Thread: Why shaving with the featherlite blade is the better than the rest

I sure like my Shavette (I use feather DE blades) and would probably love the featherlite...

Being better is just a matter of what your goals are..
Most of the time my goal is a comfortable shave without nicks or irritations.. if its a BBS shave.. all the better..but thats not my goal..if thats my goal the Shavette(or featherlite) would not be the best tool for the job. I would chose a real straight.
Sometimes my goal is just to get the hairs removed from my face as quick as possible.. in that case the Shavette could well be my tool of choice to reach that goal.

If bad assnes is your goal and in your opinion that is measured by the sharpness off the blade.. well maybe the featherlite is the lbest tool for you..

I dont shave with a straight for bad-assness... and I dont think it is particularly manly to spend half an hour pampering in the bathroom..growing a beard and not combing your hair is more manly IMO.

Maarten

I think its cool too. Do whatever you like. It does surprise me that you equate the FeatherLite with being bad-ass.

Does that mean that if they stop producing the blades for your disposible that you become a pansy? The first rule I learned about being a bad-ass was not to allow anyone to be in a position to remove you. Trust me, its in the book they give you when you become a bad-ass.

Most of my buds made "bad-ass" in combat zones, you're the first to do so in a bathroom; that in itself is a miracle. Just make sure if you whip that thing out in a bar fight that it has a blade in it.

Originally Posted by OLD_SCHOOL

Is a feather not a real straight razor? No it is not, real straight razors do not have disposable blades. A feather is only better for the sake of convenience, you don't need to hone or strop the blades.

I started out with a feather, and I too thought that no blade would ever compare to that of a feather, but once I gained more experience, I soon found that you can get a real straight, almost as sharp as a feather. I had one get as sharp as a feather professional blade, but I didn't like it because it reduced the quality of the shave.

I recommend you first gain experience with shaving with these new implements before making such claims. Get a real straight which has been honed by an experienced person, practice with it and you will come to learn that it is much better than shaving with a disposable blade razor. I'm not saying you are wrong, because you can certainly get good shaves from feathers no doubt about it, but you can also get just as good and sometimes better shaves with a real straight once you have experience.

+1 I totaly agree!
I am shaving with real straights for 33 years. It was my first shaving instrument -my grandfather was a barber- and I don't believe that it is possible to get a better shave with anything else.
I am not fan of the ultimate sharpness for a quality shave
I dont like the feeling of a shavette or a feather and believe me I have the experience.
And I like to adjust razor sharpness with my hones to get the most comfortable shave ( this is imposible with other shaving instruments )
For those reasons I am shaving with straights and I am a happy father with 2 sons both shaving with real straights...

Originally Posted by JGUNS

Before this goes to far on this track, let me explain a few things: This is a discussion board and I have listed the pro's for the Feather artist club, so if you want to give pros and cons for one or the other have at it, but I quite clearly listed the "pros" for the Feather artist club. Your rebuttal was mostly reduced to a general statement tantamount to "you are wrong." Secondly, I resent the implication that the Feather artist club is not a "real straight razor." Is it not straight? is it not a razor? Is it not handled? Does one not use it the same way with the exception of stropping?

As to the "bad ass" comment, you are either missing the spirit of my post, or you have no sense of humor, or it is lost in translation. I do not mean to insult you with this statement. I am only interpreting why other people are using this word to describe it, but when I use it, it is meant to be in fun. However, Bad Ass would just describe the masculinity of this method of shaving in this case. It has nothing at all to do with being gentlemanly or not. Bad ass simply as stand in metaphor for "more masculine" and not "hooligan". I don't think that I am wrong in believing that most men who shave with a straight razor do it because it is somewhat of a lost art that represents a certain masculinity. It is a connection with something that is strictly within the domain of being Male and nothing else. Women have Makeup, nails, facials (although some men do this too, NOT FOR ME!! ), etc. etc. With the shaving technology available today, there is absolutely no reason to use a straight razor for only the purposes of getting a close shave. I can get a close shave with a Mach 5 razor. But for me, it is less of a challenge, and it is too fast to derive any sense of connection with the "manliness aspect." I understand that everyone has their reasons, but I am old school in many ways, I believe in traditional values, I am a bodybuilder, I own a business and work hard to provide for my family, I believe very much in being my own man. ANd I believe that I am a "bad ass" AND a "gentleman." My guess is that if we took a poll of straight razor users, we would find that many of us have these things in common.

So thanks for your comment, I hope I clarified my position and would love to hear some more. I am sure there are a lot of people who disagree with me and have their reasons for it.

Jguns: We seem to have gotten lost somewhere. I am sorry if I have offended you. I didn't want to imply that you are a hoologan or that the feather is not a "real" stright razor. By using the term "real" I wanted to refer to anyrazor with a non disposable blade... If you prefer the Feather, great! I hear it's a great razor and all... I just seem to prefer, myself, a non disposable blade straight razor.

Concerning the bad ass thing: yes, I didn't understand the nature of your tone and I appologize. The thing is, we get a lot of people that like this sort of razor because it is aggresive, old school, ass kicking mumbo jumbo. I now understand that you only meant "manly"... ok, sorry. I thing it's manly too.

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

The first rule I learned about being a bad-ass was not to allow anyone to be in a position to remove you. Trust me, its in the book they give you when you become a bad-ass.

Ha, good stuff

Originally Posted by JGUNS

Agree? Disagree? Why?

I cannot return to disposable. It is too late for me, regardless of how manly the disposable is

A real str8 Razor has become my main shaving tool. I enjoy honing, stropping and shaving with it. I'm really in to Traditional things. I make my own Arrows & bows, I really like to sharpen my Knives, arrow hunting heads and my razors.

Those throw away blades are ok, but when you sharpen a blade yourself you get a better feeling after your shave. Now if you light the throw away blades Kool with me, If You like the real str8 razors, Way kool with me, If you like the DE razors, again kool with me. Do it the way that makes you feel good, Try it to see if you would like a different way to shave. The steps I do when I shave makes my shaves that much better & enjoyable. Good Luck with what ever you use.

Originally Posted by JGUNS

There are simply no sharper blades then the FeatherClubs. I haven't come across any non disposable blade that is nearly as sharp.

Really????
Anybody with .25 and.10 diamond paste and a knowledge of honing and stropping can match it... The edge will last about as long too and be about as comfortable....
The only thing we can't do that I know of, is put the coating on the blade...

Just how many 100's of non-disposable (Real Straight) blades have you come across, and I don't remember honing an edge for you but perhaps you skipped me on this quest of sharp blades, (kind of depresses me that I wasn't chosen for this quest for sharp) and had edges done by the other honemiester's on the site, I mean for sure you had one honed by Lynn himself right?? and of course Randydance, and I bet Mparker did one for you too for these tests that you ran for comparison...

I mean no disrespect but without, something to really compare to, at least you haven't mentioned what you were comparing the disposables to, your observations really have no basis....

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

I think its cool too. Do whatever you like. It does surprise me that you equate the FeatherLite with being bad-ass.

Does that mean that if they stop producing the blades for your disposible that you become a pansy? The first rule I learned about being a bad-ass was not to allow anyone to be in a position to remove you. Trust me, its in the book they give you when you become a bad-ass.

Most of my buds made "bad-ass" in combat zones, you're the first to do so in a bathroom; that in itself is a miracle. Just make sure if you whip that thing out in a bar fight that it has a blade in it.

Word of advice Jguns: Being a complete newb, and then badmouthing straights(Feather does not count) is not the most clever thing to do on this forum.Listen to Glenn and gain some exp.Mabe a real straightrazor will make you feel even more manly...

Kristoffer