As I grasped the silvered tool, my hands shook. Visions of mocking deaths heads, a cloven hoofed and behorned Jugsworth spiralled in front of me...sweat popped on my brow.
What could possibly tame this barbaric tool?
Short of breath I opened the cupboard, what's that? A whiff of sweet, sanity restoring citrus! A calming, welcoming face in my time of need - ARKO! Man. I relaxed, evil thoughts banished, knowing all would be well while ARKO! was by my side.
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Had a lash this morning with a fresh Derby and Arko in the R41. Certainly a different razor than I have used before. The cap design and "safety" comb seems to give the edge a fair bit of wiggle room rather than holding it rigid. When the angle wasn't quite right or the whisker density climbed you could feel it was itching to bite - a sharper blade would probably give a better result in this regard but then the bite will be that much deeper if it arrives!
I let discretion take the better part of valour and finished the goatee area with my slim on the first pass after noting this feel. Second pass I started to get the angle better and with the main reduction done I got the goatee and 'stache area done with the R41 taking some care. Perhaps it is no coincdence Juggy sports a goatee at present I believe?
Third pass was a mix of ATG on the easy spots and a different direction XTG for the trickier bits.
A really close shave on offer with the R41. It seems perhaps best suited to daily shaving where excessive beard length is not going to torque the blade. You need to take care and use a light touch, I'm guessing it might be a similar experience to a shavette? I'll have a couple more goes and then maybe try something a bit sharper in it 7OC Black or a PSS maybe. Then it's on to the illustrious GT!