Thread: Feather Artist Club razors

The Feather Artist Club RG and DX razors, both folding and non folding, must be pretty damn good as I don't see many for resale, or perhaps not that many are sold and are either near the top of a rotation, or lying in a drawer unused? The few I have seen come up for sale sell for very close to retail price for a new one!!!!

That's a very good point and you're right, you don't see many for sale in the classifieds. I've never used one myself, but I do know that they are the Alexander Keith's of disposable razors: Those who like them like them a lot!

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I paid up for a new Feather AS-D1 safety razor, and can say it is worth every penny. I also have a "mergress" and a merkur slant in my rotation and use Feather blades in all of them. That all adds up to some serious "coin" for shaving, so I am going to wait for a used Feather Artist Club to come up for sale for a fair price. For straights, I have only one now and it is an ERN "Barber's Favorite".

Yes, the Feather Artist Club is a good shaving system.
I started out with one, and while I shave with a real straight most days now, the AC still does see usage every so often.
For my daily head shaves it is in fact my preferred system

Same thing here, for my head shaves (every two days) this is what I prefer. I have both the folding and non folding ones, both are great but the non folding is a bit too small for my very big hands so it doesn't get used much, same reason I don't like to use a kamisori razor. I mostly use straights but once or twice a week I grab the DX for a real close and fast shave. When people order one of these they either like them a lot and keep them or they sell them almost immediately (see the cuts and blood messages).

I've got one of the teak handled folding one and you'll have to pry it out of my hand when I'm dead.

I own a Feather AC - SS and several straight razors, and a Feather AS - D1 DE razor, and will say this, and this is only my opinion, so it's not written in stone and I dont want to whip up a traditional straight V the Feather straight fight because i think it wont last more than one round, my Feather straight will wipe the floor with any straight razor I own in a shaving contest, and I own some very sharp vintage straight razors, I would say to any traditional user give the Feather a go I think it will put a big ? inside your head about straight razor shaving.

Regards Jamie.

I have the cheapest folding one, whatever model that is. It's a wonderful razor. I do enjoy a leisurely straight shave now and then but have never got the hang of honing! I have a few nice old trad straights and they make good butter knives after my honing attempts!

And no, I wouldn't sell the Feather! Get one, you won't regret it.

Gareth

I recently picked up the Feather SS and love it.

for those who own traditional straights and strops as well, have any of you tried stropping the feather blade to extend the life of the blade before changing?