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Feather Proguard disposable SR blades are very impressive - and not just for newbies
My experience with wet shaving goes back over 35 years. I mainly rotate my straight razors; however, when I am in a hurry I will use one of my DE's. I also have a Feather SS Japanese style razor that I use occasionally with SuperPro blades among others sent to me by MJC.
Recently, I broke down and dropped the extra coin for the Feather Pro Guard blades. The design is very intriguing. Those clever Japanese engineers have found a way to mold protective fingers over what looks like a Pro blade. The shave is close, smooth, and safe (albeit just shy of bare blade performance). I can shave faster with this SR blade without concern for cuts or nicks. It is an amazing blade. My wife shaves my neck with it. This may be the most durable blade that I have ever used lasting well past 15 shaves (plus three neck shaves) before visible degradation at 20x magnification. Some shavers may be able to go even longer helping to offset the price premium.
The Feather PROGUARD blade is perhaps the ultimate blade for newbies to SR shaving. But even someone with experience can appreciate the design of this blade.
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The purpose of these blades.
I am going to get a Feather SS Japanese style razor and I wasn't clear on what the Proguard blades were good for, or how they worked. I didn't know about those 'fingers' running along the length of the blade. I'm still not clear on what their function is (bear with me, I can be a little slow ;=) ). Do the fingers prevent the blade from 'digging in' and cutting you? Are there any disadvantages to these blades?
If somebody could explain a little further the purpose of these blades, and how they work, I would very much appreciate it. Thanks for the interesting post.