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As the next stop is in Germany I'm taking the liberty to schedule another German stop for the Fatboy.
The guy is a well known member of one of the German Forums
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Fourth shave this morning with the Fatboy:
Loaded a Personna blade from a dispenser the way the razor was designed to :)
I think the Rockwell is a bit smoother than the Fatboy for my skin. I avoided shaving ATG as it can be quite aggressive and I had a few weepers.
It is a very nice piece of engineering and I am very happy that I had the chance to try it. I will keep it for two more shaves and then mail it to Pepperpot.
 
Fourth shave this morning with the Fatboy:
Loaded a Personna blade from a dispenser the way the razor was designed to :)
I think the Rockwell is a bit smoother than the Fatboy for my skin. I avoided shaving ATG as it can be quite aggressive and I had a few weepers.
It is a very nice piece of engineering and I am very happy that I had the chance to try it. I will keep it for two more shaves and then mail it to Pepperpot.

Like you, the Rockwell is a far better shave but are you allowing for adjusting it up? My next with the fat boy will be a 9 and that is because I think it is on a par then with a 3/4 on the Rockwell. Good also to compare with like blades.
 
I feel that the Fatboy on setting 3 is similar to Rockwell R3, but slightly rougher.

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I had my best shave today with the Fatboy using a Gillette Silver Blue blade and Haslinger soap. The razor is on it's way to Pepperpot now. Thanks riverrun!

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The fatboy arrived today in Germany.
Enjoy.
The other guy in Germany just informed me that he has bought a Fatboy.
So the list is now:

  • Who knows how many people since 2011
  • Bechet
  • riverrun
  • Liocer
  • Looney12345
  • SAnderson781
  • David68
  • shevsky
  • Reefhead
  • Les Dupondt
  • phil-b
  • Barry Giddens
  • Wayne Pritchard
  • nlMike
  • mattprince
  • riverrun
  • Simonfend
  • Eurofighter
  • Pepperpot
  • Glen_Lee
  • … You?
The list is open.

Legend: Completed, Currently with, Waiting
 
First shave with the fatboy, a Gillette Silver Blue blade and 36h worth of stubble. Started on setting 2, quickly dialed up to setting 4. The shave was okay as I need to figure out the best angle to use it.
 
I really had a good week with the fatboy. I was able to test it with six different blades and tried different settings. I shaved daily in the morning and my preferred setting was 4, today with the Feather blade as last test object, I decided to go with 3. I tried a Gillette Silver Blue, a Derby Premium, a Personna red, a Ladas, an Astra SP and the Feather blade.
I also used different soaps during the week, Wickham 1912, Soap Commander, Nanny's Silly Soap, Catie's Bubbles, Dr. Jon and Hila's soap and had a pleasant experience with all of them and the fatboy.

My conclusion:
For me, the Fatboy is a good and mild razor. You can get really close, smooth and good shaves with him. It might be a lttle bit too mild for me, even on the more agressive settings. The shaves took a little longer and I had to do more touch ups. It might be user error in not being able to use the perfect angle. Does this little extra time matter to me? No, not at all, if you are not pressed for time and like what you are doing. The result speaks for itself.
It was the first butterly razor for me and it was fun to use one for a change.

Would I buy one?
Probably not, only when I could a too good a deal to a pass. From what I have seen, fatboys in good condition/ refurbished ones, tend to cost quite a lot. I am happy with my razor collection, a Merkur Progress 500 among them which give me similar good shaves.
If I would not have an adjustable razor, it might be a good choice though.

As a little contribution and thank you for the opportunity to try this razor, I've decided to add a package of each brand of blades, that I have tried during this week. Maybe the next people along the line, find a blade that they do not know yet or have one to add, that others may like to try. I only ask, that people take only one blade from each of the brands that might interest them and pass on the rest.

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Once the fatboy has completly dried from its barbicide bath, I will pack it up and probably pass it on tomorrow.
 
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