E-1 Fatboy Feather (28)
For the last 2 shaves I did something different. I usually leave my Fatboy on 9 no matter what blade or how old it is. The Feather wasn't doing well with a steep angle, so I switched to 5 forcing me to use a more shallow angle. The last 2 days I shaved half my head on 5 and the other half on 9. Yesterday for the first pass 9 got me much closer than 5, but on the second pass the 5 side caught up and gave almost as good of a shave as 9. I switched sides today. The difference between the two was much less noticeable on the first pass and dead even for the second.
I'm really kind of surprised by this. I guess if you stick to a shallow angle there is little difference between settings. I think I'm going to keep this blade in the fatty and continue my experiment over the next few Fatboy Fridays. This has been a fun and learning challenge, but I am ready for a new razor and blade tomorrow.
For the last 2 shaves I did something different. I usually leave my Fatboy on 9 no matter what blade or how old it is. The Feather wasn't doing well with a steep angle, so I switched to 5 forcing me to use a more shallow angle. The last 2 days I shaved half my head on 5 and the other half on 9. Yesterday for the first pass 9 got me much closer than 5, but on the second pass the 5 side caught up and gave almost as good of a shave as 9. I switched sides today. The difference between the two was much less noticeable on the first pass and dead even for the second.
I'm really kind of surprised by this. I guess if you stick to a shallow angle there is little difference between settings. I think I'm going to keep this blade in the fatty and continue my experiment over the next few Fatboy Fridays. This has been a fun and learning challenge, but I am ready for a new razor and blade tomorrow.