Thread: can a straight razor ever

Originally Posted by mparker762

If you take a Feather AC blade and strop it on denim to remove the coating you'll find that they shave about like a well-honed straight. They're actually quite nice like this, and had I discovered this trick before I switched to straights I would almost certainly have stuck with the feather.

This is some very interesting information! Thanks for sharing!

I use a straight and a DE and have also come to realize that the DE leaves a much sharper stubble than the straight does. I rarely get any cuts or burn with the straight and most certainly do most times with the DE. I am either using the DE incorrectly or the less sharp straight (if it is) is kinder to my face.

Sean

Originally Posted by aardys

ever be as sharp as a De blade ?

i have just got some feather De blades , wow they are sharp ,,

Some DE blades are sharper than some straights, and some straights are sharper than some DE blades. So maybe one can never be exactly as sharp, but can be more or less so

Another question to ask is, "Why would you ever throw away a DE razorblade?" Answer: Because it dulls and is not worth resharpening