Feather Travel vs. Gillette Tech

**e d o** · 10-27-2008, 04:49 PM

Is the feather travel razor more or less aggressive than a Tech?

**Etoyoc_Rebmos** · 10-27-2008, 05:06 PM

depends on the tech... however, I found it more aggressive.

If you want to base it on the blade gap, the feather portable has a 31 thousandths of an inch (.79 mm) gap and the tech has a 22 thousandths of an inch (.56 mm) gap.

**Kazeryu** · 10-27-2008, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Etoyoc_Rebmos

depends on the tech...

there are different tech heads?!

**Etoyoc_Rebmos** · 10-27-2008, 06:05 PM

Yes, some have a curved bottom plate, some have a flat bottom plate.

Of course, there were different handles too...There is a thin handled model and a fat handled model. There are ones that are lighter because they are made of aluminum and not brass and have a different balance.

**Rufust445** · 10-27-2008, 07:32 PM

I bought a Feather Portable just to get the longer handle to use with my Travel Tech.

I've used the Feather with a Derby and a Dorco ST-301, and got an OK shave. It is more aggressive than a Tech, some say too much so.

Since then I've acquired a nice travel kit with a folding mirror, a "Genuine English Cowhide" case, and an English Tech in it with brass top plate, aluminium base plate and handle. It has accompanied me on two trips so far.

**Kazeryu** · 10-28-2008, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by Etoyoc_Rebmos

Yes, some have a curved bottom plate, some have a flat bottom plate.

Of course, there were different handles too...There is a thin handled model and a fat handled model. There are ones that are lighter because they are made of aluminum and not brass and have a different balance.

I'm well aware of the handles, but this is the first reference I've seen to different heads... I'll have to compare the two techs I have at home.

**Trius** · 10-28-2008, 09:22 AM

I have a Feather portable on the way, so I'm interested in its properties as well. So to maybe put the question differently, how aggressive is the Feather, let's say on a scale of 1 to 5 (mild to aggressive) ? For me the comparison would be to a Merkur 38C. The best blade for me (so far) in the 38C is the Feather; I'm "assuming" that the Feather portable is designed to work well with Feather blades.