RazoRock Stainless Steel "A" HAWK V3 Base Plate
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RazoRock Stainless Steel "A" HAWK V3 Base Plate ONLY OPTION
**NOTE: YOU ARE PURCHASING ONLY THE HAWK "A" BASE PLATE. YOU WILL ONLY RECEIVE THE BASE PLATE THEREFORE YOU NEED TO ALREADY OWN A HAWK TOP CAP.**
The RazoRock team is proud to bring you our Gen3 Hawk, fully milled from 316L marine-grade stainless steel. The Gen3 version is offered in three different levels of aggression.
Material: 316L Marine Grade Stainless Steel
Finish: 3 stage, 24 hour, machine vibratory finish. It's important to note that our finish is designed to de-burr and make the pieces smooth with minimum effect on machining tolerances. It's a tool-like finish and not a mirror-type high polish; each piece is unique (no two pieces will be identical). We don't believe in hand polishing our machined safety razors because it's self-defeating. We spend so much time and effort getting the tolerances tight, a hand polish will just ruin these tolerances. We would rather give you a quality tool-like finish at a great price and leave it up to you if you want to put a jewelry type polish or gun-kote at the razor later at additional cost.
Other Details: Each razor is engraved with a unique serial number.
Made in Canada
Very nice quality in both finishing and shaving
I opted to buy the base plate and top cap as I already have a few handles. This is my first exposure to AC shaving. I'm impressed. I have been using Schick blades. I find the V3 to not be as aggressive as the Wunderbar but more efficient. It took a few shaves to get it right. I was trying too hard at first. I've found I can get a really good shave on a single pass with a new blade. Four shaves in and the blade calms down a bit but is extremely smooth. I only add passes when required. I've had no irritation using this razor. The head is fairly compact and fits under the nose well.
I first bought the Standard Hawk Razor first. I am new to the SE world. I was happy with the Hawk Std. Wider cutting area can sure speed things up. I was used a Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG blade. I managed 9 shaves with that blade, found it got less and less efficient at cutting after 6 shaves.
I did however found the Standard to be mild, and even felt stubble sooner than I am used to with a more aggressive razor such as The Lupo 72, or even a EJ89. I tried a Feather Pro for a shave and it was about the same results. Started to look at the Hawk OC and "A" plate reviews online. Other people report the "A" is not as aggressive as the OC. Although the IB razor chart shows otherwise. As usual YMMV.
I grew a 7 day beard and shaved it off no problems with the A Plate. Closer shave for sure. lot Less feathering for my desired results I want. BBS or near BBS. I didn't find it overly aggressive TBH. My Lupo DC can get me in more trouble than I found with this. I used a Feather Pro, by no means am I Feather fan boy, but it did a good job. (Second use out of blade) Very happy with the "A" Plate so far. May get the OC but only for collection reasons at this point.
A few other notes, I have borderline sensitive skin, If you can handle a EJ89 , Merkur closed comb, MJ90A, than this should not be much of an issue. There is a bit of a learning curve, don't slip sideways ;o) but if you have several months of DE exp you can likely figure this head out.. DFU and YMMV!
I use this every day after my shower...and on a brush all over my
face and neck after my shave (wet shave).....terrific fragrance...can't to wrong with anything from Italy.......
Love the smell of this product.
This is a great stand that matches my MJ-90A razor and Plisoft brush. The Bruce handle Plisoft brush just fits into the stand at the knot. The handle doesn't fit but if you don't mind hanging it up high the stand works great. It has plenty of weight at the base to keep it from sliding around and their is a nice soft bit of foam underneath to prevent scratches to laminate counter tops. Great stand for a great price.
Even though the specs say a 26mm knot will fit I don't think anything much bigger than 24mm will fit. I would size up if your brush knot is bigger than 24mm or the handle is big like the Bruce.
I have nothing to compare this razor to because I am knew to single blade DE shaving. However, when I went to buy the "best" beginner razor, I found a bunch of reviews that were frustrated with the handle breaking off. One lone reviewer suggested that the RazoRock MJ-90A was the way to go so here I am. This thing, as advertised, is incredibly precise. The parts fit together perfectly and the blade is held precisely where it needs to be. It was so easy to load a blade. I love the machined stainless handle. It looks modern and cool but is plenty easy to grip with wet hands. I like the heavy handle paired with the aluminum head as well. I feel like that combo shifts the center of gravity down the handle of the razor a bit which I think I will like.
I have an angular face and medium/coarse hair that requires a daily shave. I have shaved with a Gillette Fusion 5 Proglide blade for years and that was the best cartridge shave I could get. This razor is no more aggressive on my face than that and in two passes with a Derby blade (and a beginner's lack of confidence) I got the best shave of my life! I wouldn't want anything more aggressive than this for my skin for awhile. If you are worried about the big gap or aggressiveness of this razor at all I would probably get the BBS standard instead.
From a customer service standpoint the the Italian Barber has been awesome. Plenty of info on the site to help me figure out if this was a good razor for me. Fast shipping and free since I was getting kitted out of the first time. Prices as good as Amazon. And I was pleasantly surprised to find a 5 pack of Derby blades in the box with my razor! Thanks for the unexpected, but appreciated, gift!
I like this line of soap from RR. I treat it like Mitchell's Wool Fat soap but I like the lather from the RR Pucks much better than the Michell's. Pre-soaking the puck and face lathering with a loaded brush creates an unbelievably thick, rich creamy lather. leaves my skin moist. look up how to on using hard milled soaps or mitchell's to get the best out of these at a very economical price.
Love this handle. Same size as the Merkur 34c handle but stainless steel. Pairs wonderfully with the RazoRock GC .68. Highly recommend!
This has got to be the smoothest razor out there. Its kind of like a Muhle R89 in terms of smoothness but its much better quality and tighter tolerances. I'm glad i got it, i have been using it as a daily driver.
The brush is great. One of my favorites. Holds a ton of lather and its pretty great price !
Just received, took an immediate shave. IB always delivers fast and is great shop. The RR Blue, both cream and aftershave, are excellent imo. I remember floid, this interpretation is great. Easily fills the floid :).
I'll soon be 54 years old in my humble opinion the Game Changer .76- P is top notch it is the best shave I have had since I started shaving in my teens Gentleman pull the trigger on this product you might want to try different blades but the razor itself is a Champion I wish I could give it 10 stars but the review would only let me give 5
I've been shaving with a 26mm and thought I'd like a 24. I saw this and said it may be small. No it's not. Just right for me.
Smooth razor. It isn't a beginner razor with a. 95 gap. Mild blade exposure makes it shave with ease though. If you have the . 72 and like it you'll love this. I'm impressed with the mildness of this.
Very similar in performance to a vintage Gillette adjustable on ≈ #6 - #7. Comparable to a Parker 78R as well.
A little smoother than a Gillette adjustable and a little closer/more efficient than a 78R.
The corner notches and no blade overhang are great design features!
Smell is delicious and the slickness is devine. Easy lathering and for the money it can't be beaten. Thanks Razorock! Another winner.