David chaffin - I’ve never used a razorine but can see they are DEs side mounted. They have a blade guard. These razors and straights with an open blade are very different and can give a much closer shave if you get the technique down.

Gnomeo Shaves - Thanks Lee. Seems they’re only as good as the blade you put in them. The blade felt just OK. Thanks for stopping by. 😉👍🏻

Thanks Matti!

Aart Dirks - OK Art, it’s going out this morning to someone and I’ll have him send it to you. Email me with your mailing info.

abe frohman - Thanks Abe. I think I’ll make through!😝

Lucas Huff - They do feel a little funny Luke but half way through your first pass, you got it!😉

djecpamba - In Mexico you have to grease them to get anything done.

Straights are King Josh but nice to change it up once in a while. Since I don't monetize my videos so you guys can view commercial free, I don't depend on the income from them so I do it for fun and once a month to me is fun. If it were a job that I relied on for money, then I'd do weekly videos or more and constantly be trying to sell everyone some shit vendors send me to promote. That'll never happen on my channel!

Dave Card - It’s crazy how different the DE blades can feel and how one feels lousy to me yet someone else’s favorite. I like them all!

What is their other offering? My cheapo shavette came with Derby 'professional' half blades in a green box. As a bald, shaved guy it's hard for me to verify claims of 'For Barbers Use' since my need for a barber is parallel to my need for shampoo. What's a decent life expectancy for a blade - 3 shaves = a week for me. T

They’re the ones Trunker. I know some people like them, but I don’t, not in shavettes, they aren’t sharp enough for me. I want to know that the blade will glide and they don’t give me that reassuring feeling. I was looking forwards to trying the Derby Premium blades as I’d heard good things about them and they didn’t disappoint. It’s just how it is for me, I hope you have a better time with them.

I only use a half DE blade once or twice in a shavette.

Thanks for that - that's what i shall do. i've been shaving with a cheapo shavette for a couple of months - and here comes the heresy, i can get a better shave with one than with a straight. Maybe it just doesn't feel as long-lasting. T

murc1414 - it even seemed to mellow within the shave but I don’t think it could ever feel like the DE blade. JMO tho.

DrMatt357 I agree. I’ve gone through a lot of shavettes and when I whittled my collection down to one, the Universal 8/8” shavette survived... desert island piece for me.

Agar Alpha - yes it was. I’d still prefer a well sorted straight for smoothness tho. 😉. Thanks for the view.

TShull - he has a kind heart Tim. 😁 Thanks for stopping by.

@@drmatt357 Yes he does, he has helped me a lot in this rabbit hole.

You're welcome Carmine and thanks for stopping by.

If you're using the DE blades in your shavette, a straight razor will not get that sharp or have the effortless glide they do. I don't know what to tell you about the Dovo edge. Honestly, I've never had or tried a factory edge that I thought was any good. If you're in the US and want to send it to me to look at, I'll be glad to check it out.

DrMatt357 thanks Matt. No I’m in the U.K. The DE blades are great but I would rather use the dovo razor as half the fun is about stropping and getting a good edge. What I’ll do is buy my own stones and follow your videos so that I can get a better edge than what comes out the factory. Do you post to the U.K. and please can you remind me what stones I need to buy?

@@Fank234 - I can ship there but of course it's not cheap. To start, I’d get an 8K stone, either a Shapton or Norton and a 12K Naniwa Super Stone or if you want a natural stone, the ILR.

DrMatt357 thanks. I’ll take a look and buy in next few days

DrMatt357 sorry, please can you give me link to your site so I can buy the stones. Thanks

Elvis Presley - That’s easy, a well sorted straight

@@drmatt357 okay thanks, because I stuck to shavettes till now, and didnt know if i should go to straights or not, joining the straight community now 😉😂

I have a traditional straight and It's no where near as sharp as my shavette. However the sound and feel is much better with the traditional. If you get proficient with a shavette you'll have no problems transiting to a traditional just need to get use to the larger blade.

Absolutely 100% correct!! Especially true with the half of DE blade.

@@drmatt357 I learned how to straight with a parker shavette used it for 7 years before investing in a traditional straight. Almost zero learning curve, just had to get used to a blade that was twice as big as the shavette. I'm pretty sure have the straight very sharp invested in a 12k grit niwa but like you said DE is such a thin edge they don't compare. I do tend to get a little sloppy with my technique because I can get away with it with the traditional, but the good old shavette is there to tighten it up. Have used my DE a few times when in a hurry but the odds of ingrowns goes way up. Love the art shaving should be an experience not a chore. Your face will love u for it!

Mike Vigil - Totally agree. Couldn’t have said it better!

Stephen Davidson - Thanks for the gift Steve. Hope lots of folks get to try it out. 😉👍🏻🤘🏻

@@drmatt357 you are welcome. The brand is called Feather Artist Club.

Actually a good question Tommy. You can take it and throw it in a coffee mug. It may still rotate but won't really go anywhere. I take it to a cheese grater then press the flakes into an empty soap tub I have from an old soap or you can get empty tubs.

Thanks Dr Matt! I’ll give it a shot. I was curious about that actually, I wasn’t sure if I should soften it up and let it harden into the bowl or not. But I will try the mug!! The reason I got started using the straight razor was to get nice lines on my beard and actually see where I was shaving. My wife got me a Grim Blades essential shave kit from Classicshaving.com. So far it’s been great! I started with a super cheap shavette from a beauty supply store and when I used the Grim Blades razor, for the first time, it was like a beam of light shining straight from heaven. Hahaha! It’s difficult to do the upper lip and the sideburns, but I imagine it will get easier.

@@tommymetzgar72 - Takes a year to get good with a straight razor!

FamilyD - I always read my emails and reply. Problem lately has been that hotmail has been putting them in the junk folder and I don’t see them. Sorry about that. You can always try my gmail account. Same prefix. That’s always working. Thanks for stopping by.

Darin Glisson - I’ve had it for a while Darin so drop me a line anytime. 😉

Knife to the Face - Indeed!

feel like you can shave more surface area without hair plowing inside the blade holders ( or blade swing as i call, because i dont know its actual name ha)

You can leave as much blade out as u want by adjusting it's position off the prongs but if u catch an edge have a septic stick ready.

Mike Vigil i had to grind mine down on a sharpening stone but it worked out.

@@Sproutt Impressive!

Mike Vigil still wants more blade sticking out but works better now.

snake plissken1984 - my face? Not sure of the question...

Kurt V - LOL! You must not be old enough or have kids to appreciate the solitude! At times I wish it took twice as long. 😏

Doc thanks for the reply. Kids are all grown now that is what I wish would have taken twice as long, time goes by too fast. To each is own but I would rather be enjoying the outside and breathing fresh air. I do find these shave forums and youtubers comical. Everyone chasing shave soaps and shave gear. All of it is subjective of course. One bald guy gives a shave score for every review he does again purely subjective. Keep up the good work as it is entertaining for sure!

Kurt For some of us It’s less of a task and more of an occasional indulgence. Not something I do on a daily basis...