New player in the DE world. Karve Shaving Company.
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les24preludes
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£20 is better than a slap in the face with a wet cod. I'm getting closer to ordering......
bugra101
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Yup. I don’t mind the %20 VAT. But that £8-9 handling charge hurts.Oh for a grey card
Now that's a great gesture! Excellent customer service on his part.
Good job.
Malc6552
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Time will tell, I'll keep you posted
bugra101
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Got mine later on today before the delivery office closes and had a shave with OC-C plate/Astra SP, had 2-3 days growth on, my beard grows slow tho.
First impressions are pretty good, there is a certain blade feel, not overly but it`s there as I can hear my beard being cut, slightly less blade feel than Fatip that I`m used to. Definitely smoother vs fatip, 2 passes and it was DFS. Which is what I used to do with Fatip but 2 passes with Karve gave me closer shave than Fatip would.
I wouldn`t call OC-C mild in my book. For example mild for me was Razorock Babysmooth, it was so mild that I only used 2 times, I needed 3 maybe 4 passes with RR BS where I can be done with 2 passes with Fatip and Karve OC-C.
No irritation, very small cut near my adams apple but I was being reckless as it felt so smooth and went fast a bit.
Blade aligning is perfect and its so rigid. That aint moving anywhere, I`m gonna try the blades that I didn`t like using with Fatip such as GSB, Feather, GIllette 7oclock sharp edge etc. Those blades felt very harsh to me on Fatip. I`ll see how they feel in Karve.
I`m happy that I went with OC-C plate probably could have done with OC-D plate too but not anything above that.
First impressions are pretty good, there is a certain blade feel, not overly but it`s there as I can hear my beard being cut, slightly less blade feel than Fatip that I`m used to. Definitely smoother vs fatip, 2 passes and it was DFS. Which is what I used to do with Fatip but 2 passes with Karve gave me closer shave than Fatip would.
I wouldn`t call OC-C mild in my book. For example mild for me was Razorock Babysmooth, it was so mild that I only used 2 times, I needed 3 maybe 4 passes with RR BS where I can be done with 2 passes with Fatip and Karve OC-C.
No irritation, very small cut near my adams apple but I was being reckless as it felt so smooth and went fast a bit.
Blade aligning is perfect and its so rigid. That aint moving anywhere, I`m gonna try the blades that I didn`t like using with Fatip such as GSB, Feather, GIllette 7oclock sharp edge etc. Those blades felt very harsh to me on Fatip. I`ll see how they feel in Karve.
I`m happy that I went with OC-C plate probably could have done with OC-D plate too but not anything above that.
RussellR5555
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Mine With 2 plates was just under £ 20 and £8 of that was a royal mail fee , one thing to be aware of is that at present the import allows for £130 including shipping from Canada , just keep it under that as you only pay VAT , not VAT + Duty as you would above £ 130.
West Coast Shaving will be selling OC plates soon, according to their email newsletter.
They also mentioned Karve sending them “a sneak peek of a new offering coming soon”.
Looks like Chris is busy with a new brass handle pattern...
Between keeping up with all orders, this, the plastic razor he advertised on April 1st, I wonder if he’s still working on a stainless steel razor at all.
Slightly disappointing that he hasn’t mentioned anything about that for quite a while now..
Farabeuf
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If it’s any consolation, Danish Customs charges 160 DKK (about £18) plus 25%Vat. Which is why I try to keep all my purchases EU only, unless there really is no alternative.
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I purchased the Karve with the D plate when the razor first came out, I used it once and put it away (too mild and for me and the head is too bulky). The razors I use are a CG L3 DC, PAA Ascension SS with a shim and the Gillette Single Ring in which I use 3 of them (2 with a shim) the most aggressive of these razors is the U.S Army head (no shim in this one) I also switched out the Ball End handles for a Stork Aristocrat 13 x 90 in SS and Brass.
Now with that said I purchased the F plate when it came out and still did not like it though there are a lot of people who use the A-E plates and would never use the F plate, yet the F plate was still too mild for my liking as well as the feedback was not there.
I didn't give up just yet and when the F OC plate came out I purchased it and this plate gave me what I wanted, good blade feel, smooth and efficient with good feedback, a lovely shaver for someone like me. How would I rate this plate compared to my other razors, it is a notch below my Single Ring. That being said I still have issues with the head design to bulky for me, other than that it is a lovely smooth aggressive razor that I feel would not disappoint someone who likes aggressive smooth efficient shavers.
Now with that said I purchased the F plate when it came out and still did not like it though there are a lot of people who use the A-E plates and would never use the F plate, yet the F plate was still too mild for my liking as well as the feedback was not there.
I didn't give up just yet and when the F OC plate came out I purchased it and this plate gave me what I wanted, good blade feel, smooth and efficient with good feedback, a lovely shaver for someone like me. How would I rate this plate compared to my other razors, it is a notch below my Single Ring. That being said I still have issues with the head design to bulky for me, other than that it is a lovely smooth aggressive razor that I feel would not disappoint someone who likes aggressive smooth efficient shavers.
bugra101
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Not sure how agressive people consider Supply SE with Plate 3 and own Personna blades.
That for example compared to Karve was mild or inefficient and was hard to find the angle, it took me nearly 3 passes and wasn’t even a close shave probably could have done 4 passes. It left my skin red.
Luckily my friend pif’ed that to me. He had same experience plus the cuts and nicks.
That for example compared to Karve was mild or inefficient and was hard to find the angle, it took me nearly 3 passes and wasn’t even a close shave probably could have done 4 passes. It left my skin red.
Luckily my friend pif’ed that to me. He had same experience plus the cuts and nicks.
bugra101
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I love the way Americans get things with no tax till 800 USD.
Farabeuf
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Sigh. We begin paying tax from about 20 bucks (unless it comes from China for some reason).
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