Feather, Dovo, Weck, Sanguine, Fromm and Parker.Ī seventh is on the rise as well. The few razors that fall in the middle ground are mostly vintage shavettes and IBC (Irving Barber Company) and perhaps Sanguine and Dovo. The low end razors are made by everyone else. The high end shavettes are made by Kai and Feather. There really is not much of a middle ground when it comes to shavettes. There is a vast difference between the low end and the high end of the disposable blade straight razor market. On the other hand, with a shavette, you do not have to spend time honing or stropping the blade. Shavettes are lighter, have more rigid blades, shorter blade length and are more unforgiving of mistakes than a real straight razor. Straight razor shavers who choose not to take a regular safety razor with them when they travel often take a shavette along. Many people use shavettes to shave with, they just don’t kid themselves about what they are using. Does that mean shavettes don’t have any place in wet shaving? Of course they have a place, just not as a starter straight razor. Someone who wants to try straight razor shaving would be best advised to purchase a professionally honed used straight razor and an entry level strop. They feel different, they shave differently, and aside from appearance, have almost nothing in common with a straight razor.
The differences between a straight and a shavette razor. More about the different shavettes and blades later. The shaper blades are better known to us as injector blades. There are also the few razors that take Personna shaper blades. Most people are aware of the Feather Artist Club razors, which take special blades manufactured especially for the feather razors and the various shavettes that take snapped in half DE blades. There are many different brands of shavettes and also just as many blades that can be used in them. Shavettes experienced a resurgence in popularity as the demand for a disposable alternative to the straight razor grew. Barbers began to look for other options to the traditional straight razor. As people became more aware of the dangers posed by blood borne pathogens, stringent laws were passed that regulated the use of straight razors in the barber shops. What are they used for today? Shavettes are still used by barbers and wet shavers. The brand and blades still survive today in the dog grooming industry. In the past, the most popular was the Durham Duplex. The shavette was used in place of scissors or clippers for trimming hair, and for shaping sideburns, hairlines and the nape of the neck. They were used by the barber for giving a razor cut haircut. What were they used for? The first shavettes were developed for barbers. For ease of use, I will refer to disposable blade straight razors as shavettes for the rest of the article. In this case, shavette refers to any disposable blade straight razor. Like Band-Aid, Shavette is actually a brand name that became a general term. When used by a barber, they are not even reused.
What is a shavette? A shavette, also known as a disposable blade straight razor, is either a fixed or folding blade razor, similar in appearance to a straight razor, that uses disposable blades. "Razors which are similar in use and appearance to straight razors but which use either a standard double edged blade or specially made blades are available.ĭisposable bladed straights have many of the advantages of straight razors without needing the stropping and honing of ordinary straight razors.ĭisposable blade straight razors can be resharpened." Often, the overwhelming response is just "get a real straight razor." The wikipedia entry for disposable blade straight razors has this to say (inaccurately): Reviews and how to's are sporadic at best and mostly limited to you tube. There is not a lot of information out there on shavettes. Upon reflection, this does not really surprise me. About once a month, someone asks a question about Shavettes.
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