Thanks to enabling by @Nishy and a good deal with @scarface, I have become the proud owner of a PILS 101NE.
It's a beautiful chunk of Teutonic engineering, I own a few stainless razors including Wolfman, Timeless and ATT and the PILS hangs with the best of them, it's beautifully machined and finished and fits together with precision. Blade loading is lightly fiddly but no big deal and the blade is held absolutely central and solid. If I was being picky I'd prefer the handle to bit slightly shorter and fatter, but even with wet hands grip is sure.
As for the shave, Thor's Hammer does a fantastic job. I found the angle on the first day only struggling a bit at the back of my head, but I got the hang of it quickly. Previously I'd tried a PILS on the pass-around and had not been impressed with the shave, however for the last few days I'd been using a Tech and so was used to taking care with the angle. The PILS rewarded this handsomely, it's actually very efficient, the mass of the head sheared the blade right through my stubble and it's extremely comfortable. The result was as close to BBS as I ever get with absolutely no irritation even on my neck. You do need to be careful with the angle but, like a Tech, if you do your bit the shave is stellar.
This one is a keeper!
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It's a beautiful chunk of Teutonic engineering, I own a few stainless razors including Wolfman, Timeless and ATT and the PILS hangs with the best of them, it's beautifully machined and finished and fits together with precision. Blade loading is lightly fiddly but no big deal and the blade is held absolutely central and solid. If I was being picky I'd prefer the handle to bit slightly shorter and fatter, but even with wet hands grip is sure.
As for the shave, Thor's Hammer does a fantastic job. I found the angle on the first day only struggling a bit at the back of my head, but I got the hang of it quickly. Previously I'd tried a PILS on the pass-around and had not been impressed with the shave, however for the last few days I'd been using a Tech and so was used to taking care with the angle. The PILS rewarded this handsomely, it's actually very efficient, the mass of the head sheared the blade right through my stubble and it's extremely comfortable. The result was as close to BBS as I ever get with absolutely no irritation even on my neck. You do need to be careful with the angle but, like a Tech, if you do your bit the shave is stellar.
This one is a keeper!
clicky to embiggen