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Swarm him! Beat him down! :rolleyes:

Must have missed those threads. Thanks for the warning. :)

Josh

I don't know. I haven't used Feathers, but over at B&B some guys say they don't last as long because once they start to go, they go fast. :shrug:

Josh

John,

Yeah, picture a safety razor blade with one edge that's glued to a flat bar (like a popsicle stick or something) on the non-sharpened edge.

They do seem to have some advantages, but it...

John,

A frameback is an interesting animal. The way I understand it, a frameback is a really thin, flat blade welded or somehow attached to a thicker piece of steel, which forms the razor's spine....

John,

I'd say I'm still in the early stages of developing my shaving techique, and I definitely notice a difference between my 6/8 razors and my 5/8s. The 6/8 is clumsier for me around my chin and...

I think most of us use carbon because it's much more common than stainless. I don't really feel a need for a stainless blade, since I haven't had any issues with rust.

Cooler scale materials do...

John,

Inox is stainless steel. Most razors are carbon steel, which rusts more easily but is easier to sharpen. Stainless is more rust resistent, but it's harder to hone. Some people say it holds...

I second X's recommendation on getting a shave-ready razor from an SRP member.

If you decide to stick with straight razors, it's not hard to find good vintage razors on eBay. Pretty much any...