Feather Artist Club Super Razor (ACSR)

News from Japan.
Feather release a new Super Razor (ACSR) line of Artist Club shavette in Professional series.
https://www.feather.co.jp/bh_Products/pr...html#sec_1

Same exposure of SS model:
https://www.feather.co.jp/pdf/bh_Product...lub_sr.pdf

• 1.00mm ProGuard
  
• 1.00mm Professional
  
• 0.40mm Light
  
• 1.25mm Super
  

The head geometry is in the middle.
Just between SS and DX.

As always, western style (Regular) and kamisori style (Nippon) handles.

All the info about blade / model relations, in the catalog 2008:
https://www.feather.co.jp/en/bh_Products...ec_catalog

• SS / SR
  
• DX / RG
  

Interesting that they are coming up with a new update after all these years, however I am kind of confused at the direction they are going in. It appears that they are going with a fatter edge making it almost a wedge, which was similar to the original Kai Captain design. The DX was shaped to mimic a semi hollow ground, which worked great. I would have thought that they would have continued that semi hollow grind design and put dimples in it similar to the latest Kai designs (which shaving with a Chinese clone of it, it shaved great).

Thanks for showing it though. 

It's actually very close to Kai Captain.
Wich I like and prefer.
DX had no skin stretching support.
SS had a lot, IMHO even too much.
This is a good half way, I think.

Love the head-on angle in the top row. Very helpful. When I heard about this coming out, I was debating between the SR and DX kamisori style razors ... very little interest in the training wheels approach to the SS. But still leaning towards the DX, more because I prefer the handle. The SR handles look like it would be too easy for gunk to build up and too hard to keep looking uniformly clean. In other close-up pictures I have seen, the baby blue and pink look slightly different (worse) than the black.

 GroomingDept
Hi Mo, what's about your ACSR-NB?

Zhang Doe Feather says you can boil these razors and can easily be cleaned with ethanol.

The SR non-folding is a fantastic razor. Very smooth. I have been using the DX for most of the past 15 months. The SR is MIM stainless which makes it a bit cheaper for Feather to make compared to the DX.

I prefer the SR to the DX. But I'm sure some people love the aggressiveness and increased blade exposure of the DX.

This thread is very interesting. Thanks for the comments. I have the SS and the DX. Looks like they are on opposite ends of the spectrum.

Looks like this new head is somewhat of a hybrid between the two and may have broader appeal.

Having a Kai Captain, this Feather Super Razor is nothing new.
Not sure if I had a Feather SS. But I think nope.

Having a Kai Captain, this Feather Super Razor is nothing new.
Not sure if I had a Feather SS. But I think nope.

I have heard good things about the Kai Captain also - is that your favorite razor of this style ischiapp ? Thanks

... is that your favorite razor of this style ischiapp ? Thanks

Yes, for now.


But I think in a couple of months my fav will be this new one.
https://damnfineshave.com/thread-essence-by-tedalus