Thread: Forgotten DE pleasures

Originally Posted by DoubleEdge23c

I too recently started using my pack of Feathers that I bought a while ago. I can't understand why it gets such a bad wrap almost to the point of boycotting them for being too sharp. It really slices all the growth off and yes I got some cuts using it that I didn't get from the yellow packs, but it's going to take some playing with until I figure out the area under the chin with Feathers

I, too, agree that Feathers are good blades. Out of all of the blades I have sampled since shaving with a DE, I think they are the best (by far).

Originally Posted by noggs247

Hi Obie,


I have never put my Parker D/E into my rotation -but you know-you may be onto something.

Regards

Noggs

Hello, Noggs:

Thanks for your note. I love my straights, yes, of course, but the DE provides a nice intermittent variation.

Regards,
Obie

I still use a de if in a rush and because i have soo many of them, so at least once a week i will use a de, what i find is the quickness of the shave which before i took up a straight i thought took ages.

noogs,

You are quite right; using a DE now and again is a most pleasant change.

I use my English Gillette 88, 'E' Model Schick and Muhle-Pinsel R109 probably once a month each.

If anything, I have found that my straight shaving has improved my DE shaving quite a bit; very light pressure and correct angles are directly transferrable from the straight to the DE shave.

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

I DE/SE'd for 2 years and went pretty quick with em..upgraded to a large 7/8 and a month into it...NO razor burn anywhere to be seen!..I always got some marks from ANY DE/SE blade..no problema with my str8 razor!...Just a thought!


pcdad

I have been into wet-shaving for over a year now and use a DE most of the time I have a nice collection of straight razors; and enjoy using them sometimes; but a DE is my go-to razor For me; straight razor shaving is a treat for occasions when I have enough time to use them I don't have the steadiest hands; and the coffee I drink in the morning exacerbates that quirk I think the important point is that; in wet-shaving there is something for almost everyone regardless of out individual limitations!

Dunno about de/se other than touchups til I train my hands with my str8 razor for bbs shaves

pcdad