gvw755
Well-Known Member
This section still looks empty and so I will try to add more with the most famous of modern replaceable blade straight razors - the ones using the Feather AC type blades. My favorite of these type of razors is the Feather DX. This has a blade shape close to being a replaceable blade wedge type razor, however on very close inspection, there is a very slight concave to the blade sides.
For me, this provides a very good shave that closely resembles a straight razor shave without the stropping and honing. The shave is not quite as good as my Weck, however it easily makes me not want to pick up a regular straight razor for a regular night's shave.
I splurged a couple of years ago when the special edition wood version came out, and it is my favorite of the DX.
My second favorite DX is a vintage one that came out a long time ago, before they were named DX and before they had the pinch mechanism to change blades. This one was in bad condition and I had to restore it to something that actually works. The blade is release using the slide at the top of the razor. The blade shape can already be seen with this one meaning that there were already a high end and a regular line for the Feather razors even back then.
I encourage everyone to post something about your straight razors using the Feather AC blades.
For me, this provides a very good shave that closely resembles a straight razor shave without the stropping and honing. The shave is not quite as good as my Weck, however it easily makes me not want to pick up a regular straight razor for a regular night's shave.
I splurged a couple of years ago when the special edition wood version came out, and it is my favorite of the DX.
My second favorite DX is a vintage one that came out a long time ago, before they were named DX and before they had the pinch mechanism to change blades. This one was in bad condition and I had to restore it to something that actually works. The blade is release using the slide at the top of the razor. The blade shape can already be seen with this one meaning that there were already a high end and a regular line for the Feather razors even back then.
I encourage everyone to post something about your straight razors using the Feather AC blades.