11-17-2021, 03:01 AM
(11-17-2021, 01:18 AM)Old Sarge Wrote:(11-17-2021, 12:41 AM)GAW9576 Wrote: 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!
It was just a curiosity thing since I prefer my 1st Gen to my second Gen. I don't think there is really a big difference in there shaves. Maybe I just like the looks of the 1st Gen a bit more which sways my opinion. Sorta like a placebo effect
either way I hope you get a handle on the Featherweight shaves.