"Shavette" - Bad Name for a Killer Tool

[Boyextraordinare]

I'll henceforth be referring to them as: "Repeating-Magazine Cutthroats."

Appropriate?

Or do they take too long to load to warrant so glamorous a name?

[M6Classic]

I'll henceforth be referring to them as: "Repeating-Magazine Cutthroats."

Appropriate?

Or do they take too long to load to warrant so glamorous a name?

What we say in the hazards management business about nuclear power, "A rather complicated way to boil water."

Buzz

[rustyblade]

What you are referring to with "Repeating-Magazine Cutthroats" is the Feather Razor which is much less lame than a shavette, it even comes with an Injector-type loader.

It is inevitable that you will try a real straight one day so just stop defending the shavette. It is a piss-poor excuse for a straight razor, they should make them only in pink.

[texasPI]

What you are referring to with "Repeating-Magazine Cutthroats" is the Feather Razor which is much less lame than a shavette, it even comes with an Injector-type loader.

It is inevitable that you will try a real straight one day so just stop defending the shavette. It is a piss-poor excuse for a straight razor, they should make them only in pink.

Agreed!

[drumana]

Oh boy

Well, I've never tried a shavette (Feather AC, or whatever it is), but I can confirm that shaving with a real straight razor is bad a**... if I had more patience I'd shave with mine more often...

[rustyblade]

Kaveh, I hear they really like shavette's over at www.straightrazorplace.com. Maybe you should tell them how much you like yours.

[bernards66]

Kaveh, I think Shavettes and their close relatives are rather harsh, nasty devices. There is too much blade exposure for a blade that thin and they can easily cause irritation. If one insists on a disposible blade straight, the Feather ACs are a much higher grade tool. For daily shaving, however, IMO, one either uses a real straight or a proper safety razor....never been a big fan of disposible blade straights, just don't see any advantages to them, and several disadvantages.
Regards,
Gordon

[Nitrox]

I still haven't learned to shave with that infernal Japanese Feather razor. I'd rather use a good Henckel knife on my face than that contraption.
One of these days I'll get around to putting it on the selling forum.

[JimR]

Kaveh, I think Shavettes and their close relatives are rather harsh, nasty devices. There is too much blade exposure for blade that thin and they can easily cause irritation. If one insists on a disposible blade straight, the Feather ACs are a much higher grade tool. For daily shaving, however, IMO, one either uses a real straight or a proper safety razor....never been a big fan of disposible blade straights, just don't see any advantages to them, and several disadvantages.
Regards,
Gordon

I'm not a user, but from conversations I've had with my barber, they are called "professional" for a reason. When you shave several faces a day, stropping and honing can be come a real chore, thus the disposable blades are a great help.

[bernards66]

Barbers use them because they're convenient, yes, not because they're good. Same with the foam from a machine that is all you will ever see here in the US. Once again, it's quick and easy....but not as good. I've been shaved many times by barbers using Shavettes or similiar, and even in the hands of one of the skilled ones ( many were not, BTW ) hardly ever have I escaped without at least a little razor burn, and sometimes a lot. Jim, keep in mind that the Japanese Feather versions are markedly better, but hardly any barbers outside of Japan use those. There are several makes/models that are often used here, some not quite so bad as others. The worst, IMO, are the models where they simply break a DE blade in half and slip that in.
Regards,
Gordon

[Boyextraordinare]

Kaveh, I hear they really like shavette's over at www.straightrazorplace.com. Maybe you should tell them how much you like yours.

hahaha

Wow, is this thing impressive: http://www.harnerknives.com/wp-content/ ... 6195sm.jpg

Ya, well, talking about badass, I'm only using DEs and the Repeating Magazine Cutthroats for side-burn and neck-line shape-ups, shaving everything else with a Sensor/Trac II.

The real luxury of shaving comes in the form of the quality of your cream/soap, brush, and razor handle

[Whistler]

I find the smooth glide of a blade/razor combo that is just right for me the most pleasurable.

[ichabod]

Now that I'm getting to grips with a proper straight razor, I can see the practical/lazy attraction of the Feather ilk from a new angle.

Shaving technique is really a minor element in getting the hang of a straight razor. Factor out stropping and honing by making the blade replaceable, and the experience is robbed of its magical element.

That said - the Feather AC shave still ranks as the longest lasting shave I've ever managed to give myself.

The shavette, by definition, is of course for feathering hair into Beegees dos...

[Boyextraordinare]

Or for supafly artwork.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlzOmi05xaE

But in all seriousness, there's nothing wimpy about using a shavette.

Take the safety bar off your DE and see for yourself.

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BTW, I was at Sally's the other day and saw they were selling this:

http://www.sallybeauty.com/Feather-Razo ... lt,pd.html

What is this? And what is the non-guarded version called? Or does this take other blades? What is the Feather AC, etc? I'm all confused about this stuff...

[goose]

That razor is for hair styling and I'm not sure it is by the same manufacturer that produces Feather DE blades and the Feather Artist Club. I could be wrong though.

Here are the Feather Razors that were referred to above. Richard also has a video on youtube of him shaving himself with a non-folding Feather razor.

http://www.classicshaving.com/page/page/1240646.htm

Clint

[Boyextraordinare]

It was by the same brand, as the logo was there.

At any rate, the difference between these and shavettes is that they better emulate a real str8?

Is this, which has the option of going no-guard, the Personna variant of the Japanese non-folding Feather AC? Just by looks and price alone it's obviously an inferior product, but is it along the same lines?

http://www.sallybeauty.com/Personna-Fla ... lt,pd.html

[Racso_MS]

It was by the same brand, as the logo was there.

At any rate, the difference between these and shavettes is that they better emulate a real str8?

Is this, which has the option of going no-guard, the Personna variant of the Japanese non-folding Feather AC? Just by looks and price alone it's obviously an inferior product, but is it along the same lines?

http://www.sallybeauty.com/Personna-Fla ... lt,pd.html

I wouldn't think they were even close. I don't own either, but I'm familiar with both. I don't think I would waste my money buying the Personna even if it were along the the same lines, but we all have our preferences and someone on this board may actually own one and can give you more info than I.