A few months ago I had been asked by Classic Shaving to evaluate a new razor design that would use Feather injector-style single-edge blades. For lack of an official name at the time I nicknamed it the “Godzilla” razor because of its large size and tendency to draw blood unless you were very, very careful. My assessment after several weeks was a cautious endorsement…I described the razor as a straight-edge masquerading as a safety razor. When Classic Shaving failed to launch the product after several months I assumed it was dead. But I noticed today that it has in fact been introduced under the “Cobra” brand (appropriate I think, given the razor’s tendency to unpredictability). At $125 it also carries a pretty hefty price, but if you like to live on the edge, this may well be the razor for you.
The Godzilla razor returns
30 Thursday Apr 2009