Anyone ever use one of these?

[rachunter]

My friend told me to go check out this antique shop. He said the lady a bunch of cool old knives and some custom ones, so I stopped in to check it out. I’m glad I didn’t bring more money!!

Ended up getting a survival knife with interchangeable blade. Anyway she had a 1910 straight razor new in the box super cool, but I couldn’t drop $50 on it at this time. I told my buddy I’m going to get it someday. Today he walked in and gave me this one from Germany and said do you have the nads to use it? I took it home hit it on the strop and lathered up. That was brutal I had to stop after three scrapes. It’s safe to say I’d have been a beard guy back then.

Anyone ever use one?

 

 

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[left field]

Toyed with one for a while but it’s a ton of work. I settled on a Merkur safety razor with Japanese Feather blades, badger brush and a variety of soaps. 

For Christmas, I gave my 16-year-old nephew his great grandfather’s safety razor from the ‘30s. I made a package of appropriate blades, soap and classic after shave. I hope he uses it and doesn’t pick up some silly plastic thing, but I’m not confident. Kids ... 

[Pygmy]

I have my Grandfather's  straight razor and it is in very good shape, but I have never been brave enough to try to shave with it......

Not sure when it was made, but Grandpa was born in 1896 and died in 1967....

[BizCT]

Every barber around here does your neck and lineup with a straight edge


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[turkeyfeathers]

Sweeney Todd comes to mind 

[Pygmy]

" He got a custom Continental...He got an El Dorado Too..

He got a .32 gun his pocket fo fun, he got a RAZOR in his shoe.."

Edited February 11, 2020 by Pygmy

[Jeremy K]

37 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Every barber around here does your neck and lineup with a straight edge


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Walt always finished with a straight razor ,best 7 dollar haircut you could get ,the only problem was ,you could either get a Princeton or high and tight. 

[Nomad]

I use a double edge, badger brush and soap as well . I’ve heard guys practice the straight razor on a ballon and shaving soap . From the picture, that edge looks like it’s seen better days .

My medicine cabinet, has the slot that I use to drop the old blades in .

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[left field]

I remember those. Probably a lot of old houses with a thousand blades in the walls.

[Elmo]

I use a straight razor with disposable blades.  I opt for the non-folding one because it's more comfortable to hold and gives better control.  With the badger brush from Art of Shaving.  In the beginning I tore myself up but after about the third time, I got the hang of it.  Rarely cut myself now.  My chin comes out like a baby's bottom.

 

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[ny hunter]

Never had the nerve to try one......

[squirrelwhisperer]

Gillette Mach 3 for me. Sadly, I don't have the calzones to try one of those lol. I used a double edge back in the day.  

[Robhuntandfish]

Didnt Two Bit carry one of those?  

[ny hunter]

Wasn’t it a butterfly knife he carried.,,

[Chef]

Don’t use one myself but do get shaved with one at the barber when I go


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[grampy]

My barber uses one to trim up too. I do have my grandfathers, and my father in laws single edge straight razors though. One of my earliest memories is peeking in the door while my grandfather was shaving, and him asking me if I wanted a shave too! 

The roughest one I ever got was the old double edge razor I used in the army. Have always shaved with a blade though. Never owned an electric razor.

 

[Pygmy]

Mr. Blonde used one in " Reservoir Dogs"....  Can you HEAR that  ?..Hehehe...

[rob-c]

I remember being 5 or 6 and watching my dad use one. I have no idea what ever happened  to it .