anyone here shave with a straight razor?
 

just curious?

I'm pondering making the switch. it seems like an expensive investment but pay's itself off not having to buy disposables.

I switched from canned shave cream to a shave soap and brush and have found that I can now shave daily without ingrown hairs. :hyper::cool:

I still like a few days growth between shaves though.

nobody...?

Most days I shave with a straight. I use the kind that uses half a safety razor blade. Similar to this one :http://www.ebay.com/itm/straight-bar...item43b7a58749 (example only. I know noting of this seller)

Some days, I use a 1940s a Gillette safety razor.

Either way I use only Derby Extra blades.

No matter how reputable the shop that got them shave ready, I haven't been able to get a comfortable shave with my vintage straight razors.

No but I've been thinking about the switch as well. There's a fun documentary on Netflix called Manscaping done by that Spurlock guy and has a bunch of stars in it. Check it...

I use an electric razor. When my peach fuzz gets too fuzzy, I use a disposible razor.
Sweeney Todd, the musical, was enough to scare me away from using a straight razor.

I had a dream once where I gave a friend a shave with a straight razor, in the middle of physics class...that was one weird dream

I think there's a big thread somewhere in OT about straight and safety razors.

I don't believe in "Manscaping"

:scowl:

Here's a couple good forums.

http://straightrazorplace.com/

http://badgerandblade.com

I spend too much time of forums already...:D

typing a keyword search brought up several threads about the phone and various coming out threads...

Bad search skills. :ninja:

Here's two:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f34/i-...-razor-872248/

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f34/ho...-razor-340815/

outside of research papers. my search skills are permanently set to lazy. :o if it isn't in the first page it might as well not exist. :hiding:

Both first page hits. But I remembered warwick posting so my search terms were "warwick safety", worked. :ninja:

how did that not turn up a thread on how to lift a warwick bass without breaking you back.:confused:

This is off-topic, you've got to tame it. :D

No no no no. As soon as I think straight razors I think Sweeney Todd :eek:

I use one of these:



And these:

Yep Gillette safety razor here. I got a razor with adjustable blade 'depth', and get a month or two from each blade.

I hated shaving with disposables, but quite enjoy the old-school process of shaving now.

I bought one when I was 17. I got a nice shave that seemed to stay smoothe for about 2 days. But the razor was made in Pakistan and I couldn't keep it honed. I'm going to make the switch, but not yet. I'm thinking I'll save some money for the whole kit and change over in a few months.