I have decided I want to try a Feather SE. Can anyone please help in explaining the different types and any recommendations?
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I have decided I want to try a Feather SE. Can anyone please help in explaining the different types and any recommendations?
Doe anyone here use a Feather Straight??
I have used the Feather Artist and liked the feel of it as it really does feel like a straight razor. I used the pro blades with it and they are very nice. The only problem I have with the Feather, is that the blades are machine sharp and very unforgiving. I had a hard time shaving without getting nicks and that is after 30 years experience with a regular straight razor.
Lynn
I used one for a month or so. I really wanted to like it, but it just didn't work for me. It's very sharp but the edge is so smooth it doesn't seem to get much bite on my beard, so it didn't shave very well at all.
Wow, the Feather is tough even for Lynn. Perhaps the old fashon straight really is the way to go.
Ok guys, I have a strop on the way from Tony. Now I'll I need is one or two straights.
Check out Joe's site http://shop.writerferret.com/
or email Lynn to see if he has any for sale. His email
is adjustme69@yahoo.com
I will recommend either a 5/8 or 6/8 for your
first razor. If you can afford it - go ahead and
get two...:)
I wish you luck.....
Terry
I'm going on 50 years experience with a DE and when I first started using the Feather blades I had a similar experince to Lynn's. It seems that kind of sharpness is unprecedented. In time I learned to use that sharpness. It's another type of skill. The result was the greatest improvement in my DE shave that I had ever had.
Now, I use mostly str8s, including the Feather AC, which is a superior shaver. If I use regular str8s for a while and come back to the Feather, I find it less forgiving until I get used to it again. After that, it gives me the closest, smoothest shaves.
Feather straight with the Pro Super blade is my daily shave. I suppose it's what you get used to, as I've never used a traditional straight. I've never needed to do the honing/stropping general maintenance thing, and I don't miss it. About 6 weeks ago, I accidentally nick my blade on my tap, replaced the 50 cent blade, and finished my shave.
If all you want is a str8 shave that's the way to get it with the convenience of a safety razor.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottS
If I didn't enjoy fooling with them so much, a Feather's probably all I'd have. Each razor has its charms, and most straights are easier and more comfortable to use and shave with, IMO, but with the Feather, you don't have to hone, you don't have to strop, and it's ready whenever you are. Great travel razor. Having a replaceable blade, though, kinda kills the charm of the old ones, and eliminates a skillset I enjoy having and using. It's absolutely unforgiving, too. You got a pimple? Not after a shave with a Feather...you have a flat, bloody nick. :D
Woo Hoo. I just bought one.
this razor Feather Artist Club Professional for $80
http://www.appletonbarbersupply.com/...ry_Code=SHAP01
and these Feather Professional blades:
http://www.appletonbarbersupply.com/...ry_Code=SHAP01
how'd I do?
I almost got a Dovo Shavelette, but bailed out. I gather it's tooo light to start with and not well balanced.
For $80 I just cut the chase and got the Feather.
I've been shaving with a DE for 2+ months now. Got serious acquisition disorder. Now I'm mooving towards straight razors.
Did I read somewhere that I can put regular injector blades in this thing too, and that injector blades were more forgiving?
yap something at me if you can spare the time!
Yes you can, and yes they are. It's really a shame that Feather doesn't make a blade that is injector-sharp but full-length. Or maybe they do and it just isn't imported? But then it's also a shame they don't make a razor that is the full 2.75"-3" length of a standard straight, you don't need the entire length for the whole face but there are large swaths of cheek and neck where it's awfully handy.
I suspect that the Feathers are intended more as hair shapers and nape trimmers than as full-face razors, which would explain why the "super pro" blades are less sharp and last longer than the normal blades.
Icecow--
You did fine. That's about the lowest you'll find that for.
There are 2 types of blades available-- the Professional, which you've ordered, and the Pro Super, only available at Classic shaving, so far as I know, which you should eventually try.
Classic Shaving claims that the Artist Club was designed for shaving the face. I don't know if its true. They also claim the Pro Super is for tougher beards.
Thanks guys.
It was important for me to get some initial contact (that was my first post).
Now I can romp around and contently read.
Here's the dovo Shavette I was initially looking at:
http://www.heimerdingercutlery.com/c...Product_ID=482
It's a pretty cool looking one.
icecow (do you have a first name?)
You scored! The Feather is much more like a straight razor than the Shavette. I very briefly tested a Feather, but did not get to use it long enough to form an opinion. I'll eventually buy one, but it's not on the front burner at this time. Just remember, when you lay blade to face, the Feather is sharper than ANY other razor you have used. Be sure you have no distractions, you know your blood type, and having a recent picture for the plastic surgeon (just in case) is also a good idea! :roflmao
RT