Geordieboy
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So my DX counsellors are also straight users. Who knew? 
5/8", 6/8", 7/8"...
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Twelvefret
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Don’t be surprised if you don’t eventually come back to the DX.
Geordieboy
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Nothing surprises me anymore!
Geordieboy
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Just to clarify, are you saying 'you might not go back to the DX', or 'you'll probably go back to the DX'?
Twelvefret
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That you will return to the DX.
Shaving McShaving
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I made the mistake to buy a nice strop as my first one. After a few use it was with some nicks and cuts.
My mistake was to get over confident and went to fast on my strokes. So my advice is to keep it at a reasonable pace. You don’t need to use your strop like in those old cartoons.
Matt.
Geordieboy
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I'm thinking, 'If I can only successfully shave with a guarded blade which is the sole proprietary blade of the DX, maybe I won't go the SR route.' I do love the variety of the SRs, though.
Shaving McShaving
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I always get my best shave with straight razors. Even though I have a really sensitive skin. Sure at first I got some cuts and I was a bit bloody, but now I am glad to have stuck with it. Ounce you got the technique and the muscle memory, the straight razors are the best in my opinion.
Now I mostly use DEs and SEs for head shaving. ( I even tried straight razors for head shaving, doable but rough
)In the other hand I have never tried any shavette style razor, it might be an easier solution.
Matt.
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Geordieboy
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It is widely reported that shavettes are much less forgiving than straights, which, to be honest, is my main reason for thinking of switching. Also, as I said to @Twelvefret, the weight of the DX is 3 - 4 times heavier than a straight I had, made by Drew Dick. I was thinking that a lighter razor might be more manoeuvrable than what I get from the DX. My only concern is the time it takes for stropping, and how many times I can shred a strop. BTW, is there an after-market for shredded strops?I always get my best shave with straight razors. Even though I have a really sensitive skin. Sure at first I got some cuts and I was a bit bloody, but now I am glad to have stuck with it. Ounce you got the technique and the muscle memory, the straight razors are the best in my opinion.
Now I mostly use DEs and SEs for head shaving. ( I even tried straight razors for head shaving, doable but rough
In the other hand I have never tried any shavette style razor, it might be an easier solution.
Matt.
JamieM
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A Feather DX is not heavier than most straight razors, a Feather DX weighs 53 grams, I own several razors which are 75 and 80 grams considerably heavier, and all my other straights are as heavy if not heavier, so switching because of weight is not a valid reason.
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Geordieboy
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Thank you for that. If I can't use 'weight' as an excuse, trust me, I'll find others. And when I do, I shall be calling upon your legendary skills.
Geordieboy
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I have found my straight!
Mastropiero
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She sure is a beaut!
MarkP
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You don't need to change from one to the other, just use both. I use straights most of the time, and then a DX for a change.Thank you for that. If I can't use 'weight' as an excuse, trust me, I'll find others. And when I do, I shall be calling upon your legendary skills.
Shaving McShaving
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You can’t go wrong with Ralf Aust. Personally I really like them, I own 4 of those. One 5/8 round tip. Two 6/8 Spanish tip and french tip. And one Spanish tip 7/8.
Matt.
Matt.