Stirling Agar today. 20 seconds to load the Stirling Boar brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I moved the Vintage Gillette Platinum-Plus to the Gillette Fat Handle Tech. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Stirling Agar aftershave.
Note to self, the Feathers are just not worth the hassle. They require too much of my attention and turn out to be too unforgiving. Similar results can be achieved with a yellow Gillette, without the added stress and the unavoidable weepers.