Brush: Semogue Owners Club - Cherry Wood Boar 24mm
Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3
Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original
Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Aftershave
Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Balm
Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original EdC
This was my first shave with the Superslant L3. Wow, what an efficient razor.
It’s chunky (which I like). 316L stainless steel with the UFO handle. 100g total weight (36g head, 64g handle).
The blade exposure is wild. Tanuki on Badger & Blade made this image comparing blade exposures on FaTip Lo Storto Originale (L) to Superslant L3 ®. Its definitely blade positive, yet it was comfortable.
I really just moved the razor around my face and it mowed everything down. Alum block gave me a B grade (which is on par with Lo Storto) but I had no burn with the aftershave.
One thing to note is that blade exposure isn’t the distance from the top-cap to the edge of the blade. Blade exposure is measured while looking at the razor from the side.
The picture you shared shows “cap span” as it’s called in the picture below. The “shave plane” is the reference used to determine blade exposure.
This example picture has a slightly positive blade exposure. If a razor designer wanted to decrease the blade exposure they could do a few things – make the safety bar stick out further, make the top cap thicker, make the top cap stick out more (like shown in the photo you shared). Any one of these changes alone doesn’t determine the geometry of the head though, since there are two surfaces in play (the top cap and the safety bar).
SOTD 2025-10-19
This was my first shave with the Superslant L3. Wow, what an efficient razor.
It’s chunky (which I like). 316L stainless steel with the UFO handle. 100g total weight (36g head, 64g handle).
The blade exposure is wild. Tanuki on Badger & Blade made this image comparing blade exposures on FaTip Lo Storto Originale (L) to Superslant L3 ®. Its definitely blade positive, yet it was comfortable.
I really just moved the razor around my face and it mowed everything down. Alum block gave me a B grade (which is on par with Lo Storto) but I had no burn with the aftershave.
Have a great day!
One thing to note is that blade exposure isn’t the distance from the top-cap to the edge of the blade. Blade exposure is measured while looking at the razor from the side.
The picture you shared shows “cap span” as it’s called in the picture below. The “shave plane” is the reference used to determine blade exposure.
This example picture has a slightly positive blade exposure. If a razor designer wanted to decrease the blade exposure they could do a few things – make the safety bar stick out further, make the top cap thicker, make the top cap stick out more (like shown in the photo you shared). Any one of these changes alone doesn’t determine the geometry of the head though, since there are two surfaces in play (the top cap and the safety bar).
Thanks walden!