Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
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