I paid up for a new Feather AS-D1 safety razor, and can say it is worth every penny. I also have a "mergress" and a merkur slant in my rotation and use Feather blades in all of them. That all adds up to some serious "coin" for shaving, so I am going to wait for a used Feather Artist Club to come up for sale for a fair price. For straights, I have only one now and it is an ERN "Barber's Favorite".