Merkur 34c & Feather blade

[KyLegend45]

Anyone use this combo and if so how are the results?
I am waiting on the delivery of a 34C and was wondering what blades would be best to use in it.
I normally use a black beauty with a feather

 

[mikey]

Please see my post (#632) below.

Thanks,
Mike

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[KyLegend45]

Please see my post (#632) below.

Thanks,
Mike

GIVEAWAY! - Challenge PIF - In The Footsteps Of Legends

Kai #2, shave #6 2 days growth Preshave: shower Brush: PAA Starcraft (24mm synthetic) Soap: La Toja stick Razor: Henson Al-13 Aftershave: alum, Nivea sensitive balm 3 passes plus cleanup. Got a weeper on the right corner XTG, then numerous weepers on the mustache ATG. Alum really stung there...

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Thank you for the response

 

[Invicta]

I am waiting on the delivery of a 34C and was wondering what blades would be best to use in it.

I very occasionally use Feather blades but I find GSB, Nacet or Astra SP blades work well with the Merkur 34C. In fact it works with many blades and is a great daily shaver.
Feather blades are too expensive in comparison to the other blades.

 

[KyLegend45]

I very occasionally use Feather blades but I find GSB, Nacet or Astra SP blades work well with the Merkur 3C. In fact it works with many blades and is a great daily shaver.
Feather blades are too expensive in comparison to the other blades.

On the feather blades i usually get about 10 shaves per blade, that is shaving twice a week

 

[Old Hippie]

On the feather blades i usually get about 10 shaves per blade, that is shaving twice a week

Serious longevity for a Feather! I tried them a couple of times. Ended up using each one twice and binning it; went back to Astra SP.

O.H.

 

[Raz0rboy]

Nice combo !
Also try the Treet platinum with the 34c
Good shaving

 

[KyLegend45]

Nice combo !
Also try the Treet platinum with the 34c
Good shaving

Wonder if i should just get a sample pack to try in the 34C

 

[santamariasteve]

On a scale of 10, with 5 being average aggression and 10 being the highest, the Merkur 34c rates about a 4. Yes, a Feather blade pumps up the aggression a bit, but my recommendation is to replace the 34c with a Merkur 37c slant. I would rate the 37c slant as a 6 on our scale of 10 comparison.

 

[jmd]

The performance window of feathers is not for certain shavers/beards, it can close quickly and rapidly-- meaning that after a couple shaves that within the same pass it can go from good to ~unusable. It's no fun stretching a blade/exploring the envelope of a blade whose performance can collapse without warning.

I'm a daily shaver without sensitive skin issues and can probably shave with a rock with minimal discomfort-- so you see what I'm saying when I say I've changed feathers in mid-pass.

 

[Riztory]

Don’t quite have a 34C, but Feathers in my 37C are the primary blade I use in them.

It hides the acute initial sharpness of a Feather pretty well while maintaining a comfortable efficient shave as the Feather takes up the efficiency of a razor up a notch, I feel.

I can only assume a Feather in a 34C would act the same.

 

[ajkel64]

It is a good combination for me. Feathers in milder razors such as the Merkur 34C/G or a Tech give me good shaves for a week. I can usually get 7 days worth of shaves out of this combo quite easily.