Taking the plunge for real
Greetings all. So, for the past 6 weeks, Ive been shaving with a Feather Artist Club SS and its been a good experience. Im able to get very good shaves with it and all has been well.
Lately though, Id been thinking that I want to try a real straight razor, so I picked up a shave ready Gold Dollar 800 and travel strop for WSP. I figured the GD was a way for me to dip a toe in without going all out. I thought about going Whipped Dog but he appears to be sold out right now.
Thus far, I like the GD and it doesnt seem to be as much of a hassle as I thought it would be. Stropping isnt rocket science, although I dont think Im going to try my hand at honing right now. I decided to pick up a second GD from WSP, since the first one they sent me is just about perfect. I decided to pick up a 208 this time, just to try something different from what I have. Supposedly, the 800 is stainless carbon steel and the 208 is carbon steel; but I dont anticipate there being much difference. I wanted a 2nd one so that when it comes time to send my 1st one out to be rehoned, I can just use my extra one and just rotate them out as need be.
I like the fact that WSP sends them shave ready and quality inspects them; which is nice because Ive heard that buying factory GDs can be hit or miss. I like that WSP straightens the scales if they arrive bent and repins them.
As much as I love my Feather AC, I wanted to get the real experience of a straight. For those of you who golf, Id compare it to hitting a forged iron vs a a cast one. Both do the job but the feel is different.