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Friday SOTD Thread - Sep 29, 2023
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September 29, 2023: Equine Greatest Hits Straightember
This was probably the last shave for Straightember. I found out why for me the Parker is more manoeuvrable than the TI: I hold the Parker with a 2-2 grip (two fingers before the tang, and two on the tang). Since on the TI the tang is so small, I have to grip either a 3-1 (possible, but not very comfortable), or 2-1 (which I end up doing most of the time). I guess that size matters, but that with good technique, I will be able to compensate ๐ค.
On unrelated news, thanks to an anonymous and generous Swiss lender, a Sparschweinchen razor ๐ฝ๐ช is on my way. I don't know whether that exists anywhere else in the world, but where I come from, the end of October was the time of the Weltspartag (the world holiday of economies). So having an economy pig razor for October is a nice coincidence.
Have a good day!
You might try hooking your pinky finger under the tang and using it to squeeze the tang against your ring finger. This gives you that 2-2 grip - sort of.
Looking forward to your opinions on the Koraat steel, fit, and finish.
I'll try that - though I don't think that this will give me the same kind of agility as a standard 2-2 grip.
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