Getting it straight-- the razor obsessed shaving megathread

RumRunner · 02-13-2007, 07:49 PM

Ya know, those FF's at Gillette can give us 2 blades, then 3 blades and now 4 blades but do you think they can make a razor that lasts more than two or three shaves?

Frigg'n engineered obselesance I tell ya. Another grubby hand in my pocket sucking my $$$ away.

So what's the skill required for a straight razor?

Anyone here slit themselves open?

How much toilet paper does it take to stop a bleeder?

DW

Motornoggin · 02-13-2007, 07:51 PM

The sharper it is, the safer it will be.

GTomic · 02-13-2007, 07:53 PM

For shaving or murder?

RumRunner · 02-13-2007, 07:54 PM

Nah, just a bad case of nosehairitis

DW

CapeFearKeith · 02-13-2007, 07:55 PM

Cue the theme for West Side Story...

lewismedlock · 02-13-2007, 08:02 PM

Keep it in your shoe

RedneckGirl · 02-13-2007, 08:05 PM

You could visit this link

http://www.cutthroatrazor.com/guide.html

just don't pay attention to the "cut throat" part

but there is some good advice there, I think.

Anorak · 02-13-2007, 08:12 PM

I shave with one when I have the time. The best shave for me is to first use a mach3 and then make another pass with the straight razor. It doesn't knock down stubble very well. You better like blades to use one.

Barkmagnet · 02-13-2007, 08:17 PM

Do Barbers still do facial shaving? I remember as a kid watching them run the razor back and forth on the leather to sharpen it for the man next to me. I always wanted to go to a barber for a hair cut and shave but all I can find is barbers that cut hair. Is this a lost art ? I don't dare try it myself with a straight razor.

blackbirdzach · 02-13-2007, 08:19 PM

I've always wanted to try a straight razor, but I'm so clumsy.

martoonisotu · 02-13-2007, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barkmagnet

Do Barbers still do facial shaving? I remember as a kid watching them run the razor back and forth on the leather to sharpen it for the man next to me. I always wanted to go to a barber for a hair cut and shave but all I can find is barbers that cut hair. Is this a lost art ? I don't dare try it myself with a straight razor.

Your state sets the law on this I believe. Consult your local barber shop and inquire the hairy-knuckled older gentleman.

I've shaven with an old straight razor of my grandpa's a few times...keep it sharp, make gradual adjustments until you find the right angle, and ALWAYS move in a perpendictular direction to the edge of the blade.

Anything else is suicide.

Jonnylotto · 02-13-2007, 08:59 PM

Down, not across.

mountain eagle · 02-13-2007, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonnylotto

Down, not across.

You mean like this?

summerinmaine · 02-13-2007, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RumRunner

Ya know, those FF's at Gillette can give us 2 blades, then 3 blades and now 4 blades but do you think they can make a razor that lasts more than two or three shaves?

Frigg'n engineered obselesance I tell ya. Another grubby hand in my pocket sucking my $$$ away.

So what's the skill required for a straight razor?

Anyone here slit themselves open?

How much toilet paper does it take to stop a bleeder?

DW

I use a Gilette Sensor Excel (two blades, no waiting) and shave in the shower every morning, using a shower mirror:

I change my blade about once every four to six weeks.

green hell · 02-13-2007, 09:27 PM

not slicing yer fucking throat; that's the trick.

02-13-2007, 07:49 PM	#1
RumRunner ^OP Sit there, turn that Joined: Aug 2001 Location: Great White North Oddometer: 4,038	Getting it straight-- the razor obsessed shaving megathread Ya know, those FF's at Gillette can give us 2 blades, then 3 blades and now 4 blades but do you think they can make a razor that lasts more than two or three shaves? Frigg'n engineered obselesance I tell ya. Another grubby hand in my pocket sucking my $$$ away. So what's the skill required for a straight razor? Anyone here slit themselves open? How much toilet paper does it take to stop a bleeder? DW __________________ http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...lies-shirt.jpg I became friends with someone just because they rode motorcycles from no-place to no-where. Canada eh...http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l7...nadabikini.gif

02-13-2007, 07:51 PM	#2
Motornoggin Two-Bit Throttle Bum Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Lightning Bugs, High Plains Chapter Oddometer: 20,514	The sharper it is, the safer it will be. __________________ *O.K. Joke's over. You can bring back the constitution now. Please.* My Wyoming has an East infection. http://motornoggin.smugmug.com

02-13-2007, 07:53 PM	#3
GTomic Jollux Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Within range. Oddometer: 13,777	For shaving or murder? __________________ .ADVrider Relay 2008, BC & AK - Den Mother / Pooey Wrangler Emeritus / IBA #Way High / 5.802"

02-13-2007, 07:54 PM	#4
RumRunner ^OP Sit there, turn that Joined: Aug 2001 Location: Great White North Oddometer: 4,038	Nah, just a bad case of nosehairitis DW __________________ http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...lies-shirt.jpg I became friends with someone just because they rode motorcycles from no-place to no-where. Canada eh...http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l7...nadabikini.gif

02-13-2007, 08:12 PM	#8
Anorak Woolf Barnato Joined: Jul 2004 Location: OAK Oddometer: 29,150	I shave with one when I have the time. The best shave for me is to first use a mach3 and then make another pass with the straight razor. It doesn't knock down stubble very well. You better like blades to use one. __________________ 'Gonna get me a six pack...push people off the highway!' "they live off the carrion of our mutual distrust and bribe us with symbols that equate hatred with manhood." "I mean at the end of the day, I was addicted to Starting Fluid for Christ's sake!" "Yeah, that guy sure is terrible at touching moms"

02-13-2007, 07:55 PM	#5
CapeFearKeith Motorcycle Junkie Joined: Mar 2004 Location: wherever my bike's at Oddometer: 1,569	Cue the theme for West Side Story...

02-13-2007, 08:02 PM	#6
lewismedlock #lewismedlock Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Bow and Arrow OK. Oddometer: 11,455	Keep it in your shoe

02-13-2007, 08:05 PM	#7
RedneckGirl Cradle Robber Joined: Aug 2005 Location: West Virginia Oddometer: 7,191	You could visit this link http://www.cutthroatrazor.com/guide.html just don't pay attention to the "cut throat" part but there is some good advice there, I think.

02-13-2007, 08:17 PM	#9
Barkmagnet Kuntz Adventurer Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Summerfield , Fl. Oddometer: 665	Do Barbers still do facial shaving? I remember as a kid watching them run the razor back and forth on the leather to sharpen it for the man next to me. I always wanted to go to a barber for a hair cut and shave but all I can find is barbers that cut hair. Is this a lost art ? I don't dare try it myself with a straight razor. __________________ 98 VTR 1000 94 XR 650L 96 WR 250 Ahhh, what's the difference? As long as we make it acrossed the river.

02-13-2007, 08:19 PM	#10
blackbirdzach Daily Adventurer Joined: Jun 2006 Location: 15 mintues West of Atlanta Oddometer: 3,430	I've always wanted to try a straight razor, but I'm so clumsy.

02-13-2007, 08:59 PM	#12
Jonnylotto Kumbaya my ass Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Sunnyvale Oddometer: 12,240	What's the Trick to a Straight Razor? Down, not across. __________________ "Honor does not need to defend itself nor does Valor need to fly a pennant to say 'I am brave'. This is Pride mistaking itself for Virtue."

02-13-2007, 09:27 PM	#15
green hell just passing through Joined: Oct 2004 Location: caro, michigan Oddometer: 19,354	not slicing yer fucking throat; that's the trick. __________________ lookin' for a place to happen; makin' stops along the way - the tragically hip needless dickery

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