Thread: Feather Plier shavette opninons

JMO
I use the Feather and Kai replaceable blade razors. They are solid and have a decent weight I can control with my older hands and nervous system. Either the Folding ( Conventional straight razor style) or the Kamisori style that I like is a long term value.Blades last me a few more than 6 shaves.
JMO
~Richard
PS I have tried to shave with various hair shaper razors. If, you decide to use such; buy the stiffest blade you can find and dull the corners. JMO

THANKS ALL!! I have the Feather Plier in my wish list and I also added the Feather SS folding for Artist Club blades as well. I see what you are all saying. There are hair trimmers and then there are those made for shaving, and both called "Shavettes". I included a picture of on in my shaving drawer I have had a hard time with and pretty much turned off the idea of shavette razors. I also have a really cheap Shavette that uses 1/2 of any DE blade and very little sticks out as it is kind of sandwiched between 2 pieces and a U shape upper top hold it all together. It is prone to rusting. Seems like there are a few different Feather blades that fit the Artist Club razor/holder, which is actually cheaper at Amazon than the Plier.

You can use the Schick Proline P-30 blades in the Feather SS razor? Just wondering because I just ordered on in "green". Looked intriguing, and I'm trying their Light Blade (mildest) Pro Guard (also a milder blade) and Professional (a workhorse and most used by many). Geofatboy has an excellent explanation on how these blades are for thickness and how much they protrude, as each has it's amount of exposure. Kind of like having and adjustable, like the Merkur but instead of adjust the razor, you use a different blade. Won't know which one will be "THE" one I will like the best. Too bad they don't sell a 3-5 pack "trial" Oh well, the cat looks like it could use a shave.. LOL

Originally Posted by Gibbs

You can use the Schick Proline P-30 blades in the Feather SS razor?

Yes, you can. I think the Prolines have about the same exposure as the Feather Pros but somehow aren't as harsh a blade.

There's a newish Feather blade called the Feather SoftGuard. Same exposure as the Feather Lights, I think, but with a guard. A lot of people seem to be liking them.

I bet you're going to love the Feather SS.

Originally Posted by Boldspice

Yes, you can. I think the Prolines have about the same exposure as the Feather Pros but somehow aren't as harsh a blade.

There's a newish Feather blade called the Feather SoftGuard. Same exposure as the Feather Lights, I think, but with a guard. A lot of people seem to be liking them.

I bet you're going to love the Feather SS.

Just got done paying for 30 of the blade with the cheaper small package post. Total came to $13.00 which ain't bad.
And, yes, looking forward for Tuesday when it arrives. Nice thing about Amazon Prime... 2 day free shipping.

I also ordered a sampling of those blades, and a rectangular Alum Block.

Scratching the idea of the Plier razor... for hair, and went with 2 of the Feather Artist Club razors....

I got several different blades in from the site: Buy Individual Razor Blades for Double Edge, Single Edge and Shavettes and I also got in 2 of the Feather Artist Club razors, the folding and the straight non-folding style. Is it proper to call it a Kamisori razor? Tried the folding one yesterday with Feather Professional Pro and the Feather Pro Light blade. Nice saves, both of them, but I can see the Pro Professional being a bit more unforgiving than their light version. Tonight, not much to shave, but tried out the new Feather SS Straight Razor, non folding ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) with the Schick Pro Line blade and the Feather Pro Guard blade on one half of the face. I really like the Pro Guard, and the Pro Line Schick was a nice shave as well, but not quite easy going as the Pro Guard.

I have several more blades to try.. as I also have the Kai Captain Original the Kai Captain Titan Mild to try and then compare them to the several flavors of the Feather. I find it so much easier to use the Feather SS non folding than some of my regular straight razors, and pretty close to my Personna Lab Blue blades for sharpness. I have been told the Feather is sharper than the Personna, but I can't see it and I wish I had a Personna Lab in this "Artist Club" configuration to try.

I am surprised that no one make a single edge injector razor that take the longer blades like the Feather Artist Club. I have a Schick injector, and have some blade packs stashed away, but a wide razor would be interesting.

This is going to be fun!! I shaved twice this evening... or rather 2 passes, no nicks and no big issues. Using the Kamisori style Feather razor. Love the way the blades load and held in place. Found a place that sells blades by the each and have some more to try. Right now leaning pretty heavy at the Pro Guard blades, but that place also has the newer Soft Guard blades, at $2.15 each. Feather - Soft Guard Blade - $2.15 each - Double Edge Razor Blade

Hey Vern,

I would call the non folding Feather razor a kamisori "style" as it is not an asymmetrical grind which is typical of kamisori razors.

As for single edge razors taking Feather and Kai blades, there are plenty. I think most gents refer to them as SE razors. Of course, back in the day, we used to take Feather blades, snap off one end and load them into Shick injector razors. If you search for SE razors on the net you will find reference to the Cobra, Mongoose, OneBlade not to mention the italian barber has some RazoRock SE razors that are fairly inexpensive by the looks of things. This type of razor has been discussed by a few gents on this board.

My favourite blade was the Professional Super... they gave me 8 full shaves. I never cared for the guarded ones as I found they didn't shave quite as close as I liked.

These Feather razors are to be treated with respect, I found my skin began to "thin" with several weeks of shaving.... to the point that my skin almost started weeping... not bleeding, just so paper thin it seemed like body fluids would seep through the skin!

If you can shave with a Feather straight, there's no reason you could not shave with a traditional straight razor. You WILL not find them as sharp as a Feather, they tug a bit more, but they are more *fun* in my eyes, and there's nothing quite like shaving with an edge you honed yourself.

Regards

Christian

Originally Posted by Gibbs

Scratching the idea of the Plier razor... for hair, and went with 2 of the Feather Artist Club razors....

I got several different blades in from the site: Buy Individual Razor Blades for Double Edge, Single Edge and Shavettes and I also got in 2 of the Feather Artist Club razors, the folding and the straight non-folding style. Is it proper to call it a Kamisori razor? Tried the folding one yesterday with Feather Professional Pro and the Feather Pro Light blade. Nice saves, both of them, but I can see the Pro Professional being a bit more unforgiving than their light version. Tonight, not much to shave, but tried out the new Feather SS Straight Razor, non folding ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) with the Schick Pro Line blade and the Feather Pro Guard blade on one half of the face. I really like the Pro Guard, and the Pro Line Schick was a nice shave as well, but not quite easy going as the Pro Guard.

I have several more blades to try.. as I also have the Kai Captain Original the Kai Captain Titan Mild to try and then compare them to the several flavors of the Feather. I find it so much easier to use the Feather SS non folding than some of my regular straight razors, and pretty close to my Personna Lab Blue blades for sharpness. I have been told the Feather is sharper than the Personna, but I can't see it and I wish I had a Personna Lab in this "Artist Club" configuration to try.

I am surprised that no one make a single edge injector razor that take the longer blades like the Feather Artist Club. I have a Schick injector, and have some blade packs stashed away, but a wide razor would be interesting.

This is going to be fun!! I shaved twice this evening... or rather 2 passes, no nicks and no big issues. Using the Kamisori style Feather razor. Love the way the blades load and held in place. Found a place that sells blades by the each and have some more to try. Right now leaning pretty heavy at the Pro Guard blades, but that place also has the newer Soft Guard blades, at $2.15 each. Feather - Soft Guard Blade - $2.15 each - Double Edge Razor Blade