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The Kai Excelia looks grand, but I just googled it.Not Feather Artist Clubs but Kai Artist Clubs.
A folding Kai Captain and my favourite the Kai Excelia:
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The Kai Excelia looks grand, but I just googled it.
It costs HOW MUCH?
Feather Artist Club Non-Folding. An excellent piece of kit; especially with a Proline blade.So today's shave with a DX using a guarded Feather blade. 3 passes, no cuts. I used a DE for the moustache area though.
Patchy. But no cuts!
I have one of these inbound and am looking quite forward to giving it a go. It will be my first Feather Pro AC SS Kamisori.
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Oh absolutely agree I am a DE/SE guy and have 60 plus razors but this one has been tempting me for a while now. I myself was torn between Kamisori or trad folding and decided to go Kamisori. It is a deep rabbit hole Straights! So I figured if I learned one grip for the Kamisori it would put me off (perhaps) jumping into the straight pool! We'll see. I have several different types of AC blades as I have a few AC razors so I will trial a few different kinds. If you are looking for smooth though try a Schick ProLine AC blade. They are second to none...enjoy and let me know how the shaves go...I will need some guidance for sure!!Great news. I recieved my first Feather AC SS folding in scotch grain a few days ago. I have 2 WTG shaves under my belt. It has definitely given me an appreciation for the skill straight razor shavers have. I am concentrating on completing a single pass WTG at the moment until I can master it. My second shave was considerable better than my first (no nicks) so that's promising. I have gone straight in with the Professional Blades, in hindsight I should have corked the new blade as it felt a lot smoother on second outing, I finish the rest of the shave with my DE. It's a lovely quality razor and I'm sure you will love it, I was in two minds on whether to go folding or Kamisori, in the end I went for folding as I liked the scotch grain scales and thought it might be good for my grip technique. My aim is to build up my technique and confidence and then hopefully get my first proper straight. I didn't want to spend money on strops, refresh stone etc if it wasn't for me. So far I'm loving it. Let us know how you get on with it.
Oh absolutely agree I am a DE/SE guy and have 60 plus razors but this one has been tempting me for a while now. I myself was torn between Kamisori or trad folding and decided to go Kamisori. It is a deep rabbit hole Straights! So I figured if I learned one grip for the Kamisori it would put me off (perhaps) jumping into the straight pool! We'll see. I have several different types of AC blades as I have a few AC razors so I will trial a few different kinds. If you are looking for smooth though try a Schick ProLine AC blade. They are second to none...enjoy and let me know how the shaves go...I will need some guidance for sure!!