Best Slant Razors: What the Shave Dad Group Actually Uses
You want a slant. Good. The geometry is simple: the blade sits at an angle to the skin instead of perpendicular, which means a slicing cut rather than a scraping one. Most people find them more forgiving on the skin once they learn the angle. The Shave Dad group has enough collective slant time to give you a real answer on which ones to buy.
Short version: Rex Supply Co Konsul.
The Konsul Runs Away With It
Seven members named the Konsul without prompting. That’s the clearest consensus in the thread.
Jimiv went back for seconds.
Buying the same razor twice in two different sizes is not what you do with gear you’re lukewarm on. The Konsul is stainless, built in the USA. It’s not cheap. The group keeps pointing at it anyway.
Budget Entry: Yaqi
Not ready to spend Konsul money yet? Yaqi makes a few slants at budget prices that the group rates, and three different models came up in the thread.
Fredrik is on the 37 slant. Richard went with the 45-degree diagonal. Drew is running the Torx adjustable, which gives you a dial to tune the aggression while you’re still learning the geometry.
Three different Yaqi slants, three separate recommendations. Good place to start before spending more.
Wunderbar and the Superslant
The Wunderbar by Razorock came up twice, and the people recommending it tend to mean it.
Greg is on the Razorock Superslant, same family.
These run aggressive. Not day-one territory. But if you’ve got slant time logged and want something with more bite, people are happy with both.
Above The Tie S1
Two votes for the ATT S1, both from people who went premium.
Levi has the standard S1 by Blackland. Bendeguz went Titanium OC. If you want the build quality to match what you’re spending, the S1 delivers.
Merkur 37C
The 37C is where a lot of shavers first tried a slant. It still gets votes.
The 37C and the 37G (Barry’s pick, the gold version) are solid entry points if you want to try the geometry without committing to a premium build. Nothing fancy. They work.
A Few More Worth Knowing
Dimitris is on the Fatip Lo Storto.
Jonas is running an antique Danish razor.
Joe prefers to ease in with a semi-slant first.
Other picks from the thread: Timeless Aluminum Slant, Fine Slant Aluminum, PAA Double Slant Monster Series, Ikon. Something at every price point and aggression level.
No Wrong Answer
Richard’s right. The slant geometry does the work. Blade choice, pressure, and angle matter more than which specific razor you pick up. Nobody in this thread is arguing about which one is best. They’re just telling you what they use.
If you’re brand new to slants, start with a budget Yaqi or the Merkur 37C and learn the angle first. Once you’ve got it, step up to the Konsul. Already have slant time logged and want something more demanding? The Wunderbar is there.
For deeper research before you buy, Damon pointed the group at a solid resource.