Thread: Feather AC + C&E almond cream=surgery!

So today I whipped up a big bowl of Crabtree & Evelyn Almond Oil shave cream... I popped a new Professional blade into my Feather AC and went to town. The first thing I noticed (I've been using the feather for about 3 months now) is how remarkably easy it cut through my beard. Effortless! Its cutting through with absolutely no pressure at all! Wait a second... where did that chin scar go?

Yep, I managed to totally remove a 1 inch scar from my hockey days from my chin. The scar was raised about 1/8" off my face, and the feather totally removed it. I bled rather quickly and profusely, so I decided not to use any aftershave (i really considered it for a second!).

I applied the styptic pencil to stop the blood a bit and slapped on a small butterfly.

Moral of the story... if the blade is moving way too smooth... proceed carefully!!

Wow Dude, sorry bout that...the Feather AC strikes again.

Wow, that's crazy. Guess that scar gets to live through to it's second generation though

OUCH!!!

Eddie

I read that even Lynn nicks himself with those things.
I wonder why they make them so lethally sharp.

Given what I've read so far, I would really not want to shave anywhere near my jugular veins with one of those things.

The thing with feathers is you can't use *any* pressure, some feather fans claim you have to use *negative* pressure (i.e. hold the razor off your face). But traditional straight are much more tolerant of pressure, you can use a surprising amount if you've got some experience (DE's are the same way BTW, this business about "letting the weight of the razor do the work" is only true for newbies).

If you've been using a straight for a long time, you're used to using pressure when you need it, but with the feather this will nick you; the problem is that the feather feels enough like a straight that your muscle memory keeps kicking in. I'm less likely to nick myself with a shavette+feather than I am with a Feather AC, just because the shavette feels so differently that the ingrained habits don't kick in.

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.

Originally Posted by Norm58

I have the filling that the purist of this forum are not creasy about the feather witch is OK to me.

The feather has quite a few fans on this forum, as well as it's share of detractors, but the main reason it isn't discussed much is it's not that interesting, you just jack in a new blade and go. It's comparitively more interesting on the DE forums because it caters to both their obsession with sharp blades and the hope of ultimate BBS shaves, and they're used to harsh-feeling blades so they don't mind the downside. But with traditional straights its as much about the journey as the destination, and the Feather doesn't really offer that.

Originally Posted by mparker762

The feather has quite a few fans on this forum, as well as it's share of detractors, but the main reason it isn't discussed much is it's not that interesting, you just jack in a new blade and go. It's comparitively more interesting on the DE forums because it caters to both their obsession with sharp blades and the hope of ultimate BBS shaves, and they're used to harsh-feeling blades so they don't mind the downside. But with traditional straights its as much about the journey as the destination, and the Feather doesn't really offer that.

I am surprise and happy to hear that there is a few Feather fans here. For years I was interested in straight but I was not ready to take the plunge, therefore the Feather was a compromise but my obsession was just sleeping. I have to agree with you there are boring compare the traditional straight but they are still beautiful and the end result is fantastic, I have lost some interest in my Feather but I am keeping it anyway. I don’t know were the obsession is coming from, probably from the fact that I have the feeling to perpetuate a form of art reserved to a minority.

Norm

I'd get an AC to use as a traveller but I found it a bit too harsh as a daily shaver.