Thread: Feather Razor

Blades are about 2" long and ~1/4" wide eyeballing it.

Christian

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

What does a feather blade look like?

It looks like an injector blade but a little longer. About 2" by 1/4".

Joe, Henckels, Pumas, Bokers, Sta sharp, Kings, Maestros, TIs, DDs, Wade & Butchers, Mappin & Webb, Gencos, Genevas, Korns, Cattaraugus, and a bunch more. Hope this helps. Lynn

Originally Posted by adjustme69

Joe, Henckels, Pumas, Bokers, Sta sharp, Kings, Maestros, TIs, DDs, Wade & Butchers, Mappin & Webb, Gencos, Genevas, Korns, Cattaraugus, and a bunch more. Hope this helps. Lynn

Thanks. I have Henckels, Pumas, Bokers, TIs, DDS, W&Bs and a Genco. Some I got from you.

Originally Posted by adjustme69

I have honed razors multiple times for people only to see poor stropping ruin the edge or someone dragging a razor down their face at a 90 degree angle.

We rarely talk about how a bad shaving angle can ruin the edge, but now that you mention it I can see how it would happen. Thanks for the tip.

My recommendation at all times is for someone to get a straight that has been honed and have at it. This is not a panacea as Joe mentions because I have honed razors multiple times for people only to see poor stropping ruin the edge or someone dragging a razor down their face at a 90 degree angle.

If a 90 degree angle worked for Liam Neeson in Schindler's List, then it works for me!
Just kidding, I happened to see that movie the other day and now I notice those little things about straight shaving.
-Fred

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

I don't know how long Feather blades are but there are three inserts for the Shavette. The short red one that takes 1/2 of a standard double edge razor blade, the black which takes 1/2 of the 2 1/4" long double edge hair shaper blade and the green which takes the Fromm 2 1/4" single edge blade and which seems the most stiff of them all.

What does a feather blade look like?

Tony

Like this:

Nenad,
Thanks. Looks just like half a long DE that may fit into the black Shavette insert. I will stick with the more forgiving Fromm blade if I use mine again.

Tony

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

Looks just like half a long DE that may fit into the black Shavette insert. I will stick with the more forgiving Fromm blade if I use mine again.

I'm thinking the Feather blade may be a little too long. I have the black insert. I'll have to try it. It certainly would be an improvement. The Fromm blade just doesn't stay sharp long enough. I find that even the DE blades outlast it.