Thread: SR shavers needs advice for a DE

I have only one DE EJ89BA and I bought it out of curiosity more than anything. Sometimes, I use it for a final clean up pass, but mostly the straight razors get all the work. I also have only feather blades for this DE.

My straight razor shave results is a 10.00. The EJ89BA with feathers is a 9.3. The difference in shave is that with the straight razor, the shave is so close that it gives me another 8-12 hours of a great looking shave than the DE. The DE give a very good shave, but its just not as "smooth" as the straight razor shave in the late afternoon

For me, there is no substitute for a sharp hefty blade on the skin and using variable angles to achieve a close shave. However, there are occasions that I need to back off that close of a shave and the E89A hits the spot and is the perfect tool.

It takes the same time to shave with each one and they both shave the same areas very well. Keep in mind that I had been using straight razors for a few years before picking up this DE so I knew how to get all the "tough" sports with the straight razors first, thus using the DE was seamless after the first shave.

I like the EJ89BA alot and found it to be a handy shaver that provides a little variety in the shave routine. Royal Shave sold me this and I had it at my door in 3 days from ordering it on a Sunday night.

Have fun as there are a lot of choices out there!

Pabster

Although I haven't tried it yet, I understand that the new Muhle r41 is supposed to be very "straight razor" like, at least in the blade angle and exposure to the skin.