I have/had a great safety razor from my grandfather, but misplaced it after a few moves. Really bummed about it. I had a beard for the last year or so as I got tired of shaving and hate electrics and disposables equally. I need to find that razor or get a new one. I'd trim my beard monthly or so with scissors. That worked pretty good. Tempted by the siren song of the straight blade, but not willing to put the cash out at the moment (plus that aforementioned learning curve).
So are straight razors that hard to use? I only shave every couple days or maybe weekly, and safety/disposable/electrics just can't handle that. I figured straight is the only way to go, but damn they're expensive. On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 6:16 PM, Bill M. <[email protected]> wrote: > On the rare occasion I shave with a blade (generally after a week of > camping when I haven't shaved at all), I use a mug and brush and a > cheap modern twin blade. > > Otherwise, I use a Norelco, which allows me to shave first thing in > the morning when my eyes aren't open enough to see myself in the > mirror. I often shave with my eyes closed, just by feel. A blade > shaves closer, but the electric is fuss free, uses no water (a > precious commodity where I live), and probably saves energy as > compared to running hot water. > > My barber uses a straight razor to trim around the edges. I can > really tell when the blade is less than perfectly sharp. > > Bill > > On Aug 11, 2:22 pm, "S.Cutshall" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Odd? Unrelated? I think not [Rivendell sells Porto-Shaving-Cream, > > so... ]. > > > > I am not one to shave often. When I do it's for two distinct reasons: > > > > 1. I look up, while brushing teeth, and jump with fright at what I > > see looking back at me in the mirror. > > > > Or... > > > > 2. My wife and/or daughter tell me to [because I repulse them]. > > > > Fair enough. > > > > For years, and because I have a 'Stache, I've simply used an 'lectric > > trimmer [no, not an actual electric shaver--more of an electric beard > > trimmer] and it leaves a fair amount of stubble... so I am not really > > ever -that- shaved right after I shave. > > > > So, I grew [pun] tired of the stubbled look and began a search for a > > non-electric shaver that doesn't look an Apple product or like a Casio > > "Baby-G" wristwatch, or is not disposable... and it took a minute > > too. And then I found a site called "Classic Shaving"... wow, the > > choices were about as endless as looking for a new tire pump on a walk > > through Interbike. > > > > In the end, I selected a nice German shaver, a Merkur [just like my > > dad used when I was a youngster], some blades, a nice brush, mug and > > some cream. Cost around $160.00 for the whole setup, but I figure > > it'll save money over time, space in land fills and I can have a > > better shave [when I remember to do it]. > > > > Anyway else here shave 'Old Skool'? > > > > Was tempted to enter my toes into the world of Straight Razors but the > > prices for those [plus all the additional accessories] -and the > > thoughts of all the failures while in the Learning Curve stage Re: > > loss of facial skin- put the kibosh on that. > > > > PS--> Guess this could be a Lady-Topic too [but I doubt many women > > would own up to having facial hair that needs shaving]. > > > > -Scott > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "One man's religion is another man's belly laugh." --Robert A. Heinlein -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
