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Title: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on August 16, 2007, 01:00:32 AM
Anyone use a straight razor to shave?  I think I'm going to buy one.  Buying thousands of Mach 3 blades is such a waste...  :(

Opinions please!  8)

Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: benchmstr on August 16, 2007, 01:30:03 AM
yeah,i got mine at the local beauty supply store(sally's).i have to shave everyday or i start looking like a fucking warewolf.

bench
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: Always Sore on August 16, 2007, 06:38:29 AM
I use a strait razor..not to shave with of course... ;D
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: SinCitysmallGUY on August 16, 2007, 01:03:06 PM
yeah,i got mine at the local beauty supply store(sally's).i have to shave everyday or i start looking like a fucking warewolf.

bench

How difficult was it when you first started using it.. I would love to have one, as I shave my head qutie a bit. I hate the disposable ones. Plus Mach's are expensive.
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: Camel Jockey on August 16, 2007, 06:15:09 PM
Ben = real man.

Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on August 16, 2007, 06:19:47 PM
Ben = real man.

Thank you sir, you too!
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: benchmstr on August 16, 2007, 11:53:47 PM
How difficult was it when you first started using it.. I would love to have one, as I shave my head qutie a bit. I hate the disposable ones. Plus Mach's are expensive.
it took me a good three weeks of shaving everyday to stop cutting myself,but after that it was all good.

bench
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: G.R.H. on August 17, 2007, 04:22:56 PM
electric shaver every day! ( i always have a 5:00 shadow!)  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: danielson on August 17, 2007, 04:25:47 PM
Some fat bitch pulled a razor on me after I hit her on the head with a garbage can. I just shot off her pinky toe.
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: jerseyhurricane on August 18, 2007, 01:27:23 PM
Some fat bitch pulled a razor on me after I hit her on the head with a garbage can. I just shot off her pinky toe.

Quick!!!
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: powerpack on August 18, 2007, 01:39:23 PM
Some fat bitch pulled a razor on me after I hit her on the head with a garbage can. I just shot off her pinky toe.
I often read your threads and I think between the chicks, drugs, booze and shooting of some womans toe you should write a book  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: danielson on August 18, 2007, 01:40:23 PM
I often read your threads and I think between the chicks, drugs, booze and shooting of some womans toe you should write a book  ;)

Hahah, it was from Harlem Nights.
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: youandme on August 18, 2007, 03:58:43 PM
just use a cardboard cutter, much more efficient
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: G.R.H. on August 19, 2007, 07:36:40 PM
cardboard cutters can be just as effective, but ain't that fightin dirty?! what ever happened to clean fighten with just fists and shit?! if you are "juiced up", ain't a fist just as effective in doing serious damage to someone's jaw or nose?  ;D and what about just grabbin the dude by the throat, lifting him in the air, and slam dunking him? i know, i'm being delusional again! ;D
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: youandme on August 19, 2007, 11:33:05 PM
haha oh shit I thought we were talking about shaving....my bad.
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: BB on August 22, 2007, 01:33:13 AM
I shave with a straight. I'm not sure what you're after, but:

On buying one:

1) Buy a good one, a cheap one is a dangerous waste of money. Off the top of my head, there are only a handful of good razor makers left. Dovo, Puma-Werk, and Issard of France. Unless you get lucky, a nice one will run $40+. Some folks use antiques, an they can be really nice also.

2) Most razors are sized in 1/8" increments with 5/8" wide being most common, although they go all the way up to 12/8(1 1/2") wide. Generally, the more wiry your beard, the wider the razor you may want.

3) Buy a round point version if you plan on shaving with it a lot, the square point versions will nick ears and such more often.
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You'll also need a strop and hone to keep your razor in shape.

The strop re-aligns your edge, much like a sharpening steel does with a kitchen knife. This will save you time between honings.

When honing on a stone, rememeber, that unlike a knife, the razor lays flat against the stone.

They're also hollow ground very thin, so becareful. If dropped or banged on the sink or something, you might break a large chip out of the blade.

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As far as shaving with one, I've found they do a neater job, but are a bit slower. They are'nt as dangerous as they seem also. You tend to let your mind wander a lot more using a safety razor.       


Hope this was of some help. 
Title: Re: Anyone use a straight razor?
Post by: WOOO on August 22, 2007, 02:56:58 AM
i have a straight razor and i used to use it.... but honestly it was a waste of time... it just took 3 times longer to shave