Straight Razors, the best shave you can buy

Sledgehammer427 · 08-01-09, 10:05 PM

I got a straight razor today when I visited the local antique shop, being the traditionalist I am.
I just got out of the shower, and just got done shaving my pretty face (mainly just a trim, I like my goatee) and WOW!
considering I got this thing for a couple bucks, thats one amazing shave!

I'm going to take to our little barbershop, with any lucky he wont be busy and maybe he can sharpen it further for me.
Its truly amazing the quality you get from one of these things,
mines made by
Dixie Manufacturing Company
in Union City, GA.
wonderful buy!

theres tutorials online so you don't slit your throat while youre shaving.
which is always a plus

08-02-09, 03:36 AM

Screw shaving, I prefer the close cut of a flamethrower.

Jimbuna · 08-02-09, 07:31 AM

This post got me looking here:

http://www.shopwiki.com/Straight+Razors

I don't think I could trust myself or anyone else for that matter using one

I'm happy with this cowardly implement

mookiemookie · 08-02-09, 08:07 AM

I'm way too chicken for a straight razor, plus way too time crunched most mornings.

But I did buy a Merkur safety razor:

Plus a nice badger bristle brush and real save soap...not that drugstore stuff out of a can. The difference is amazing. I pay pennies for replacement blades and no more razor burn! Of course there is a little learning curve, and the first time you use it you'll probably end up looking like you shaved with a chainsaw, but after a couple days you get the hang of it.

I wouldn't go back to shaving any other way!

SteamWake · 08-02-09, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

This post got me looking here:

http://www.shopwiki.com/Straight+Razors

I don't think I could trust myself or anyone else for that matter using one

I'm happy with this cowardly implement

Also my weapon of choice but the cost of the blades

NeonSamurai · 08-02-09, 08:42 AM

I love how they keep adding blades to the damn things, I'm waiting for the 10 blade razor that takes most of your face off on the first pass. Personally i prefer single or double edge blades. Any more then that and it will tend to irritate my face.

08-02-09, 08:46 AM

Meh screw razors, would rather not have very sharp blades near my jugular. :rotfl:

+Girlfriend likes the haven't shaved in a couple days look, that and I want a Dwarven beard.

SteamWake · 08-02-09, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

I love how they keep adding blades to the damn things, I'm waiting for the 10 blade razor that takes most of your face off on the first pass. Personally i prefer single or double edge blades. Any more then that and it will tend to irritate my face.

This was my thought at first a "Gimmic" at best. But I asssure you the mach 3 delivers on its promise. Yes it's that good.

Platapus · 08-02-09, 09:30 AM

I believe what is good about the Mach 3 has more to do with the design than the three blades

1. The head pivots at one end and not the center. This helps put just the right amount of pressure on the skin to shave the hairs but not shave the skin.

2. The blade component is totally open at the back and this makes cleaning/rinsing of the blades very easy and fast.

In any case, I liked the Mach 3 back when I was beardless.

Rhodes · 08-02-09, 09:49 AM

I have one of this: http://www.smallflower.com/dovo/blac...nch-razor.html

Xmas gift from my mother, since I allways wanted to shave with one of those. Took me a wyle to get used to, but yes, It is (possibly, imo) the best way to have a good shave!

Jimbuna · 08-02-09, 01:35 PM

I keep one of these for collection purposes

I just hope I'm never drunk or senile enough to give it a go one day

Shearwater · 08-02-09, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Also my weapon of choice but the cost of the blades

That's why I prefer disposable razors. That way I can be a cheapskate and a sissy at the same time

Just don't buy the very cheapest ones.

FIREWALL · 08-02-09, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

This post got me looking here:

http://www.shopwiki.com/Straight+Razors

I don't think I could trust myself or anyone else for that matter using one

I'm happy with this cowardly implement

STRAIGHT RAZOR !!! GULP ! I'm with you Jim.

See, clean safe, shave

Highbury · 08-02-09, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shearwater

That's why I prefer disposable razors. That way I can be a cheapskate and a sissy at the same time

Just don't buy the very cheapest ones.

I do too, a pack of 10 high quality disposables is less then an 8 pack of replacement blades for a Gillette. I like the Wilkinson ones, they have the little thingy that cleans between the blades for you

Jimbuna · 08-02-09, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Highbury

I do too, a pack of 10 high quality disposables is less then an 8 pack of replacement blades for a Gillette. I like the Wilkinson ones, they have the little thingy that cleans between the blades for you

I hope that 'little thingy' isn't what some guys often jokingly refer to as something that is so small your wife could pick her teeth with it

08-01-09, 10:05 PM	#1
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	Straight Razors, the best shave you can buy I got a straight razor today when I visited the local antique shop, being the traditionalist I am. I just got out of the shower, and just got done shaving my pretty face (mainly just a trim, I like my goatee) and WOW! considering I got this thing for a couple bucks, thats one amazing shave! I'm going to take to our little barbershop, with any lucky he wont be busy and maybe he can sharpen it further for me. Its truly amazing the quality you get from one of these things, mines made by Dixie Manufacturing Company in Union City, GA. wonderful buy! theres tutorials online so you don't slit your throat while youre shaving. which is always a plus __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

08-02-09, 07:31 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	This post got me looking here: http://www.shopwiki.com/Straight+Razors I don't think I could trust myself or anyone else for that matter using one I'm happy with this cowardly implement __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-02-09, 08:07 AM	#4
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I'm way too chicken for a straight razor, plus way too time crunched most mornings. But I did buy a Merkur safety razor: Plus a nice badger bristle brush and real save soap...not that drugstore stuff out of a can. The difference is amazing. I pay pennies for replacement blades and no more razor burn! Of course there is a little learning curve, and the first time you use it you'll probably end up looking like you shaved with a chainsaw, but after a couple days you get the hang of it. I wouldn't go back to shaving any other way! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

08-02-09, 08:42 AM	#6
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I love how they keep adding blades to the damn things, I'm waiting for the 10 blade razor that takes most of your face off on the first pass. Personally i prefer single or double edge blades. Any more then that and it will tend to irritate my face. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

08-02-09, 09:30 AM	#9
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I believe what is good about the Mach 3 has more to do with the design than the three blades 1. The head pivots at one end and not the center. This helps put just the right amount of pressure on the skin to shave the hairs but not shave the skin. 2. The blade component is totally open at the back and this makes cleaning/rinsing of the blades very easy and fast. In any case, I liked the Mach 3 back when I was beardless. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-02-09, 03:36 AM	#2
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Screw shaving, I prefer the close cut of a flamethrower.

08-02-09, 08:46 AM	#7
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Meh screw razors, would rather not have very sharp blades near my jugular. :rotfl: +Girlfriend likes the haven't shaved in a couple days look, that and I want a Dwarven beard.

08-02-09, 09:49 AM	#10
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	I have one of this: http://www.smallflower.com/dovo/blac...nch-razor.html Xmas gift from my mother, since I allways wanted to shave with one of those. Took me a wyle to get used to, but yes, It is (possibly, imo) the best way to have a good shave! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

08-02-09, 01:35 PM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I keep one of these for collection purposes I just hope I'm never drunk or senile enough to give it a go one day __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!