Thread: Shavette vs straight

Same here. Persona blades are the ones I have found work best. I too have stropped them before a second use which improved it.

Yup.....the belt makes everything better

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

Yup.....the belt makes everything better

Even naughty children.

I've become convert to the Sedef shavette.
It's the closest thing to a straight razor for me.
I've found that I get great shaves from it by using a shallow angle , moderate stretching & a fresh blade for each shave. at the moment I am loving the shaves I am getting from perma sharp blades.
Try a shallow angle &a very light touch.
The shaves I am getting are a very close match from my full hollow razors 5/8 boker king cutter, 6/8 cull hollow shoulderless thumb notch Prosperine razor co 6/8 & finally Boker pau 7/8 extra hollow.
The shaves are getting very close regardless of the razor I use .
It's only taken me 30 years plus.
Prep is the most important part of the shave.
Lately I've been using a shampoo bar soap as a prep ,try it it's surprisingly good . It's also cheap which suits my parsimonious soul.
Cheers Guys Paul

That's excellent that you are getting great shaves from a shavette. May I just say that it's not the same as a straight razor, and that's the whole point. However, to each his own!

I enjoy using my Shavettes too. But because its different from a straight. Far from better as the feel in the hand is no where near as comfortable. I cant compare the shaves as I can get just as good of a shave from any razor i use. Practice makes perfect.

Now days even prep doesnt seem to matter a lot. But Im guessing its just because I only use great soaps and making lather is like second nature.
Keep at it and it all just comes together. I always wanted to do the Lye Soap challenge but never made it to a gathering. Maybe some day.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Even naughty children.

Especially children.....and boy could we use some of that in these days.

Originally Posted by Sharp&Shiny

I've become convert to the Sedef shavette.
It's the closest thing to a straight razor for me.
I've found that I get great shaves from it by using a shallow angle , moderate stretching & a fresh blade for each shave. at the moment I am loving the shaves I am getting from perma sharp blades.
Try a shallow angle &a very light touch.
The shaves I am getting are a very close match from my full hollow razors 5/8 boker king cutter, 6/8 cull hollow shoulderless thumb notch Prosperine razor co 6/8 & finally Boker pau 7/8 extra hollow.
The shaves are getting very close regardless of the razor I use .
It's only taken me 30 years plus.
Prep is the most important part of the shave.
Lately I've been using a shampoo bar soap as a prep ,try it it's surprisingly good . It's also cheap which suits my parsimonious soul.
Cheers Guys Paul

I read your post twice before writing this, you could do all that, or you could just use one of the straights you listed, you seemed to want to list them, so use them....

I started with a straight razor and only recently bought a shavette. I wanted something for travel and something for when I don't have time to strop and oil properly (like when I wife is rushing me to go somewhere and she is still late even though I'm ready). I listened to all of the comments and took them to heart about the differences. What I learned though, is that both are good, just slightly different. I enjoy both and get great shaves from both. I am not going to be one who knocks shavettes at all.