Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
I'm about 40 shaves into the SR shave, but today I used a razor I don't consider a proper straight.
Day before yesterday and again this morning I shaved with the Feather SS barber razor loaded with a Proline blade and got a terrific shave both times. I've not been getting shaves anywhere near this good with a proper straight razor honed by me or honed by anyone else.
A link to my post discussing this morning's shave is here.
I have a couple of questions.
Yeah, the Feather SS barber razor is easier to maintain and all that, but here I'm asking only about the relative comparison of the tools as shaving implements. I'm interested only in the shaves.
I now believe I have good reason to conclude that the issues I've had with the SR aren't issues of technique. The razors I've used have not been sharp enough. With a sharp Proline in the Feather razor using what seems to me to be the same technique my shaves are great.
Either that, or...
It's possible I'm wrong in that conclusion but only if the Feather SS razor is so much different as a tool that it forgives bad technique and yet still delivers a close, comfortable shave.
I'm not trying to tout the Feather barber razor here. My goal is to succeed with the proper SR!
Your thoughts on this?
Happy shaves,
Jim
Day before yesterday and again this morning I shaved with the Feather SS barber razor loaded with a Proline blade and got a terrific shave both times. I've not been getting shaves anywhere near this good with a proper straight razor honed by me or honed by anyone else.
A link to my post discussing this morning's shave is here.
I have a couple of questions.
- Can the straight razor be honed so that it is as sharp as the Proline blade or at least so sharp that the difference between the SR edge and the Proline AC blade edge is insignificant for shaving purposes?
- Is the Feather SS barber razor superior to the proper straight razor?
Yeah, the Feather SS barber razor is easier to maintain and all that, but here I'm asking only about the relative comparison of the tools as shaving implements. I'm interested only in the shaves.
I now believe I have good reason to conclude that the issues I've had with the SR aren't issues of technique. The razors I've used have not been sharp enough. With a sharp Proline in the Feather razor using what seems to me to be the same technique my shaves are great.
Either that, or...
It's possible I'm wrong in that conclusion but only if the Feather SS razor is so much different as a tool that it forgives bad technique and yet still delivers a close, comfortable shave.
I'm not trying to tout the Feather barber razor here. My goal is to succeed with the proper SR!
Your thoughts on this?
Happy shaves,
Jim