days...
Str8Mug
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I can't tell you my friend. I've never shaved with a PILS Razor. I can tell you this with 99% certainty, it's one of the smoothest adjustables I've ever shaven with. I shaved with it on its highest setting 6.5 and it was not ferocious or heavy on blade feel. Just deceptively efficient and ice like smooth. Just a bit more feel over the START 1.18 plate and just as smooth.
Str8Mug
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Decided to do a side by side shave with one of the other adjustables that the Taiga shares a slight resemblance with, the Rex Ambassador. I’ll make this one quick as I’m pressed a bit for time as I’m picking up some family & friends that are flying in for the Thanksgiving festivities this week.
Decided to install 2 new fresh blades to keep it even and used two (2) Shark Platinum blades. Showered, prepped, got my lather on with the wonderful scent from the Wickham 1912 Russian leather and proceeded with a very nice and comfortable 3 pass shave. The 3rd pass was more for buffing and very light clean ups as the stubble hadn’t grown back as quick from last nights wonderful shave with the HomelikeShaving Taiga. I settles on the 3 with the Rex as that’s about good for me when I have light stubble and dropped the Taiga down from 6 to 4. During the 3 pass shave it was quite evident that the Rex exhibited more blade feel and a bit more efficient feeling shave on it’s setting compared to the Taiga as it wasn’t far behind but, it was noticeable. The Rex felt a bit more direct on my skin while still having a very nice smooth feeling on each stroke and pass. I actually brought the Taiga from 4 to 5 and it kind of brought it closer to the Rex on 3 in terms of cutting efficiency. The Taiga was still throughout the whole shave the smoother and actually softer feeling razor on my skin and hung in with the Rex stroke for stroke once I made the adjustment on the dial. Both left my face clean and smooth with not a single nic, cut or irritation to speak of.
Both gave a very good shave that was north of a DFS and just a smidge under a BBS. I couldn’t chase the Baby as I’m waiting for the slight cut to heal from last nights shave. It’s obvious though that the Rex Ambassador shows a bit more cutting prowess in it’s settings as compared to the Taiga. Though it gave me the same quality finish as the Rex, I had to go a bit higher to get the desired cutting feel and efficiency that I was getting with the Rex. One thing I do give the Taiga is the inherent smoothness that it exhibits in it’s range. The feel on the skin is very soft and feels as though it has ball bearings on the straight bar. I’m not saying that the Rex wasn’t smooth because it was very smooth but, somehow I just get a softer feeling touch with the Taiga over the Rex. I liked them both immensely here but, I think I give the nod to the Rex just on that it can go lower and still show excellent cutting ability while still maintaining good smoothness in the lower ranges. The Taiga just felt a tad mild on it’s mid setting and needed a small boost to get into Rex cutting territory. The feel in hand was both excellent from both but, again I give the slight edge ever so slightly to the Rex as the knurling is a bit more “aggressive” and just feels so good in my hands. Maybe I’m just used to holding the Rex since I’ve got so many more shaves over the Taiga. Perhaps once I get my hands on one and put the time in, my opinion can change on the overall feel of the Taiga’s handle. On balance they both felt almost identical but, I actually liked the way the Taiga felt in hand. Though it’s the slightly heavier razor, it’s slightly longer length actually gives it better balance and a bit more control in my experience. The Rex felt compact and to my hands a bit top heavy. Still highly maneuverable and comfy to use but, I just feel slightly more comfortable with the Taiga. Still, this Taiga is a prototype and the final rendering can change the whole game in its favor. For now though, the Rex nudges ahead by a notch or two in overall shave performance.
I took a couple more pics of the Taiga and Rex and the Taiga completely disassembled. The Rex takes much more time to get it apart and get it back together so I didn’t bother with it. As you can see, it only has 7 components that make up the Taiga. Disassembly is quick and easy and putting it all together is just easy. I love the simplicity in it’s design....
On a side note. Fiddling around with the adjuster dial and handle stop on the Taiga and an idea from the gentleman that sent me the razor, the Taiga can actually go to about a 10 setting on the dial for that extra bit of blade gap and aggression. Will be amping it up in the next day or two and give it a go matched up with the razor it was literally designed after. The Gibbs 15/17 Adjustable. Should be interesting.....
Decided to install 2 new fresh blades to keep it even and used two (2) Shark Platinum blades. Showered, prepped, got my lather on with the wonderful scent from the Wickham 1912 Russian leather and proceeded with a very nice and comfortable 3 pass shave. The 3rd pass was more for buffing and very light clean ups as the stubble hadn’t grown back as quick from last nights wonderful shave with the HomelikeShaving Taiga. I settles on the 3 with the Rex as that’s about good for me when I have light stubble and dropped the Taiga down from 6 to 4. During the 3 pass shave it was quite evident that the Rex exhibited more blade feel and a bit more efficient feeling shave on it’s setting compared to the Taiga as it wasn’t far behind but, it was noticeable. The Rex felt a bit more direct on my skin while still having a very nice smooth feeling on each stroke and pass. I actually brought the Taiga from 4 to 5 and it kind of brought it closer to the Rex on 3 in terms of cutting efficiency. The Taiga was still throughout the whole shave the smoother and actually softer feeling razor on my skin and hung in with the Rex stroke for stroke once I made the adjustment on the dial. Both left my face clean and smooth with not a single nic, cut or irritation to speak of.
Both gave a very good shave that was north of a DFS and just a smidge under a BBS. I couldn’t chase the Baby as I’m waiting for the slight cut to heal from last nights shave. It’s obvious though that the Rex Ambassador shows a bit more cutting prowess in it’s settings as compared to the Taiga. Though it gave me the same quality finish as the Rex, I had to go a bit higher to get the desired cutting feel and efficiency that I was getting with the Rex. One thing I do give the Taiga is the inherent smoothness that it exhibits in it’s range. The feel on the skin is very soft and feels as though it has ball bearings on the straight bar. I’m not saying that the Rex wasn’t smooth because it was very smooth but, somehow I just get a softer feeling touch with the Taiga over the Rex. I liked them both immensely here but, I think I give the nod to the Rex just on that it can go lower and still show excellent cutting ability while still maintaining good smoothness in the lower ranges. The Taiga just felt a tad mild on it’s mid setting and needed a small boost to get into Rex cutting territory. The feel in hand was both excellent from both but, again I give the slight edge ever so slightly to the Rex as the knurling is a bit more “aggressive” and just feels so good in my hands. Maybe I’m just used to holding the Rex since I’ve got so many more shaves over the Taiga. Perhaps once I get my hands on one and put the time in, my opinion can change on the overall feel of the Taiga’s handle. On balance they both felt almost identical but, I actually liked the way the Taiga felt in hand. Though it’s the slightly heavier razor, it’s slightly longer length actually gives it better balance and a bit more control in my experience. The Rex felt compact and to my hands a bit top heavy. Still highly maneuverable and comfy to use but, I just feel slightly more comfortable with the Taiga. Still, this Taiga is a prototype and the final rendering can change the whole game in its favor. For now though, the Rex nudges ahead by a notch or two in overall shave performance.
I took a couple more pics of the Taiga and Rex and the Taiga completely disassembled. The Rex takes much more time to get it apart and get it back together so I didn’t bother with it. As you can see, it only has 7 components that make up the Taiga. Disassembly is quick and easy and putting it all together is just easy. I love the simplicity in it’s design....
On a side note. Fiddling around with the adjuster dial and handle stop on the Taiga and an idea from the gentleman that sent me the razor, the Taiga can actually go to about a 10 setting on the dial for that extra bit of blade gap and aggression. Will be amping it up in the next day or two and give it a go matched up with the razor it was literally designed after. The Gibbs 15/17 Adjustable. Should be interesting.....
Str8Mug
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Last nights shave with the Taiga & the Gibbs Reglable No17.
Oh-Oh-Oooohhh!!! This was a heck of a shave! First, the combatants were the upstart Taiga against the Unoficial King of the Adjustables and the pride of France, the Gibbs Rasoir Reglable No17. And this Gents was a true razor scrap. I want to mention that as I had stated in my previous post about the Taiga, I managed to get a bit more of adjustment that allowed me to open up the Taiga a bit more and nearly get to an unoficial 10 setting on it. Thanks to CK89 for the idea and just a bit of fiddling with it to get it to those settings. And let me tell you, did it pay off BIG TIME! That extra bit of adjustment really transformed the Taiga into one formidable whisker whacker without really loosing much in smoothness. I grabbed again 2 fresh blades, ASTRA SP’s and installed one in each razor and got down and dirty!
I waisted no time in turning both of these razors to their max settings and putting them to my face. I was going to perform a 3 pass shave regardless of how the 2 first passes went as I just wanted to get a good feel with both on blade feel and inherent smoothness with these two in conjunction with each ones shave prowess. The Gibbs went first and on max it is just a truly graceful yet superbly efficient razor that knocks down whiskers with ease and an understated tenacity. It’s pedigree shows through from the very first stroke as the blade engages the hairs with a smoother than smooth cutting action. Glorious first pass I have to admit with Monsieur Gibbs. Went right to the Taiga and even though it looked to my eye that it had a bit more gap spacing and blade reveal, I figured this young gun was going to be out matched and out razored against the Gibbs. Brought the Taiga to my face and Woo-Wee! That was some real nice blade feel, noticeably more than on the Gibbs. I completed a stroke and decided to just turn it down a bit so that I can get a similar feel to the Gibbs. So, down it went to about an 8 and I re-engaged the Taiga to the whiskers. Ooohh, soooo niiiicccee! A stroke in and I knew I had it dialed in nearly dead on and matched to the Gibbs. Cleared the face and brought it down to the neck. What smoothness yet excellent cutting feel did the Taiga exhibit. I was blown away on how close in feel and shave it was to the Gibbs. Phenomenal first pass by the Taiga and honestly excellent passes by the both of them. The 2nd and 3rd passes were identical to each other in terms of smoothness, cutting efficiency and the comfort that both of these razors exhibited. I was nearly BBS on both sides with these razors and went with the 3rd pass to see if I could catch any stragglers. I want to mention that I kept both razors at the same exact settings through all 3 passes. They both cut so smoothly and efficiently that my skin still felt comfortable with both of these razors set at their higher ends of the performance spectrum. Just an excellent shave and not a single issue to speak of with no weepers, cuts or irritation. Just a very slight tingle from the alum pass on both jawlines but, to me that’s more than acceptable. Everywhere else was as clean as a whistle.
I am more than pleasantly surprised that the Taiga stayed with the Gibbs during every facet of the shave. Though I have a fair amount of shaves with my Gibbs and know it well, I’m more impressed that the Taiga actually gave me the same confidence and reassurance as the Gibbs does but with less shaves. The Gibbs is in my eyes The Standard on how a well designed adjustable should perform. Smoothness with superb efficiency is a very hard combo to achieve and the Gibbs does it like no other. The only thing lacking in the Gibbs arsenal that would have made it perfect is balance from the head to the bottom of the short plastic handle, it’s Achilles heal. It’s just a bit top heavy and some just prefer that it had a bit longer handle, myself included. The Taiga gives you a very well balanced razor from head to toe. You feel no top heaviness or biased weight towards the handle. Plus, I believe the handle is just about right in terms of length and tactile feel. And it definitely beats the Gibbs in construction. One shave is not going to dethrone no razor, especially the revered Gibbs. The Taiga though on its first shave compares very favorably against the iconic French razor. This young gun may have something to say about who’s the best adjustable in the near future. It all depends on the final rendering of the production model and what tweaks will be made, if any to get this razor closer to perfection. I know I’ll be on that list to acquire one and continue this razor match up. Watch out Frenchie, the Russian Bear is coming....
Oh-Oh-Oooohhh!!! This was a heck of a shave! First, the combatants were the upstart Taiga against the Unoficial King of the Adjustables and the pride of France, the Gibbs Rasoir Reglable No17. And this Gents was a true razor scrap. I want to mention that as I had stated in my previous post about the Taiga, I managed to get a bit more of adjustment that allowed me to open up the Taiga a bit more and nearly get to an unoficial 10 setting on it. Thanks to CK89 for the idea and just a bit of fiddling with it to get it to those settings. And let me tell you, did it pay off BIG TIME! That extra bit of adjustment really transformed the Taiga into one formidable whisker whacker without really loosing much in smoothness. I grabbed again 2 fresh blades, ASTRA SP’s and installed one in each razor and got down and dirty!
I waisted no time in turning both of these razors to their max settings and putting them to my face. I was going to perform a 3 pass shave regardless of how the 2 first passes went as I just wanted to get a good feel with both on blade feel and inherent smoothness with these two in conjunction with each ones shave prowess. The Gibbs went first and on max it is just a truly graceful yet superbly efficient razor that knocks down whiskers with ease and an understated tenacity. It’s pedigree shows through from the very first stroke as the blade engages the hairs with a smoother than smooth cutting action. Glorious first pass I have to admit with Monsieur Gibbs. Went right to the Taiga and even though it looked to my eye that it had a bit more gap spacing and blade reveal, I figured this young gun was going to be out matched and out razored against the Gibbs. Brought the Taiga to my face and Woo-Wee! That was some real nice blade feel, noticeably more than on the Gibbs. I completed a stroke and decided to just turn it down a bit so that I can get a similar feel to the Gibbs. So, down it went to about an 8 and I re-engaged the Taiga to the whiskers. Ooohh, soooo niiiicccee! A stroke in and I knew I had it dialed in nearly dead on and matched to the Gibbs. Cleared the face and brought it down to the neck. What smoothness yet excellent cutting feel did the Taiga exhibit. I was blown away on how close in feel and shave it was to the Gibbs. Phenomenal first pass by the Taiga and honestly excellent passes by the both of them. The 2nd and 3rd passes were identical to each other in terms of smoothness, cutting efficiency and the comfort that both of these razors exhibited. I was nearly BBS on both sides with these razors and went with the 3rd pass to see if I could catch any stragglers. I want to mention that I kept both razors at the same exact settings through all 3 passes. They both cut so smoothly and efficiently that my skin still felt comfortable with both of these razors set at their higher ends of the performance spectrum. Just an excellent shave and not a single issue to speak of with no weepers, cuts or irritation. Just a very slight tingle from the alum pass on both jawlines but, to me that’s more than acceptable. Everywhere else was as clean as a whistle.
I am more than pleasantly surprised that the Taiga stayed with the Gibbs during every facet of the shave. Though I have a fair amount of shaves with my Gibbs and know it well, I’m more impressed that the Taiga actually gave me the same confidence and reassurance as the Gibbs does but with less shaves. The Gibbs is in my eyes The Standard on how a well designed adjustable should perform. Smoothness with superb efficiency is a very hard combo to achieve and the Gibbs does it like no other. The only thing lacking in the Gibbs arsenal that would have made it perfect is balance from the head to the bottom of the short plastic handle, it’s Achilles heal. It’s just a bit top heavy and some just prefer that it had a bit longer handle, myself included. The Taiga gives you a very well balanced razor from head to toe. You feel no top heaviness or biased weight towards the handle. Plus, I believe the handle is just about right in terms of length and tactile feel. And it definitely beats the Gibbs in construction. One shave is not going to dethrone no razor, especially the revered Gibbs. The Taiga though on its first shave compares very favorably against the iconic French razor. This young gun may have something to say about who’s the best adjustable in the near future. It all depends on the final rendering of the production model and what tweaks will be made, if any to get this razor closer to perfection. I know I’ll be on that list to acquire one and continue this razor match up. Watch out Frenchie, the Russian Bear is coming....
HomeLikeShaving
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Another info post about Taiga razor and some photos from the factory.
In the future Taiga made several major alterations.
Balance.
In the experimental version, the balance point was 22 mm from the head. In serial, it was possible to shift the balance point to 18 mm from the head.
GAP.
GAP - the experimental sample was 0.69 - 1.5 if you look at the START. A serial will be 0.5 - 1.5 at the START.
From the start of sales, an additional custom handle from titanium will be available.
Minor improvements so far we will not talk about them now.
Photo
START
Taiga
Another info post about Taiga razor and some photos from the factory.
In the future Taiga made several major alterations.
Balance.
In the experimental version, the balance point was 22 mm from the head. In serial, it was possible to shift the balance point to 18 mm from the head.
GAP.
GAP - the experimental sample was 0.69 - 1.5 if you look at the START. A serial will be 0.5 - 1.5 at the START.
From the start of sales, an additional custom handle from titanium will be available.
Minor improvements so far we will not talk about them now.
Photo
START
Taiga
