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    Junior Member Outlaw's Avatar
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    Default The Feather 'no sharpen' Straight Razor...

    Seems like the Feather no sharpen straight razor ''might'' be a good place for a newby like myself to start with.

    What say you all?

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    Cool

    The problem being is that the Feather is the same price as a new Straight Razor that is shave ready. So it makes better sense to just get the Straight. Plus the Straight razor gives a better shave. Also the Feather does not use the same angles.

    Most find that the disposable blade straights give a much harsher shave than a real straight.

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    Others have told me that the fether is not a real str8 it looks like one and walks like one and sqalks like but but its not.

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    it's what i did and don't regret it. i wasn't planning on eventually switching to a conventional straight though..

    the feather is very sharp and unforgiving.. it should not be considering as training wheels for a straight.. it's something else entirely

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    Victor agrees with me.

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    It's not a straight razor, but it'll remove the stubble. Do what is right for you
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    mate go for a shave ready razor from the classifieds

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    If I didn't need to have a Feather Razor for my work, then I don't think I would have one. I have shaved with it though. I call it the Ol' Face Saw. IMO, go with a Dovo from SRD.

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    I guess I'll take the contrarian position here. I started with a Feather, I still have one and I get very good shaves with it. As a shaving tool it ranks pretty high in my book. Having said that, I do not prefer it to my conventional straights and I believe that my shave from the Feather is not as good, and definitely not as fun, as with a regular straight.

    If you have irregularities on your face (scars, blemishes, etc) you will probably nick yourself. The need to use extra light pressure has been well documented and is a fact of life with the Feather that you will need to respect.

    On the plus side, a Feather removes the variables of honing and stropping, which for a new guy is nothing to sneeze at. It's also very convenient for travel.

    So...a Feather is not the same as a "real" straight but it's nothing to be afraid of. Nor are they mutually exclusive, you can own and use both pretty easily. Do a search there have been many threads about just this topic.

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    A Feature is a tool unto itself. It is extremely unforgiving, and IMHO requires a different technique.

    I would go for the Str8. That will enable you to start learning ALL of the techniques required in obtaining a great Str8 shave. Stroping....Lather....RAD ...explaining to your SO what happened to all your $$$...etc

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