Our own @Nishy takes off ten days' growth with a PILS:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm5_K98TNZE
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Thinking of buying a PILS
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The Blackbird and PILS are equally direct in their manner of cutting. Both take a short time to fully appreciate the optimum cutting angle. Without the optimum angle, the PILS will cause less irritation. The PILS is head heavy, the Blackbird is balanced toward the middle of the handle (depending on handle length). Blackbird and PILS are both superb razors. Light pressure can be used with the PILS if you really want, lighter pressure with the Blackbird. You really can't go wrong with either razor.
In black and white I don't find one to be more efficient than the other nor do I find one to cut 'deeper' or have longer period of re-growth.
Shaved a months worth with the PILS on one side and Timeless 0.95 on the other cheek some time back. It was one of those shaves where 3 years of collecting made sense.
Which one was better?
rawfox1
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Both excellent razors. For me the .95 is more aggressive but still smooth and more efficient. Pils is smoother and less aggressive
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This is such a hard question to answer. Neither has disappointed myself, both in construction and execution of shave. Aesthetically the PILS, practically for a beginner the Timeless IMO.
So which angle is that (for Pils)? I mean everybody says that Pils requires a specific angle but none seems to reveal it
Ok perhaps someone did, I read the whole thread but maybe I missed it. My understanding is that we must be talking about a pretty shallow angle, although I've also read that you can play a bit depending if you want milder or more aggressive behavior.
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Steve Bowles
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I found that it's pretty lenient as far as angles go. If it's not perpendicular to your face, or parallel, it'll shave.
motto
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While most razor cut well around 30 degrees (angle between skin and razor handle), my experience with the Pils is that you need to adjust the angle to get a close shave. I would say go 35 degrees or a bit more.
The hole thing with the angle actually comes from the geometry of the head; while most razors bend the blade downwards, the blade lies almost flat in the Pils head. This difference you need to compensate with your technique.
The hole thing with the angle actually comes from the geometry of the head; while most razors bend the blade downwards, the blade lies almost flat in the Pils head. This difference you need to compensate with your technique.
So which angle is that (for Pils)? I mean everybody says that Pils requires a specific angle but none seems to reveal it
