tldr; Generally positive for smooth and comfortable, close shaves.
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Best praise vs top criticism for Feather Artist Club SS
“Feather SS with a proguard is a great set up to learn with!! It will take some time to get the technique down but when you ‘get it’ you won’t look back. Save the straights for when the kids are in school because they do take time to maintain and the transition from shavettes to straights is easier than the other way around. Once you can successfully shave with a shavette you could shave with a paring knife if it’s sharp enough :) lol. Soap and a brush will definitely help a lot over canned gel, but dialing in a lather and getting it the way you like it takes time too. Welcome to the club!!!”
“Personally I feel a regular straight is a lore more forgiving. I have never cut myself with a straight. A feather when I was first dipping my toes into straights and whatever cheap no name shavette the better half got me to xmas two years ago. Oh I got myself good!!! Like oh chit good!!!! It just takes practice. The hardest part was learning to hone. I tired honmeisters. Back in the day classic shavings person absolutely trashed a bran new straight, the others oh yah they could produce a sharp edge but they were harsh as chit. I have tough facial hair so need wicked sharp. But wicked sharp doesn’t mean harsh. So it forced me to learn how to hone them myself. It just takes time and patience. There’s some great honemeisters out there though. Ya just have to find them. The guy that owned shaving shop. He had mad skills. Best shave other then my own was from the two straight he honed for me and I bought off him. His razors were $$$$$. The upside about him disappearing. I haven’t bought any more razors since. He had some sweet stuff. I definitely learned to like really nice straights. I was good but he took my skills to the next level in what he taught me and trying to get me edges as good as his. Personally go for it…”
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