Thread: Feather Pro vs Super Pro

I use the Pro blades most because I can get them cheapest but the Super Pro blades shave about the same (supers are a bit sharper IMHO). The lights don't have enough exposure to give me a good shave and I don't like the guarded blades as these can't give me the same quality of shave as the super and pro blades. But I read plenty of messages from people who prefer the guarded blades, as always YMMV. Others that I really like are the Kai Milds and the Dorco blades.

I just picked up a pack of supers which should get here next week so I'll definitely report back then.

As for the light blades, I remember reading that they're actually intended for women or for shaving the back of the neck after a haircut--for "light" hair basically; not the thick strands of barbed wire that we real men have. Not enough blade exposure (particularly in the SS which has less to begin with) means you need too steep an angle to shave, ironically making the shave more aggressive. I also read reports that they didn't hold up for very long because of how thin they were.

I have been experimenting with diamond (0.5 and 0.25 micron) and cBN (0.25 and 0.1 micron) sprays on leather, balsa and Nanocloth as well as CrOx on leather over the past two months or so. Some great edges and some awful edges, but I wonder what how useful these experiments are if I can't tell the difference between the pro and superpro.

Maybe the teflon coating dominates the feel. I don't care for the feel or performance of either after the second day, so I never use one a third day.

Are the feathers coated w/ teflon too? I thought it was just platinum & the Kai blades had the teflon in addition.

Both Feathers have the same Teflon coating.

The SuperPro cut me a nice 1cm long wound this morning. The cause was operator error. I rotate through a variety of SR's and when I returned to the SuperPro failed to adapt my technique to the world's sharpest disposable SR blade. This blade requires a light touch, accurate angle, and perpendicular strokes (no fancy scything strokes with this bad boy). The regular Pro blades are more forgiving, but still demand respect.

WARNING: Even experienced SR shavers must modify their technique when using the SuperPro blade. But I must admit, it still ranks among the closest shavers I have used.