Posted on 06/26/2014 12:28:00 PM PDT by Chasaway
I need some straight razor advice, from some straight razor veterans. I've been shaving with a safety razor, mug and brush for 12 years. I've moved to a shavette straight razor in the last 3 months.
It seems to me that moving to a pure straight razor will mean sending razors off to be honed 3-4 times per year @ around $30 per pop.
Besides the "romance" and general badass-ness of using a true straight razor, what would be the advantages/disadvantages of moving to a pure straight razor/throat cutter?
That’s ME!!
I used to watch my grandfather sharpen with the strap and shave. I thought I would be doing that when I grew up. Gillette came along.
“I pound my whiskers in with a hammer and bite them off on the inside.”
I was lucky enough to meet Chuck Norris one time. As a favor, he told my whiskers to stop growing or else! Haven’t needed to shave since...
;>)
He would do it. Should I expect him to die?
it pays for itself after the first pack of triple-tracks you DO NOT have to buy
Holy Cow, Slim!
I didn’t mean to indicate that I’d trade my retirement for a razor!
[jk]
Those look like a lot of fun. And as a secondary use, I could put ‘em in my boot for bar fights!
I’ll mention it after his summer camp counselor job is over. Having him working all summer, away from home, is important to us! (For one thing, we’re saving a lot of money on groceries.)
“I went down that route too.. I’m back on vibrating 16-blade razors now.”
Same here. I tried using an electric razor. After the razor burn subsided I shaved with an electric for about 3 months. It worked but it didn’t feel right.
Preference I guess.
You know, when I switched to DE/safety razor shaving, I bought 100 DE razor blades (7 o’clocks).
I’m still not through that group of them, and I can bend ‘em and break them in two for my shavettes. I really can hardly believe how much money I save from buying the 3/4/6/8/20 blade razors they’re marketing now.
We don’t want our children to actually kill themselves ... we just want them to learn something!
Glad to hear it was a real event. It's one of those stories where if it didn't actually occur, it should have.
If the razor is shave ready, it should never require more than the occasional touch up on a barber hone or a modern equivalent unless you drop it (don’t try to catch it—get away) or bang it on the sink, etc. I’ve been using my current razor almost exclusively for the last several years and have never sent it off. When a good stropping fails to revive the edge, I give it 5-10 laps on a barber hone and I’m off to the races. I touch it up once a month or so. As for shave quality, it really depends on technique. I can get closer than with other methods, but it takes time and effort, so mostly I just do a quick couple passes and call it done. My reason for using the cutthroat is twofold. First, I find it to be the least irritating method for me. Second, my penny-pinching nature appreciates using one blade for decades as opposed to dropping $20 every few weeks for disposable blades. And yes, I do get a little jolly shaving with a lethal weapon.
I’m leaving enough blood around already from somewhere”
Dude, I think you need to cut down on the aspirin. Or something! Get well soon!
Try Dollar Shave Club for cheap disposables.
If nothing else, they have a hilarious video....
LOL! I was thinking the same thing. That, and this scene from John Carpenter's The Thing:
As a woman I really have to ask: what’s your problem with stubble? Does it itch? Does it hurt? Does it cause you discomfort? What’s wrong with it, from a male point-of-view? I don’t get it.
If hubs his a bit scruffy, it can hurt; but that’s not the norm. Usually takes 24 hours before it’s a problem.
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