Flintstone65
Imagining solutions for imaginary problems
Sounds like you found your perfect GEM, congratulations!!!! I'm sure I've said this a thousand times (maybe a few less), but the Featherweight is an awesome shaver, and it almost always travels with me on business for when I need to do a daily shave. I can wake up, put a brand new GEM SS PTFE blade in it, and get an amazing shave while still being half-asleep. For the longest I was looking for a NOS Deluxe FW, just to have as a "back-up" to my beaten up one....you found the one I was looking for....truly beautiful!!!......It was so smooth and close that I could not believe that this was a GEM.
My shave angle varied from almost parallel to not so parallel (lack of attention) but it had no impact on aggressiveness (still easy and smooth). The razor is really very user-friendly and allows for a thoughtful shave or a quick shave. The Featherweight would be a great transition razor for someone trying a GEM for the first time. I did notice that the Featherweight does require some additional pressure to be efficient. I also noticed that blade alignment was a breeze (dropped in the blade closed the cap and its alignment and spacing were perfect), maybe because this razor is a real NOS razor with zero prior use.
Nice shave, good Monday.