It would be better to use a Japanese style shavette made for half-DE blades. They are inexpensive and come in folding and kamisori styles. This one
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That is a heck of a find. I can't seem to find any info on them. The only vintage SE razors I can find from Wilkinson are either GEM or their "bonded blade" system.
Try this one. Located in PA.
Kasho Captain Excelia Razor – Straight – CAPEXJ – ScissorDude
Ok, I finally did it. I pulled the trigger on a Feather Artist Club SS this morning. As I'm currently in the restock period of the annual restraint I figured I add something that I've been meaning to try for several years now. Once it arrives and get up the courage to try it I'll post some updates.
Ever feel able to resist anything but temptation? Got two Sedef barber razors coming in a day or two. Should be able to shave more shallow with them than my Mythus barber razor without having to rely on honing talent I haven’t developed.
Hey, have you started using your new SS yet?
Not yet, still waiting on it to arrive. It should be showing up on the 24th or so - coming from Japan.
Ah, I see.
I'm sure you'll like it. I didn't realise people were ordering them from overseas.
New toys:
The Feather SS arrived yesterday. So I tried my hand at it this morning. Not a great first experience, but I'll try again. I started with the Feather ProGaurd blade and it seemed like it was tugging on the guard wire, so I swapped that out for a Kai Captain mild blade and that did better. I nicked myself twice, and wasn't confident in trying to go ATG this morning. So I still need a shave, however in the directions I did shave my face feels fairly smooth. I just need to work on the angle as I think I was much too steep - it felt rough.
I tried the Feather Artist Club against this morning - only focusing on the cheeks and finishing the rest of the shave with a DE razor. I loaded the Feather ProGuard blade again and used a much shallower angle to match the "cheeks" on the blade holder and had a marvelous experience this morning. I shaved both WTG and XTG with the Feather on my cheeks and they are so incredibly smooth that I'm not sure BBS is an accurate term any longer.
The ProGuard blade, while nice to establish confidence with the razor, isn't my favorite. It didn't tug this morning as the angle was right, but it obscures the sound of whiskers being cut as the guard wire makes a similar sound as it travels across skin.
The ProGuard blade, while nice to establish confidence with the razor, isn't my favorite. It didn't tug this morning as the angle was right, but it obscures the sound of whiskers being cut as the guard wire makes a similar sound as it travels across skin.
Gentlemen,
Just came on here again to post another milestone shave. Yesterday evening was my 500th replaceable blade straight razor shave! I had somewhere north of 250 traditional straight razor shaves prior to the “shavette” shaves, so now my total of open blade shaves is more than 750.
Honestly I don’t even know why I am still counting, although it did feel good to get to 500. Now that I’ve come this far, I may as well keep counting until I get to 750, which would put me at over a thousand open-blade shaves. Somehow the number 1000 feels substantial enough to get me to quit counting, lol.
My replaceable-blade straight razor collection is currently at only 4 razors, which I rotate evenly. My first was the Feather SS, which I used last night (only seemed fitting). My second was the Mythus, which is currently out getting re-scaled (I will post pics when I get it back). My third was the Kai Kasho woody, which is a fantastic razor. My fourth was the Feather SR, which is my newest addition. It requires a slightly different technique and I am still just getting better at it (the other three are substantially similar to each other).
Just came on here again to post another milestone shave. Yesterday evening was my 500th replaceable blade straight razor shave! I had somewhere north of 250 traditional straight razor shaves prior to the “shavette” shaves, so now my total of open blade shaves is more than 750.
Honestly I don’t even know why I am still counting, although it did feel good to get to 500. Now that I’ve come this far, I may as well keep counting until I get to 750, which would put me at over a thousand open-blade shaves. Somehow the number 1000 feels substantial enough to get me to quit counting, lol.
My replaceable-blade straight razor collection is currently at only 4 razors, which I rotate evenly. My first was the Feather SS, which I used last night (only seemed fitting). My second was the Mythus, which is currently out getting re-scaled (I will post pics when I get it back). My third was the Kai Kasho woody, which is a fantastic razor. My fourth was the Feather SR, which is my newest addition. It requires a slightly different technique and I am still just getting better at it (the other three are substantially similar to each other).
Congratulations!
The cbl soap wouldn't ship to my country. Does anyone know another shop that sells Mythus razor, like in Aliexpress?
I am not sure whether Aliexpress carries the Mythus or not. If you search for their clone shavettes and look through the pictures, you might be able to find one. The "blade" part of the razor looks like a Japanese santoku knife, with little areas that are scalloped out (the way they make knives so that vegetables won't stick to the blade but will fall away onto the cutting board). The Mythus, specifically, has a version with a bright orange handle (among other colors).
Good luck.
I have this "Feather Clone" G1105 razor from Aliexpress. I'm pretty sure this is the same razor as the Mythus. In the attached pic, you can see an end view of the blade face holder without a blade loaded.
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It's confusing to parse and differentiate the clones. Can you confirm if the AliExpress G1105 I linked and personal photo has a lip similar to an SS, Mythus, or Woody?
It's confusing to parse and differentiate the clones. Can you confirm if the AliExpress G1105 I linked and personal photo has a lip similar to an SS, Mythus, or Woody?
The barber razor in your photo looks like it has the same lip and exact overall shape of the Mythus
Yes. The picture that was posted from Aliexpress looks to be the exact same razor as the Mythus I purchased from CBL soap company.
Had I only known about CBL before purchasing from AliExpress. It took 7 weeks to arrive. Oh well. My Kai Captain Standard arrives tomorrow.
