Quote Originally Posted by mparker762 View Post
Two of the reasons the steel DX shaves better than the RG is the holder is thinner near the edge which allows you to get a slightly lower angle, and it's slighly lighter. It looks like Tim may have found the ultimate extension of these principles. I'm quite interested in getting this done to my DX - if it works as well as I think it will I may be selling off my razor collection here shortly.

Is this a service listed on their website, or is this a "call them up and talk with them" kind of thing?
Yes, you just need to contact either Tim or classic shaving and tell him you want to get your DX ground down for less angle- he will know what you are talking about. I bet he doesn't charge you more than 15$ tops and that includes shipping it back.

This is very important I think. I did not realize this about the Feather at all until it was mentioned in a sort of offhand way. Then you look at the design and it just hits you over the head. The Feather was designed to give you the best shaving experience you can have with a disposable blade. An unforgiving edge, but with the build in angle, it isn't unforgiving anymore. So many people start with these, then they get frustrated and they get a regular straight and it seems easy. But all along they were applying angle to the Feather, probably giving a sharp as hell blade a 40 degree or more angle! Hell yes youre going to get cut! The Feather gives you the close shave the fastest between a regular and itself, but the regular straight is more comfortable and easier to use. Anyone that buys a Feather should be told about the angle straight away.