You might not be the only one with a penchant for zombie threads, Gary. I've had a Purist for a few years, but never managed to make it shave decently. Looking for a razor to hone today, I came across it and used my slurry dilution stages on a Belgian blue, coticule, Thuringian, Escher, Suehiro Gokumyo, Shapton Pro 30k, then red, green and black pastes. I'm not a great fan of kamisoris in use; I find the lack of scales awkward, and the 2" blade on this razor doesn't cover the territory like a 3". Nonetheless, the shave was
remarkable. I know, generally speaking I never have bad shaves. After so many years of homing and using straights I have no excuse for anything less than, shall we say, very good. But there is very good, excellent and then there is remarkable. This one was remarkable. Very stiff blade, little feedback, didn't really feel like it was cutting, but things got very smooth. Rather than my usual two passes downwards that keep me happy these days, I made the second pass ATG, and that's where I really felt the difference. Just no resistance or discomfort at all going up under the chin, and a glassy result. This razor is going to see some regular use, and I hope I get used to the strange configuration.
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