Boycie83
Space Cadet
Aluminium - got the daily shavers kit and an OC-C
New player in the DE world. Karve Shaving Company.
- Thread starter Str8Mug
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I’ve got just the C plate, really happy with it.
Very impressed by the anodising, the best I’ve seen on a aluminium razor, it’s flawless
Boycie83
Space Cadet
I agree - it's perfection
Randomangle
Über Bum
What is the purpose of the notches in the baseplates and original top cap? (This may prove to be a dumb question, but I gotta know know.)
Ventastic
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The indentations make it easier to get your fingers on the blade tabs which in turn makes it very simple to unload the blade from the razor head. I also find it aesthetically pleasing.
Randomangle
Über Bum
I can see the purpose of having the indentations on the original top cap as I have the wide cap and when I take the razor apart the blade is always jammed close to the surface ... the indentations would make removal easier. The indentations on the baseplate don't make sense to me though as the blade is loaded onto the post of the top cap and the baseplate then put on and then the handle. The baseplate indentations seem reduntant to me in this respect.
i do too like the look of them though.
Ventastic
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Pure assumption here. Originally the baseplates may have been designed with the indentation to fit with the aesthetic of the top cap. The widebody top cap came later due to popular demand. Some people prefer the blade tabs to be covered.
I prefer the blade tabs to be covered, I've never had problems removing a blade and prefer not to catch myself with the tabs when shaving behind my ears. It also looks much neater. That said, I went for the standard cap for mine because I don't like the wide cap with a standard plate, I'd have preferred a proper wider head.
Randomangle
Über Bum
The aesthetic approach makes sense.
I agree, the bottom should match the top with the wide top cap. This is definitely a 'first' world problem ... I hang my head.
Str8Mug
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Smooth & efficient operator here. The Copper Karve is every bit as good as its Brass & Stainless Steel counterparts. Fitted with a Gillette Platinum and the E OC plate, it made short work of nearly 3 days worth of whisker growth without one single issue. Yes, that’s the wide body top cap in Copper and honestly, the difference is purely cosmetic with no observable difference in shave quality between the standard & optional wide cap. Maybe a slight advantage to the narrower version in blade removal of perhaps .006 secs. over the wide one. 
In my eyes, you win with either one as the razor as a whole is simply fantastic…..
In my eyes, you win with either one as the razor as a whole is simply fantastic…..
Not my thing, but options are good. The handle looks like it will be secure in the hand.
p.b
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Yeah - I like that. I assume it's aluminium. Anyone know?
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