SOTD - November 2021

[Old Sarge]

My FW Brother!   Make sure to let us know how it goes.

I've not had much problems with any other razor than this one since I've gone to nearly daily shaves over the last two months. Nearly all of my problems are likely attributable to poor technique. Though, I'm not totally counting out the Treet carbon blade as a contributing factor.

Just out of curiosity can you post a good picture of the top cap with the thumb tab. I'm just curious if it's a first or second Gen. Featherweight.

Surprise...it's two different razors! It's me, not the razors! 

Both are first generation, with one of them being deluxe. It's got to be a thing with that model that I need to work on my technique with. I've said before that there is something about the squared off safety bar that feels different. But, I don't think that is the issue. By comparison, I didn't have any issues with the Heavy Flat Bottom, which I believe has the same head design as the second generation Featherweight.

My guess is that it has something to do with the ultra-flat top cap of the first generation. The HFB (second generation style head) has a crease on the top cap, thus I believe it might angle the blade differently. So, in thinking about it just now, perhaps I need to not ride the cap so much with the first generation head. 

If this is the only razor giving me grief lately, I'm doing OK. Maybe in a couple of weeks after I've gone through my Treet blade test and then another week to do a bit of unmentionable shaving...I'll do an entire week of first generation FW shaves, alternating between the two razors. It'll be fun, right?!?!   Thanks for your interest, Greg!