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Subject: Straight Razor Users?
As an offshoot to the Harry's razor thread - I have considered moving to a straight razor for a long time, but always punt based on the fact I have a rather large collection items from hobbies I tried and never went back to.

However, I have a birthday gift certificate to a cutlery shop that is burning a hole in my pocket and can't really think of anything else I'm interested in getting (we have plenty of nice kitchen knives, sharpening stones etc.). Anyone have experiences good/bad with learning to use a straight razor?


2014-09-16 6:52 PM
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I have one that belonged to my Grandfather. Never tried to clean it up and use it. Quite honestly, it's so sharp it makes me nervous just to flip it open. I can't imagine any good coming from me trying to shave with it!



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Mr. Booty uses one. I think he youTubed instructions, but he shaves SMOOTh.
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Subject: RE: Straight Razor Users?
I can't recommend this enough. After some practice, it's not hard at all.

You can go to the Straight Razor Place website and there's a lot of information there. Alternatively, you can go with a hybrid where you use a safety razor to shave with and use the mug, soap, and brush to make your lather.

I did a straight for about a year and really liked it, but I can achieve close to the same thing with a safety razor and it takes less time; however, nothing beats a good straight razor shave.

I highly recommend the Geo. F. Trumper's Lime or Taylor of Old Bond Street' Grapefruit shaving soap, but there are a lot of scents from citrus to more earthy (sandalwood etc.)

The up front cost for a good straight from Dovo, a brush, mug, strop, and soap can be a little daunting, but it's much cheaper in the long run from buying the multi-razor Gillettes, etc. you can cut your cost by replacing the straight with the safety razor and you won't have to get a strop if you go that route.

Another added benefit is that you will generally have less skin irritation with a closer shave.

Edit: second added benefit - the nostalgic feel is really cool as well.

Let me know if you have any other specific questions - I'm happy to help.

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Thanks twomarks (and everyone else) - I've never found anyone who regrets getting into this so I've pulled the trigger. In the tradition of all my other hobbies I started looking online at all sorts of options etc. Found a few custom straight razor manufacturers... Wow, beautiful work but more expensive sometimes than a custom TI cross frame... Every hobby has it extravagances.
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