Introducing the Blackland Era - 100% stainless steel. 3D printed. $75

[Holyzeus]

Shane is there two handle lengths?
The latest pics seem to hint at that

 

[Blackland Razors]

Looks good, I'll be tempted to buy one, especially if it has less blade feel than the Blackbird as I sometimes find that a little too much.

There's definitely an Era combo for you!

 

[Blackland Razors]

Shane is there two handle lengths?
The latest pics seem to hint at that

Nah. One handle length. That pic is Just two buddies with one on a little platform.

 

[Holyzeus]

Nah. One handle length. That pic is Just two buddies with one on a little platform.

That’s a shame

 

[bagman]

Looks very interesting

 

[Chris]

it has less less blade feel than a Blackbird (a razor I love for the blade feel and aesthetics)

Thank goodness, I may finally be able to buy a Blackland.

 

[TheChrisC]

It’s really cool to see innovation happening! Will be interested in looking at one too, perhaps if there’s a pass around I’d jump on that.

 

[Wintermute]

The more I think about this the more I hope it's a big success. Anything that helps promote home country manufacturing at lower price points should be seen as a big step forward. Investment in new technologies that help European and American companies become less reliant on Asian manufacturing and cheap labour can only be a good thing.

 

[Levi]

I know what my next purchase will be . Looking forward to it!

 

[Holyzeus]

Actually Shane, looking at pic 3 the handle looks long. What is the length please

 

[Ventastic]

Actually Shane, looking at pic 3 the handle looks long. What is the length please

This pic? Looks like 90ish to me.

 

[carbold]

Shane, is the thread tapped in a second stage or is it built as part of the printing process?

 

[Missoni]

Great price point...delighted that weight and balance are positively impacted by the semi-hollow handle. Grips sound interesting. I do not understand the manufacturing process, would be great to see a short, illustrative video. It sounds like a lot of thought and care has gone into the razor. Congratulations.

 

[slapo]

Great price point...delighted that weight and balance are positively impacted by the semi-hollow handle. Grips sound interesting. I do not understand the manufacturing process, would be great to see a short, illustrative video. It sounds like a lot of thought and care has gone into the razor. Congratulations.

AFAIK, it's usually a metal powder annealed using a heated point or a laser.

 

[Blackland Razors]

AFAIK, it's usually a metal powder annealed using a heated point or a laser.

This isn’t the method we use. DMLS is more expensive, less scalable, and less precise. We’re using a novel and proprietary type of manufacturing created by 3DEO designed to be cost competitive with MIM and to produce small parts at scale with incredible accuracy. It’s a hybrid model combining principles from MIM, CNC, and printing. Listen to my podcast interview where I cover it in depth.

We do have a video coming which contains some footage of the printing in action. 3DEO.co also has information on their process. No other company in the world makes parts this way so they are the only resource to understand this technology.