Thread: Feather Japanese style Razor - review and shave *video*

I sooo almost just bought one! I was just about to click the 'buy now' button But then i realized that i need the money for another item lol


I have passed those razors on eBay heaps of times and i have looked at them but i couldn't justify the price of a disposable type razor. I think you sold me though, they do look cool and smooth to shave with.

Next pay hehe

Thanks for the video, I've only been using a feather RG for two weeks but I love how it shaves, it was actually one of your video's that made me try the feather for a head shave, a lot easier then when I use a straight. I have a SS model on the way and I'll use them in my rotation.

The Feather open blade razor (folding or Japanese style)
are good little razors. Little known is that there are three
slightly differently sized blades that change the way the
razor shaves. They are all sharp as stink and shave well.

For me a Feather is my gold standard. If the moon and
sun are lined up just so I can hone and strop a blade to be
sharper and smoother but mostly not. The Feather has taught
me a lot and will continue to be have a place in my mug
of good to go razors.

Do visit the Feather site.. There is some good info
on how to clean, sanitize and even sterilize some of them.

@niftyshaving I only have experience with the super blades so far, super professionals are on the way and there are some guarded blades included with the SS. And I ordered some Kai milds. Out of my collection of straights there are but a few that shave that good as a Feather, not planning on getting my straights out of the door, I enjoy them too much, but it's a great shaving tool, especially for shaving my head, I can do it with a straight but then it looses it's sharpness rather quickly. About the Feather site, any link? I went to the Japanese site but couldn't find much of info. Probably going to try a Japanese style Feather in the future. Have a nice day, Ron

Gent, do you leave the blade in the razor between shaves?

I do but some people wrote they got rust on the blade when they leave it in, I've noticed a tiny little bit of rust so I now clean the blade after each shave and just put it back in. Just tested the first blade (super blade) I've ever used, still passes the hanging hair test with the finest hair sample I have (after 6 normal shaves and 4 full head shaves).

After a shave I take out the blad and rinse it under water and clean it shallowly with my fingers. I then insert the blade into the razor again. Except the Japanese style, since it does not fold up, I leave the blade lying on the shelf so as not to cut myself. I have never had any rust on my blades, even though I store them in a little humid bathroom.


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Originally Posted by Snuff

@niftyshaving I only have experience with the super blades so far, super professionals are on the way and there are some guarded blades included with the SS. And I ordered some Kai milds. Out of my collection of straights there are but a few that shave that good as a Feather, not planning on getting my straights out of the door, I enjoy them too much, but it's a great shaving tool, especially for shaving my head, I can do it with a straight but then it looses it's sharpness rather quickly. About the Feather site, any link? I went to the Japanese site but couldn't find much of info. Probably going to try a Japanese style Feather in the future. Have a nice day, Ron

A number of our famous web sites have one, two or all three blade types.

This site in japan has some info (sorry for the odd looking links):
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On the topic of sanitation...
From my browsers translation in the first above link:

"Whole body scald OK!
"disinfection 1. Boil 2. Please do ethanol disinfection.
"※ DX is a pressurized steam sterilization (autoclave) is possible.
"Ethanol for disinfection ※ (76.9 ~ 81.4VOL%) Please use the.
"Sodium hypochlorite disinfection of prolonged ※ Please be
"avoided holder comes to corrosion."

So corrosion from repeated soaking in bleach
risks corrosion. Boiling and autoclave should
be OK as should the likes of alcohol or Barbisol.
It disassembles for ease of cleaning. Do not
reuse blades for multiple customers.
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thanks for the links

I love your videos! Thanks!