My end report for the Rocnel SE-G....I covered the lengthy blade loading procedure in my first report along with my opinion on its looks so no need to dwell on any of that.
I feel this razor is flawed in its design, many people and not just myself have been scratched or worse, I still have two scars on my cheek to remind me, the blade bed is not wide enough or blade stops should have been used to cover the exposed corners of the blade.
I see the ATT do not use blade stops on their new Gem razor but the blade bed looks wider and should keep the corners from digging in whist shaving, I rounded the corners of the blades I used and I did not get any more problems, I should not have to do this on a razor that I assume has been tested before being manufactured and put on the market.
I personally found the razor to be very aggressive but that is just a personal thing and I can't find fault because of that.
The balance of the razor is way off, it is too head heavy in my opinion, maybe a longer handle would sort this.
I gave the razor a fair go and after five shaves with it I had made up my mind it was not for me, however on my last shave I played around with the blade exposure by using one of the feather blades with a spine and found if the blade was .5 of a mm shorter it changed the complete feel of the razor and it was almost a joy to use, so maybe another design change for the next one to make it less aggressive and more useable.
Would I buy one.....no , not this one, if some of what I concluded to be problematic issues were addressed I may try again.
I would like to thank
@Paul for making this pass around possible and thank you to
@riverrun for his tireless administration with these pass arounds, it is very much appreciated.
Paul.