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I've got one shave in on the H&S N075 Stainless Steel with Aluminum baseplate. I'm trying it out for a week as part of a pass around.
First sight reaction is this is a well-made razor. Fit & finish is impeccable. I like the fresh design of the head & handle instead of copying an existing design. The length of the handle surprises me, as does the overall weight. I'm aware of the spec sheet on the razor, but reading about it is different than seeing it & holding it.
For the first shave, I used all of my A-team: a fresh Nacet, Ethos Lavender soap & skin food, & a 28mm Paladin Phantasia Lotus. The first few strokes & I realize I have a superb shaving instrument in my hands. The balance is great, the grip of the handle is great, audible feedback is great, smoothness of the razor going through my whiskers is great. I think you get my drift, it's great! The length of the handle is longer than I prefer, but it is certainly usable. I'll be curious to try different handles that are 1/2" - 1" shorter. I will also try a lighter handle. I use mostly vintage that weighs 70g - 80g, so this roughly 120g razor is quite a bit heavier than what I'm used to. That is not a knock on the razor by any means, just a statement of what I've grown accustomed to.
I haven't used the SS baseplate, but concur with others that the Al baseplate offers an extremely smooth, yet quite efficient shave. For the first shave, I was working at finding the proper angle of attack so I expect subsequent shaves to be even smoother than the first. I tried shallow & steep angles, & both worked very well. There was less feedback with a steep angle, & a slight drop in efficiency, as well. I am writing this 16 hours after my shave & I am just now feeling light growth on my jawline & edges of my mouth. This is a superb razor & one that quickly convinced me that I need on. I'll possibly wait (or not) to try the P076 version before deciding which H&S razor to buy. This is quality & superb shaving in one. I will be getting one! I've tried many razors in pass arounds through the years, but this one has me sold after one shave.
First sight reaction is this is a well-made razor. Fit & finish is impeccable. I like the fresh design of the head & handle instead of copying an existing design. The length of the handle surprises me, as does the overall weight. I'm aware of the spec sheet on the razor, but reading about it is different than seeing it & holding it.
For the first shave, I used all of my A-team: a fresh Nacet, Ethos Lavender soap & skin food, & a 28mm Paladin Phantasia Lotus. The first few strokes & I realize I have a superb shaving instrument in my hands. The balance is great, the grip of the handle is great, audible feedback is great, smoothness of the razor going through my whiskers is great. I think you get my drift, it's great! The length of the handle is longer than I prefer, but it is certainly usable. I'll be curious to try different handles that are 1/2" - 1" shorter. I will also try a lighter handle. I use mostly vintage that weighs 70g - 80g, so this roughly 120g razor is quite a bit heavier than what I'm used to. That is not a knock on the razor by any means, just a statement of what I've grown accustomed to.
I haven't used the SS baseplate, but concur with others that the Al baseplate offers an extremely smooth, yet quite efficient shave. For the first shave, I was working at finding the proper angle of attack so I expect subsequent shaves to be even smoother than the first. I tried shallow & steep angles, & both worked very well. There was less feedback with a steep angle, & a slight drop in efficiency, as well. I am writing this 16 hours after my shave & I am just now feeling light growth on my jawline & edges of my mouth. This is a superb razor & one that quickly convinced me that I need on. I'll possibly wait (or not) to try the P076 version before deciding which H&S razor to buy. This is quality & superb shaving in one. I will be getting one! I've tried many razors in pass arounds through the years, but this one has me sold after one shave.
