I have been a big ran of Techs over the years and have owned and sold many, including the vaunted hybrid Tech, which l really enjoyed.
Over the past week i have shaved with my two remaining Techs on back-to-back shaves. The two Techs i have remaining are a British flat-bottom Tech (widely regarded as one of the best) and a lowly American post-war model.
After putting them through their paces, i have to say that (and yes, thus is just my opinion) i pre her the gold-plated, simple, humble little American post-war version that i bought for six bucks from an antique store on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. (As an aside, it happened to come from a store that apparently didn't have and share equipment at all. My wife went up and asked the owner of she had any vintage razors and she went into a back room and came but with a small bucket that had three or four that she had not yet put out into the store for sale. But i digress.)
Anyway, i've heard it all about how the post-war Tech is too mild, how you have to do too many passes to get a good shave, etc., but for me it is not true. I have fast-growing, tough whiskers and i shave four times a week. For me it is two full passes and one partial touch-up pass to DFS with this underrated gem, and no irritation. Just a sweet little shaver.
I've said this on this forum many times, b the i sold my Feather AS-D2 after i used its handle on my post-war Tech, then used the Tech handle on the Feather head, and found that i couldn't distinguish a difference between the two razors.
So, in summary, for me the post-war Tech can compete with them all, including much more expensive versions. If you hate the Feather because it is too mild and you can never find the right angle, don't get a post-war Tech. I can guarantee you won't like it. But otherwise, don't necessarily write off the post-war version based on people saying that it is too mild. It works for a lot of us, and it works well. And it is not an expensive proposition to find out for yourself.
Over the past week i have shaved with my two remaining Techs on back-to-back shaves. The two Techs i have remaining are a British flat-bottom Tech (widely regarded as one of the best) and a lowly American post-war model.
After putting them through their paces, i have to say that (and yes, thus is just my opinion) i pre her the gold-plated, simple, humble little American post-war version that i bought for six bucks from an antique store on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. (As an aside, it happened to come from a store that apparently didn't have and share equipment at all. My wife went up and asked the owner of she had any vintage razors and she went into a back room and came but with a small bucket that had three or four that she had not yet put out into the store for sale. But i digress.)
Anyway, i've heard it all about how the post-war Tech is too mild, how you have to do too many passes to get a good shave, etc., but for me it is not true. I have fast-growing, tough whiskers and i shave four times a week. For me it is two full passes and one partial touch-up pass to DFS with this underrated gem, and no irritation. Just a sweet little shaver.
I've said this on this forum many times, b the i sold my Feather AS-D2 after i used its handle on my post-war Tech, then used the Tech handle on the Feather head, and found that i couldn't distinguish a difference between the two razors.
So, in summary, for me the post-war Tech can compete with them all, including much more expensive versions. If you hate the Feather because it is too mild and you can never find the right angle, don't get a post-war Tech. I can guarantee you won't like it. But otherwise, don't necessarily write off the post-war version based on people saying that it is too mild. It works for a lot of us, and it works well. And it is not an expensive proposition to find out for yourself.