Thread: Feather Stainless Steel Safety Razor

Hello, Altshaver:

The Feather double edge razor was designed to be used with Feather blades. At least that's what I understand. Because the razor is mild, the sharpest blade on earth is the perfect coupling for it. The combination works.

Regards,

Obie

Hey Obie,

I know you were thinking about pulling the trigger on the Feather; it seems that it finally arrived. What are your overall thoughts?

Hello, Ryan:

The Feather is an impressive razor in overall quality and workmanship. It's also nice to look at. Yet I had to let mine go, because it was a touch mild for my heavy beard. Using Feather blades, I found my Edwin Jaggers a touch more aggressive and, therefore, a better shave.

The Feather needs some practice to find its sweet spot. If you have a heavy beard, though, I suggest getting another razor. I assume the Feather will do well for gentlemen with average to mild beards. If your beard is as heavy as mine, the Feather might not be for you. It was not for me.

Regards,

Obie

Originally Posted by Obie

The Feather needs some practice to find its sweet spot. If you have a heavy beard, though, I suggest getting another razor. I assume the Feather will do well for gentlemen with average to mild beards. If your beard is as heavy as mine, the Feather might not be for you. It was not for me.

Obie, I don't think anyone's beard would match your legendary Assyrian bear pelt, much less mine!

I suppose my beard would be considered average to slightly above average, whatever that amounts to as I'm not sure what an 'average' beard is. In other words the Feather would probably be fine for me....

Hello, Ryan:

I must say, the Feather is hard to resist. It's a handsome razor with a solid feel to it. Give it a try. It could work for you.

Regards,

Obie

Hmm that's interesting Obie. I have a pretty tough beard and the feather gives me comfortable BBS shaves. I had to do some real experimenting with the angle though to get it dialed in.

As to blades yea the feather blades work the best but there are other alternatives. Right now I've been using some mercurs and they are not bad at all.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Hmm that's interesting Obie. I have a pretty tough beard and the feather gives me comfortable BBS shaves. I had to do some real experimenting with the angle though to get it dialed in.

As to blades yea the feather blades work the best but there are other alternatives. Right now I've been using some mercurs and they are not bad at all.

Hello, thebigspendur:

As you well know, beards and faces are different. They also react differently to shaving tools. I did experiment with angles for the Feather, yes, of course, and used different blades, that, too, but the shave I had from the Edwin Jagger seemed to be better.

By the way, I have used Merkur blades and found them a total disaster — for me. My face felt as if licked by an armadillo. My current blades are Feather, Gillette "yellow packs," Personna "red packs," Super Iridium, Derby, and a few other ones I can't recall. For the most part, though, nothing beats the Feather — for me.

Now, I have not given up completely on the Feather reazor. How could I? That is a beautifully made razor. Talk about quality and precision. One of these days, I might buy another one just to have it around for its quality.

Stay well.

Regards,

Obie