Anyone ever seen a Feather DE like this? If so, how does it shave?
Feather DE
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It looks like a Tech!
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Yes, its all metal, no plastic!
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Not even 10 minutes since I posted it being on ebay and it's GONE!
It's available at Cotton Blossom Crafts for $12 + shipping. Looks like something worth trying out.
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Me too!
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I got my Feather Travel DE on Tuesday just before I left to go to Philadelphia, with no internet access (so no reviews until now).
I have shave with this razor 3 times. In comparison to my Merkur Classic razor, it's only about 1/2 inch smaller in length but otherwise looks like my tech.
The shave? I shaved with a NEW Feather blade, not the one that came in the package but they look exactly the same. I got a great shave the first two times, then an excellent shave the last. I didn't use a lot of pressure on any of them, I just let the weight of the razor do the work for me. Since I was on the road in Philly, I shaved in the shower without a mirror. Today will be my FIRST with a mirror and with the use of heated water like I use 99 % of the time.
All in all it seems to be a great razor and great packaging in the plastic travel case. I think I might keep this razor at work in my locker due to it's "travel" name.
I have shave with this razor 3 times. In comparison to my Merkur Classic razor, it's only about 1/2 inch smaller in length but otherwise looks like my tech.
The shave? I shaved with a NEW Feather blade, not the one that came in the package but they look exactly the same. I got a great shave the first two times, then an excellent shave the last. I didn't use a lot of pressure on any of them, I just let the weight of the razor do the work for me. Since I was on the road in Philly, I shaved in the shower without a mirror. Today will be my FIRST with a mirror and with the use of heated water like I use 99 % of the time.
All in all it seems to be a great razor and great packaging in the plastic travel case. I think I might keep this razor at work in my locker due to it's "travel" name.
Good Stuff, Art. This Feather DE is currently my favorite razor. I have gotten incredible shaves with it. (seems to work well with feather blades too!)
Thanks for the link!
I started out on the mostly-plastic TTO version of this one (avail at classicshaving.com) -- the handle and deck for the blade are black plastic -- and have found that it shaved well, but was too light for my tastes. But, it was a good DE to learn on and inexpensive enough that if I didn't like DE shaving I wouldn't feel like I wasted a ton of money. But, after about 2 months, I upgraded to a Merkur and a vintage Gillette and now suffer from shaving cream aquisition disorder.
