Razor Burn: A Flood of Fancy Shavers Leaves Some Men Feeling Nicked

Post by mikecarlucci » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 7:28 PM UTC

tomjen3 wrote: post #35

mikecarlucci wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I did the same thing. The first couple times were a little tricky - longer time and some cuts - but now I shave almost as fast with the safety razor. It's so easy to learn and so much cheaper than a Mach3 I can't believe more people won't give it a try.

It should properly be pointed out that while it is really easy to cut yourselfs, it doesn't hurt (I am normally really skittish around needles) - the worst thing is the sting that can happen when the cream touches the wound. It is a weird feeling when you don't realize that you bleed until your hand touches your blood. The cut is so clean that it also heals nicely.

Good point. A Mach3 triple cut is really a gash that can take a small chunk out of your face. A small slice from the safety razor stops being an issue in minutes.

Post by knieveltech » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 10:53 PM UTC

ars wrote: post #90

knieveltech wrote: post #55

A brief word of warning to those that have expressed interest in shaving with a straight: not only is it addictive, it can warp your outlook on life. I bailed on modern shaving equipment in favor of antique (100+ yrs old minimum) straight razors over a year ago and I haven't looked back since. Initial investment was roughly $200 for a good shave ready razor, soap, brush and a strop. My first multi-pass shave took me…

> The fact that it's possible to restore a 150+ year old straight razor to perfect working order (I know this because I've done it myself) says quite a bit about modern build quality and designed obsolescence. It doesn't actually. It's simply selection bias. All the bad razors were thrown out years ago. The ones that were saved were the good ones.

This is not correct.

Overall quality and price point for razors manufactured over the last 150 years or so are generally well documented, and there are more everyman cheapo razors floating around on the market than heirloom collector's items. Having done restorations on both types I can tell you "cheap" razors typically shave just as well (or better) than heirloom pieces.

Also it's substantially more likely that a "good" razor would have been used to death due to hone wear.

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