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Straight razor shaving again
Jun. 22nd, 2011 11:16 pmIt is exceedingly easy to screw up a perfectly well honed razor edge by stropping badly - pressing too hard or leaving too much slack.
( It's been a couple years. )
( It's been a couple years. )
Wow, modern razors are comparatively amazingly easy to use.
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cathijosephine, I achieved better results with my Gillette Sensor than I ever had before, as we expected after having practice with a straight razor. I just didn't expect it to be so much easier. My shave was far more consistent, and I had no problems getting the spots I used to have problems with.
But my shave wasn't as good as I've been achieving with my straight razor. It was also significantly less abrading.
According to
cathijosephine, I achieved better results with my Gillette Sensor than I ever had before, as we expected after having practice with a straight razor. I just didn't expect it to be so much easier. My shave was far more consistent, and I had no problems getting the spots I used to have problems with.But my shave wasn't as good as I've been achieving with my straight razor. It was also significantly less abrading.
Straight Razor Shave #s 3 - ~7
May. 21st, 2007 10:54 amI've continued shaving with a straight razor 3 days a week (as I had with a modern razor). Improvement has been constant.
#3, 5/6/07,cathijosephine said my shave was better than I had been getting from a modern razor.
5/19/07,cathijosephine said the easy parts of my face looked like they had never grown hair (I haven't tried shaving against the growth yet).
I don't expect to use a modern razor again, except for comparisons.
I still haven't needed to use my styptic pencil.
#3, 5/6/07,
cathijosephine said my shave was better than I had been getting from a modern razor.5/19/07,
cathijosephine said the easy parts of my face looked like they had never grown hair (I haven't tried shaving against the growth yet).I don't expect to use a modern razor again, except for comparisons.
I still haven't needed to use my styptic pencil.
straight razor shave #2
May. 3rd, 2007 10:02 amThis was basically two days after the first. I achieved a near acceptable shave with only minor nicks, I'm pleased.
I'm hoping to stick to weekly summaries from here on.
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I'm hoping to stick to weekly summaries from here on.
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straight razor
May. 1st, 2007 08:07 amI ordered a carbon (not stainless) steel straight razor made by Dovo in Solingen. I used it for the first time last night. Bringing that blade to my flesh for the first time was more scary than I expected. I achieved a terrible shave, and only one tiny nick. I'm happy, I expected this to take practice. I strongly recommend hitting youtube before trying this.
Another thing I've been wanting to try for years off the list.
Yes, I'm coating it with mineral oil after each use, have a strop, and watched a video on that too.
I totally blame Fahrenheit 451 and Snow Crash.
Another thing I've been wanting to try for years off the list.
Yes, I'm coating it with mineral oil after each use, have a strop, and watched a video on that too.
I totally blame Fahrenheit 451 and Snow Crash.
