Borrowing from an idea of a fellow wet shaver, I would like to journal my experiences with this relatively newcomer into the wet shaving market. This may be helpful for anyone who may be considering a Mongoose in the future. From time to time I will update this thread with my experiences. Hopefully my efforts will improve with each shave and I'll determine if the hype matches the experience.
This Single Edge razor is the brainchild of Bruce Weber (no relation to the other and more well known Weber). Like the infamous Cobra and Feather shavettes, the Mongoose uses Artist Club blades made by companies like Kai and Feather. Mine is batch 2 version, which was sold directly from Bruce Weber. Bullgoose will take over the retailing operations from the next batch of razors. With Cobra razors very hard to come I took the opportunity to snap up one of these.
The Mongoose comes in the polished mirror finish and a satin version, with limited handle options. I opted for a mirror finish with the Slim Dub handle. Total cost $US149 plus shipito costs to Australia. All stainless steel, it is wider, longer and much heavier than a standard DE. Other handle options include the Dub Legend and knurling versions on the Satin finished.
Comparisons with a Merkur 30C.
The mirror finish is complete on all surfaces of the razor with the exception of the top-cap and base insides. It comes with warnings that the mirror finish is fragile. In other words it is easily prone to scratches. So far no one has reported any serious issues in this regard.
The handle thread is standard gage so they it easily interchangeable with handles from ATT, Weber, Ikon and other artisan made handles like UFO.
My shaves will start with the Kai Mild blades. As I gain more confidence I will switch to Feather Pro's. From time to time I might experiment with other handles from my den.
This Single Edge razor is the brainchild of Bruce Weber (no relation to the other and more well known Weber). Like the infamous Cobra and Feather shavettes, the Mongoose uses Artist Club blades made by companies like Kai and Feather. Mine is batch 2 version, which was sold directly from Bruce Weber. Bullgoose will take over the retailing operations from the next batch of razors. With Cobra razors very hard to come I took the opportunity to snap up one of these.
The Mongoose comes in the polished mirror finish and a satin version, with limited handle options. I opted for a mirror finish with the Slim Dub handle. Total cost $US149 plus shipito costs to Australia. All stainless steel, it is wider, longer and much heavier than a standard DE. Other handle options include the Dub Legend and knurling versions on the Satin finished.
Comparisons with a Merkur 30C.
The mirror finish is complete on all surfaces of the razor with the exception of the top-cap and base insides. It comes with warnings that the mirror finish is fragile. In other words it is easily prone to scratches. So far no one has reported any serious issues in this regard.
The handle thread is standard gage so they it easily interchangeable with handles from ATT, Weber, Ikon and other artisan made handles like UFO.
My shaves will start with the Kai Mild blades. As I gain more confidence I will switch to Feather Pro's. From time to time I might experiment with other handles from my den.
