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    Default Feather w/disposable wire mesh blades ??

    I guess I've been living under a rock somewhere... ... when did Feather announce this? I saw it advertised on one of the google ads that caught my eye this morning.

    What exactly is a "wire mesh" blade? I think their statement was something like... "The thin wire mesh that is a part of the blade is remarkable in it's ability to shave while providing an element of safety that an exposed blade can't"

    And it was only $50... half the price of an Artist Club model?

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    Joe, I believe they're talking about Pro Guard blades for the AC.

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    Sounds like the pro-guard blade. They've been around awhile. Classic's down right now, but I think they're $15/20, a little more expensive than the pros or super pros.

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    hmmm... checked the JATAI site (US Feather distributor ?)... looks like something more suitable to trimming around the ears, neck, maybe mustache area.


    Razor: http://www.jatai.net/products/nape_body_new.html

    Blades: http://www.jatai.net/products/nape_body_replace.html

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    Joe-
    You're correct - the razor that you linked to is for trimming necks, etc. Feather also makes a line of wire-guarded blades (called Pro-Guards) for the Artist Club razor line, which, as I'm sure you are aware, is their replaceable blade straight razor for face shaving.

    -whatever

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    The thing that got me off track was that the original ad I saw implied the razor was useful as an alternative to the Artist club... upon further investigation, clearly it's not. And the blade picture made it look like a comb razor... I'm still confused by that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by azjoe View Post
    The thing that got me off track was that the original ad I saw implied the razor was useful as an alternative to the Artist club... upon further investigation, clearly it's not. And the blade picture made it look like a comb razor... I'm still confused by that.

    Feather does make a razor comb for doing razor cut hair styles for women. You may have seen that and thought it was a straight. Ive seen them for about 40-50 on EBAY...

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    When I was researching feathers (originally wanted one) I ran into this balde also. It's meant for hair shaping as done by a barber. there is one site that claims that some people use it as a starter, but i'm not sure if that is truthful.

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    I wasn't referring to their products for razor cutting hair. I was talking about the products I referenced in my earlier post (http://straightrazorpalace.com/showp...28&postcount=4)

    They're calling it a "Nape and Body Razor". As I (now) understand it, this is a small (ie, shorter) razor which uses a blade similar to the pro guard blade for the Artist Club. But their picture of the refill blade is confusing, at best.

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