Thread: Shavette vs shave ready straight razor. Shavette better?

So I bought a Parker SRW Stainless Steel Straight Edge off Amazon a couple weeks ago and really liked the experience. Got a shave ready straight razor today and just finished shaving with it. Same technique/ style as the parker and the parker left a better shave. To the point I need to reshave better.

Any reason for this. I did have a feather de blade in the parker but I would have thought a shave ready razor would have been better.

Lots of threads about this but in short, different, not better. IMO shavette is a bit more forgiving on the closeness/technique but less forgiving on cuts and oposite for a straight razor.

Most of us get just as close shave with either tool.

Didn't even think to search for the vs threads. Might have to work on technique I geuss. And read the threads of course.

Technique with a shavette is not the same as with a straight. I comfortably shaved with a razor I honed. Let a friend borrow it that uses a parker religiously and has for months and he complained it wasn't shave ready. It didn't shave him as close as his shavette. Yada ya.. technique.

As far as technique goes, I did watch quite a few videos and read a few articles. I probably need to work on my prep a bit more. Back to the forums.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/searc...archid=3572144

And then there is the difference between a wedge and a hollow ground. You didn't say. What I like about the straight is that I can hone the edge to different levels. I can also choose between grinds. Then there is widths. Such a variety to choose from and experience with a straight. So don't just think there is a difference between disposable edge and straight edge. Experience will open your eyes to the many different levels of shave ready.

They are different but not that different. How shave ready was the razor? Who honed it? Did you strop it?

I Say also a Shavette is good and easy but not so good like a real straight. I like the feeding in my hand more with a straight than with a Shavette.

I got the razor from whippeddog. Came shave ready and I stopped it myself 50 passes. It definitely popped the hairs off my arm but I couldn't get it to do the hanging hair test.

Got a tonsorial gem blade. Not sure what the scales are make of. I assume plastic but they are a lot thinner than what I usually see and almost looks like bone. I'll have to post some pics when I get off work tonight.

Too bad previous owner scratched some stuff on one side. Soon as I ID the material I might buff them out or replace them with some homemades