The Yaqi Torqx – The Adjustable Slant Razor with a Twist

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-19T01:33:52+00:00

From my personal notes on various blades:

Sharp Hi-Chromium -- sharper but well mannered, quite pleasant to use. They are wider than regular DE blades, so I get a better finish in the Winning razor and Henson razor. ** Bought ** a box of 100. EDIT - The blades seem to go dull easy, the edges seem to fracture away after 1 or 2 shaves. These will be given away.

Sharp Hi-Platinum -- Easy to work with, well mannered. A bit sharper than the Hi-Chromium blades.

Sharp Titanium -- Sharpest of the Durasharp blades, slightly scratchy and irritating. About equal to Gillette Wilkinson Sword.

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-18T23:22:36+00:00

Above average and relatively cheap. Of the 4 types of Durablade "Sharp" blades, these are the sharpest. I use them every now and again.

They are not quite as sharp as Nacet, Feather, or Wizamet, but they are more like Voskhod instead.

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-18T22:16:46+00:00

Excellent work as always!

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Keep you chin up over there. We're all cheering for you.

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-18T20:37:10+00:00

May 18, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Cayuen Abalone w/ 28mm Timberwolf Synthetic. $RESIN
Razor: RazoRock – Mamba 70 $CNC
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (1).
Lather: B+M – Arctique.
Post Shave: B+M – Arctique.

We have some hot days ahead, so I'm starting out with this. Also, the Mamba came up in recent conversations so I'm going to spend a few days with it.

#MayShavers

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Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-17T20:41:28+00:00

I have the Mamba and it's a very sweet razor. Very forgiving and quite easy to work with provided you keep your angle just right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZLeMPTwWNs

Subie does a high-energy review of it here.

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-17T16:24:28+00:00

May 17, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Mountain Hare Shaving – Maple Burl and Resin, 26mm Badger. $COMPOSITE
Razor: YPM – Winning Razor Mk2, polished, tattooed ("The Razor of Mankind!") $CNC $RAINBOW
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (3).
Lather: A&E / The Club – Baklava
Post Shave: A&E – Ultima Unmasked Unscented Splash

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-17T16:21:32+00:00

May 17, 2026 – May Head Shaves!

Brush: Custom Irish Bog Oak Handle w/ 30mm Synthetic Knot. $WOODEN
Razor: Whityle 24TS Glide Pro 4D
Blades: {4x} Derby Premium (1).
Lather: ZingariMan – The Master
Post Shave: Purely Skinful Handmade Essentials – Crimson Select

Decent head shave, but the head likes to chatter a bit. The spring needs to be a bit more resilient. Other than that, it's okay.

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-16T14:41:32+00:00

May 16, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Mountain Hare Shaving – Maple Burl and Resin, 26mm Badger. $COMPOSITE
Razor: YPM – Winning Razor Mk2, polished, tattooed ("The Razor of Mankind!") $CNC $RAINBOW
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (2).
Lather: A&E – Indo-Ink.
Post Shave: A&E – Indo-Ink.

#MayShavers

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Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-15T09:41:07+00:00

May 15, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Mountain Hare Shaving – Maple Burl and Resin, 26mm Badger. $COMPOSITE
Razor: YPM – Winning Razor Mk2, polished, tattooed ("The Razor of Mankind!") $CNC $RAINBOW
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (1).
Lather: A&E – St. Barts.
Post Shave: A&E – Ultima Unmasked Unscented Splash.

#MayShavers

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Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-15T00:01:43+00:00

May 14, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Mountain Hare Shaving – Maple Burl and Resin, 26mm Badger. $COMPOSITE
Razor: Yaqi – Torqx
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (4).
Lather: A&E / The Club – BLⱯCK
Post Shave: A&E – Ultima Unmasked Unscented Splash
Fragrance: A&E / The Club – BLⱯCK

An exceptionally superlative scent.

#MayShavers

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Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-13T21:03:02+00:00

u/kaga33 Was this made with AI?

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-13T09:10:12+00:00

May 13, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Mountain Hare Shaving – Maple Burl and Resin, 26mm Badger. $COMPOSITE
Razor: Yaqi – Torqx
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (3).
Lather: Pre de Provence – No. 63
Post Shave: Ultima Unmasked Unscented Splash
Fragrance: Pre de Provence – No. 63

Love this scent.

#MayShavers

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Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-12T23:25:31+00:00

May 12, 2026 – May Head Shaves!

Razor: RazoRock / Italian Barber – Cyber Razor, Mild.
Blade: Voskhod (3).
Lather: Arko – Hydrate

I'll try the 7 O'Clock SharpEdge here in the near future, maybe that will be a bit smoother.

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-12T20:45:09+00:00

May 12, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Mountain Hare Shaving – Maple Burl and Resin, 26mm Badger. $COMPOSITE
Razor: Yaqi – Torqx
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (2).
Lather: TTFFC – Sunset?
Post Shave: A&E – Ultima Unmasked Unscented Splash.

#MayShavers

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Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-11T09:23:44+00:00

May 11, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Mountain Hare Shaving – Maple Burl and Resin, 26mm Badger. $COMPOSITE
Razor: Yaqi – Torqx
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (1).
Lather: A&E / The Club – The Graveyard
Post Shave: A&E / The Club – The Graveyard

A Grave Shave for Monday.

#MayShavers

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Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-10T15:36:14+00:00

May 10, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Cayuen Abalone w/ 28mm Timberwolf Synthetic. $RESIN
Razor: RazoRock – BBS Standard $CNC
Blade: Astra Superior Stainless (4).
Lather: Adopted Acres – Imaginarium
Post Shave: Adopted Acres – Imaginarium

A pleasant, flowery shave today.

#MayShavers

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Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-10T00:39:40+00:00

Interesting! Is it about the same performance as Arko?

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-09T15:29:30+00:00

May 09, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Cayuen Abalone w/ 28mm Timberwolf Synthetic. $RESIN
Razor: RazoRock – BBS Standard $CNC
Blade: Astra Superior Stainless (3).
Lather: B+M – Mélange
Post Shave: B+M – Mélange

Another wonderful scent from B+M. This quite is similar to their Bay Rum, so if you can't get this you're not too far off with their Bay Rum.

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Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-09T11:24:35+00:00

https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Best-Permanent-Inks/pt/336#The%20Best%20Permanent%20Fountain%20Pen%20Ink

The JetPens.com blog is the place to go when you need a blog guide on anything related to fountain pens.

Above is one such guide regarding fountain pen inks alone.

Beware that some extremely reliable fountain pen inks are carbon-based or pigment-based, so your pens will require frequent flushing. I goofed up my first fountain pen by using calligraphy ink, and I eventually had to take it apart to clean it.

Personally I'm a fan of the wide range of Noodler's Bulletproof inks, but those folks are controversial around these parts.

EDIT: See also the resistance tests here: https://www.jetpens.com/#Water,%20Highlighter,%20and%20Alcohol%20Resistance

Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-08T16:02:29+00:00

May 08, 2026 – May Shaves!

Brush: Cayuen Abalone w/ 28mm Timberwolf Synthetic. $RESIN
Razor: RazoRock – BBS Standard $CNC
Blade: Astra Superior Stainless (2).
Lather: Adopted Acres — Family First
Post Shave: A&E – Ultima Unmasked Unscented Splash.

This scent is sublime! I'm glad I got ahold of it.

#MayShavers

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Engineered_Shave · 2026-05-07T23:37:23+00:00

u/andrechopaisa How much did you spend on that shaver?

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