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The first day I thought it was my preoccupation with a crap lather that was to blame - got lost in mt shave sequence. The second day I got lost again and realised it was because I was concentrating so hard on the Tradere and its demand for accuracy of approach angle - and a very sharp blade. This morning I put in a green 7 O'clock and the whole shave was much easier but still required focus on angle - I got a decent shave from it, but no more.
Like the Tradere OC, I found the SB demanded an accurate blade angle and did not tolerate well more than the slightest deviation - getting either too mild or too aggressive, this latter being the easier to slip onto. Maybe I've grown too accustomed - if that is possible - to the easy BBS shave of either of my Webers and so feel uncomfortable having to focus quite so hard when using the Tradere SB - and still not getting a DFS. I'm sure that will come with familiarity with the razor but with a Weber it is instant, there from the start.
The Tradere SB is way less aggressive than the OC, as the manufacturers claim, but it is still not a mild razor, imo - and is certainly one needing attention in use.
Addition an hour later: I forgot to mention that hey have shortened and slimmed the handle a bit and imo this adversely effects the balance and thus the shave.
Like the Tradere OC, I found the SB demanded an accurate blade angle and did not tolerate well more than the slightest deviation - getting either too mild or too aggressive, this latter being the easier to slip onto. Maybe I've grown too accustomed - if that is possible - to the easy BBS shave of either of my Webers and so feel uncomfortable having to focus quite so hard when using the Tradere SB - and still not getting a DFS. I'm sure that will come with familiarity with the razor but with a Weber it is instant, there from the start.
The Tradere SB is way less aggressive than the OC, as the manufacturers claim, but it is still not a mild razor, imo - and is certainly one needing attention in use.
Addition an hour later: I forgot to mention that hey have shortened and slimmed the handle a bit and imo this adversely effects the balance and thus the shave.
