Straight Razors

[scap99]

Just added another to the stable....
Merry early Christmas to me!

 

[Sugar Land]

Is that for a collection or do you shave with them?

 

[scap99]

Is that for a collection or do you shave with them?

Yes. :-)
I use them, but I like having several.

 

[Sugar Land]

Cool. Is that something rare? I have no clue about them.

 

[scap99]

Cool. Is that something rare? I have no clue about them.

No. But it is from a smaller German maker.

 

[AcidFlashGordon]

Cool. Is that something rare? I have no clue about them.

Some shopping malls have a "high end" shaving store, The Art of Shaving, in them. You can ask about straight razors there. They're more than glad to tell you about them.

My straight razor with a ram's horn handle:

 

[Sugar Land]

I will start keeping an eye out for them in my travels now that I know someone that collects them.

 

[Leper]

I have been really wanting to start using a straight razor but didn't know where to start. Could you give me some advice on what a good one to start with would be?

 

[scap99]

I will start keeping an eye out for them in my travels now that I know someone that collects them.

Excellent!

 

[scap99]

I have been really wanting to start using a straight razor but didn't know where to start. Could you give me some advice on what a good one to start with would be?

If you are unsure, look into a "sight unseen" from Whipped Dog.
They are ugly, but functional. So it's a very cheap way to give it a test drive for about half the price of a brand new razor. AND they are shave ready....

 

[scap99]

Some shopping malls have a "high end" shaving store, The Art of Shaving, in them. You can ask about straight razors there. They're more than glad to tell you about them.

My straight razor with a ram's horn handle:

The Art of Shaving stores are nice, but the razors they sell are not shave ready, no matter if the factory says they are...a mass produced razor will never shave as good as one that has been made shave ready by a honemeister.

 

[stdreb27]

I have been really wanting to start using a straight razor but didn't know where to start. Could you give me some advice on what a good one to start with would be?

Straightrazorplace.com is a good place to start. As earlier said. Anything from a store will need the edge cleaned up. Before you shave with it, but I've had great luck with the classifieds there.

 

[Sugar Land]

I would be afraid of bleeding out if I tried useing one. I am spoiled with my 37 blade Bic...lol

 

[TheCytochromeC]

I would be afraid of bleeding out if I tried useing one. I am spoiled with my 37 blade Bic...lol

I'm in the same boat! I'd really like to use one but I'm afraid to get into straight razors as a hobby. For one reason, I already have enough hobbies to spend money on. Secondly, the cutting myself thing.

 

[scap99]

Unless you spaz, you don't cut yourself very bad...

 

[35Remington]

Have y'all been to www.corncobs.com? They make great products for butt wiping and really give that good old fashioned feeling.

 

[southtexaspilot]

Search your area for a class 'A' barber and get a straight razor shave. Once you've had one you will want to learn, at least I did.

 

[Hondo]

Unless you spaz, you don't cut yourself very bad...

A good friend collects/uses straight razors, he sent me a nice Dorko (I laugh every time I say that name) for Christmas last year. It looks real nice but I'm not into the whole sharpening, stropping, and cutting myself thing so he is sending me a Rolls Razor this year. He says even I can't screw that up!

 

[scap99]

A good friend collects/uses straight razors, he sent me a nice Dorko (I laugh every time I say that name) for Christmas last year. It looks real nice but I'm not into the whole sharpening, stropping, and cutting myself thing so he is sending me a Rolls Razor this year. He says even I can't screw that up!

Dorko's are supposed to be awesome.

 

[scap99]

My new razor.