Feather Stainless too aggressive for me

drpbier · Post by **drpbier** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:17 am

Before I bought the Feather, I used a Mergress XL which Mer had customised to make it milder, and I used it dialled all the way down. Smooth shaves, every day, and no irritation. The Feather looks great, has absolutely fantastic build quality and is so easy to keep clean (plus I love th little stand)...but my skin is now constantly irritated. Does anyone have any ideas on whether it can be modified to make it less aggressive?

Or, is there an Ikon equivalent that's milder than the Feather? Otherwise I'll be selling the Feather and getting another Mergress I think.

marsos52 · Post by **marsos52** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:06 am

im not sure about you questions,,i seriously doubt a fixed head razor can
be modded period

one thing i can tell you, you probably already know by now,

when you have a razor or any other shave product,,that is working well for ya..never give if up...

marc

drpbier · Post by **drpbier** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:14 am

I didn't get rid of the Mergress - I was just hoping for a really well made razor that was easier to keep clean. But if the Feather can't be modded I'll just sell it and chalk it up to experience

BullGoose · Post by **BullGoose** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:53 am

I do not think that the Feather is more aggressive per se...I just think the geometry and thus the optimal shaving angle is different. The good news is that you should not have much of a problem selling the Feather.

paddy · Post by **paddy** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:15 am

if you like a mild razor try the EJ89L.

BullGoose · Post by **BullGoose** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:24 am

paddy wrote:if you like a mild razor try the EJ89L.

+1...mild and smooth

glassmtn · Post by **glassmtn** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:27 pm

The Feather AS probably requires a different shaving angle than the Progress. I would not give up on it yet. As mentioned, try a different shaving angle, and of course, no pressure. And short strokes.

eric.

cooncatbob · Post by **cooncatbob** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:18 pm

What blade are you using?
The only way to tune a fix head razor is by using a less or more aggressive blade.
I like Derby and IPs in my otherwise aggressive razors.

CMur12 · Post by **CMur12** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:32 pm

This amazes me. I consider the Feather All Stainless a very mild razor, and I shaved with a Gillette Tech for 3 years.

The Edwin Jagger/Muhle I do not consider mild. It is smooth, but it is moderately aggressive. Most say that it is a tiny bit less aggressive than a Merkur, which isn't mild by the reckoning of most shavers.

- Murray

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:29 pm

Well, I agree with Murray although "very mild" may be going a tad far, IMO. My guess is that the OP's modified Progress is extremely so, like a Gillette adjustable set on '1'.
Regards,
Gordon

Reverend Jim · Post by **Reverend Jim** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:47 pm

It is totally the wrong razor for you and you should sell it to me for oh, maybe $40.00 plus shipping. Only then will you be happy!

drpbier · Post by **drpbier** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:26 am

Hi all. I use Iridium Supers which are the next best thing to the Swedes for me - Gawd knows what I'll use when these run out, the yellow 7 O'Clocks didn't work for me.

I used my Mergress last week and what a massive relief. I can't go back to the Feather, I'll be polishing it up, packing it away and sticking it up for sale.

You're right Gordon, it is very mild indeed. My skin loves it and I think this is my last razor experiment.

drpbier · Post by **drpbier** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:32 am

And I'm going to try and get Bob to make me a stand for the new Mergress too...

LookingGlass · Post by **LookingGlass** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:20 pm

BullGoose wrote:
paddy wrote:if you like a mild razor try the EJ89L.
+1...mild and smooth

Have to agree with Phil....a nice, smooth razor for me. There is a whole bunch of positive reviews for this razor on a number of shave sites.

Ed