Thread: Feather Artist Club SS.......First shave & I'm Impressed!

I am new to straightrazor shaving and bought the new 2012 Feather Professional SS (replacement for the discontinued AC RG) and really love it. I opted for it because I didnt want to spend the time and money to strop and hone yet. I compared all the no sharpen options and there is no comparision of the feathers to a dovo shavette. I may buy a dovo special or something later on but its tough to justify it because the feather works so well.

The Feather SS is a wise first step for any first time straight razor newcomer. More first time users should elect this option before getting into the full hobby. Well done.

Originally Posted by Snuff

I get around 15 shaves out of a blade. When I started using them I also got about 5 - 6 shaves. By using the feather razors more often that improved a lot. Normally I change after 7 to 8 days because I shave my face and head every day with the same blade.

You may be right about the endurance of this blade. I have 5 shaves with three passes on most, and cannot detect any degradation. In fact, I find the edge a bit tamer after being used a bit. Perhaps I too can get better than a week out of one blade. That is not bad for $1.00.

Just got myself this beauty today, a SS with teak scales ;-)

Sweet! Mine has cheap looking blue plastic scales, but that doesn't take away from its performance

Originally Posted by Snuff

Just got myself this beauty today, a SS with teak scales ;-)

I'm on shave #27 with my Pro-Guard blade in a Feather SS with no pulling yet.

Originally Posted by ace

I'm on shave #27 with my Pro-Guard blade in a Feather SS with no pulling yet.

Wow!

My Super's may not make it that far, but they are still going strong after 6 shaves and one back of the neck shave by my wife; who was also very impressed with the performance. She usually uses one of my STR8's. The Feather blades are truly amazing.

I did shave # 10 this mornig with my professional (8 face, 2 head) still going strong. I do have a pretty thick beard so if it gets me through Thursday morning, I'll be happy. It is getting a little not as sharp- I dont want to say dull because it isnt, just not as sharp as the first shave. I have found that the first shave with a new blade you have to be very careful because they are ridiculously sharp. I got this after 2 straights, and a shavette. I dont know if I want to go back to straights since I am kinda lazy that way.

J

I use the Super Pro blades in my Feather and get really good results with them for many shaves. I'm a little embarrassed to say that I have no idea how many shaves I can get from a blade, but it's quite a few....maybe 20-30?

I have never counted because I don't use the razor consistantly and I would have to keep a log.....not likely to happen.

My friend sent me a non folding SS..tried the pro and pink blades...but both didnt have that "smooth" feeling like a real straight can have..yea blades were sharp but no gliding what so ever..guess its one of those YMMV things in life ;-)