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> Aside from differences in cost, do you find anything about a straight razor compellingly better than e.g. a Gillette Mach 3?

Quality of shave. If you maintain your straight razor, and mind it, it does require some maintenance, the quality of shave is of no comparison. My wife can instantly make out the difference when I shave in a hurry with Mach 3.

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> If you maintain your straight razor, and mindit it does require some maintenance […]

Shavettes have lower maintenance and are very similar to straights:

* https://bespokeunit.com/shaving/shavette-vs-straight-razor/

I have tried the Shavette thing, but in my opinion they stand somewhere between the Gillette and a cutthroat straight.

More between DE and cut throat, leaning very heavily towards CT. Experimenting with one now: not a lot of margin of error with regards to technique as there is with DE.

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