Thread: feather Professional and Artist

Anyone use these? what do you think of them?

Am I not seeing something?

I have a Feather Artist Club DX on its way from Classicshaving, so can't yet comment on what it's like. Lots of info and reviews over at B&B though.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18616

I've been using my artist club (cheapest model) for about a year now and couldn't be happier. the prof. super blades clear my ridiculously harsh beard like nothing else.

I have the artst club rg. I have recently bought it to be my traveling razor. I like it a lot. I got superb shaves with it, though I like my regular straights better.
In hotel rooms I just don't want to deal with stropping, moisture, ...

In line with Bruno's post, I like my Feather a lot, but I like my conventional straights better. That's not really a criticism of the Feather. In fact, I prefer it to every other razor that I have tried except for my favorite straight razors. I will say that no one seems to be neutral about a Feather, you either like it or you don't.

p.s. Yes, Bruno, I got another one right away. Thanks again.

I have an Feather RG Professional and Japanese Style non-folding model.
With practice these razors offer a fine shave. As previously mentioned, it is a love or hate relationship with the Feathers. Honing and stropping is a skill that needs to be learned well in order to maintain a traditional straight razor. The Feather eliminates this aspect of straight razor shaving and it is debatable as to whether you are commiting an act of sacrilege by using a disposable blade. As far as the actual shave, IMHO, an open blade razor is an open blade razor & needs to be respected. Pro Guard blades do not mean "nick proof". I learned that firsthand. In all, I like them.
Steve