Quote Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
Forum members here have told me that the feather is not a real straight. Others have recommened that you use a safety for the same thing that you are thinking of using a shavette for.
I guess this is true. However, since the technique used is pretty much the same, I would say that using either one has value for a person interested in using a straight razor. Plus, not everyone wants to take on the whole process (honing, stropping etc) at once.

I don't take the Feather/Shavette vs. standard Straight comparison as a "which one is best" sort of thing. They are different tools that have different attributes. BTW, I have a Feather AC that I use once in a while, a Shavette that hasn't seen daylight in years and a few straights that I use pretty much full time. I guess I made my choice about the right tool for the job.