Thread: For Feather Artist Razor Owners READ!

I was speaking with a master razor designer the other day (okay it was Tim Z, but there is a reason to tell you that) and I mentioned how aggressive the blade is to shave with and he brought up a point that I had never even thought about. The Feather Artist club razor has a built in plane on the razor that is about 32 degrees. He said that this made it so that when you put it flat against your face, you were already at the maximum or even slightly ABOVE the maximum angle which then made it so that it was easier to cut your face. I went to my razor and checked it out and he is exactly right. you see, the non disposable blades have very little angle built in, so you basically create your angle yourself when you are shaving. My Livi and Dovo blades have almost nill of an angle especially since theyre hollow grinds. I made the mistake of doing that myself from the very start, which made when the blade was new especially difficult to pull off without cutting yourself. I placed the blade flat as could be against my skin, and voila, it was MUCH better. But Tim Mentioned that for his own Feather, which he uses when traveling and such, he has ground it down to about 15 degrees, which made it much more maneuverable. So I mention this so that any of you that have this blade, know that you can send it to classic shaving and Tim will grind it down for you for a small fee. It is definitely worth it.