I have been a huge fan of the IKON Shavecraft Tech since the first shave I had with it. It’s been touted as one of the most, if not the most aggressive/efficient de safety razor to date. Yesterday, I pulled it out of the shave cabinet since it had been months since I last used it and it reminded me just how effective this razor is. The 2 paragraphs below are from another forum where I put my thoughts on how it shaves and just cut and copied it and pasted it here.
Just to put in a few thoughts of my own. For the experienced shaver, who doesn't mind a little bit of blade feel and/or forward feeling blade, the IKON Shavecraft Tech as an efficient feeling shaver is a tough razor to beat (ok, a little bit of blade feel might be a bit of an understatement as there is substantial blade feel but, nothing to run and hide from). If the shave is performed with some time and patience it will reward one with perhaps one of the best close cut shaves that a man can give himself with a safety razor or any razor to be honest. You don't need The Barber of Seville skill to master it, just sound technique and not be in a rush. Good prep especially a slick, cushiony and well hydrated lather to give nice residual slickness and glide for the razor. The results will speak for themselves.
The only drawback (and a rather small one to be honest) that I have encountered with the Tech is with prolonged growth or when I haven't shaved in over 4 days as I encounter just a bit of the razor skipping or deflecting off of the stubble. And I attribute that to the blade not being locked in as solidly as say a Timeless or the PAA EVO SS where the blade is virtually fully supported and held vise like in the razor. Other than that caveat, for me, it's a must have razor for those that chase the baby with a more aggressive/efficient working razor. The razor head is made of some type of aluminum hybrid alloy that is both lightweight and durable. Tolerance on my particular head is very, very good with precise blade alignment and even blade exposure on both sides of the razor. Pairing it with your favorite handle whether it be Stainless, Titanium or Aluminum gives you optional ways of getting weight, balance and feel to ones personal taste. Want a heavier feeling razor? Slap on a stainless handle. Prefer a little less weight? Then Titanium can suit it up nicely. Aluminum will really make the Tech a true featherweight and although finding handles in aluminum aren’t plentiful, they can be found. Personally, I prefer more weight with my razors and in particular with the Tech as I let the weight really do most of the work in cutting through the whiskers. It has always been paired with a Stainless handle since day one. I will say that I definitely would not recommend this razor for a new upstart wet shaver who’s only got a few de shaves under his belt. But, with some experience and a little time, this is a superb 2 pass razor that has very, very few challengers in the (max efficiency) de safety razor world........
Just to put in a few thoughts of my own. For the experienced shaver, who doesn't mind a little bit of blade feel and/or forward feeling blade, the IKON Shavecraft Tech as an efficient feeling shaver is a tough razor to beat (ok, a little bit of blade feel might be a bit of an understatement as there is substantial blade feel but, nothing to run and hide from). If the shave is performed with some time and patience it will reward one with perhaps one of the best close cut shaves that a man can give himself with a safety razor or any razor to be honest. You don't need The Barber of Seville skill to master it, just sound technique and not be in a rush. Good prep especially a slick, cushiony and well hydrated lather to give nice residual slickness and glide for the razor. The results will speak for themselves.
The only drawback (and a rather small one to be honest) that I have encountered with the Tech is with prolonged growth or when I haven't shaved in over 4 days as I encounter just a bit of the razor skipping or deflecting off of the stubble. And I attribute that to the blade not being locked in as solidly as say a Timeless or the PAA EVO SS where the blade is virtually fully supported and held vise like in the razor. Other than that caveat, for me, it's a must have razor for those that chase the baby with a more aggressive/efficient working razor. The razor head is made of some type of aluminum hybrid alloy that is both lightweight and durable. Tolerance on my particular head is very, very good with precise blade alignment and even blade exposure on both sides of the razor. Pairing it with your favorite handle whether it be Stainless, Titanium or Aluminum gives you optional ways of getting weight, balance and feel to ones personal taste. Want a heavier feeling razor? Slap on a stainless handle. Prefer a little less weight? Then Titanium can suit it up nicely. Aluminum will really make the Tech a true featherweight and although finding handles in aluminum aren’t plentiful, they can be found. Personally, I prefer more weight with my razors and in particular with the Tech as I let the weight really do most of the work in cutting through the whiskers. It has always been paired with a Stainless handle since day one. I will say that I definitely would not recommend this razor for a new upstart wet shaver who’s only got a few de shaves under his belt. But, with some experience and a little time, this is a superb 2 pass razor that has very, very few challengers in the (max efficiency) de safety razor world........
