This razor the feather AC is an amazing tool, it is incredibly sharp, the blade holder is heavier than a regular straight and it will not flex therefore it will cut your whiskers just like that, you will feel and hear nothing. If you wont to go in traditional straight, starting with a Feather is a good idea, I used it for two years, fine tune my technique and it was a piece of cake to use a regular straight since it is more forgiving. If you can shave with a Feather you can shave with anything. All in all Shaving with a traditional straight is more fun more rewarding providing that one can master the art of stropping and honing. I have the filling that the purist of this forum are not creasy about the feather witch is OK to me. I am mastering the art of straight razor but I will always keep my Feather as a base point of comparison to make sure that my straight have a perfect sharp edge beside that the expensive one is just a beautiful thing and it is very useful if you travel.

Have a great day

Norm.