Looks like they never went away: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wind-up+shaver
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 8:56 PM, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > Slightly o/t: > > I long for the day some genius comes out with (actually recreates - I > believe these were on the market once) a wind up shaver to take > camping. Blades are a pain when staying outdoors. Camp grounds with > electric - are - well just not what I have in mind when camping. You > can get nice wind up radios. Why not a wind up shaver? > > At home I use cartridges but the handle itself is a swell upscale > nickel plated steel thing. I've shaved every day of my adult life. > Though I have very brown hair atop my head, some long ago ancestor > from the Alsace had red hair and saw fit to cede these to my beard. > > Perhaps I should have been a pirate ... > > On Aug 11, 4:22 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]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN -- 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.
