One reason I shave old school

[pokerfan]

Cost...





Then there's all the junk (cartridges, aerosol cans) destined for the landfill.

An adjustable safety razor is all you need...

It's not rocket science.

[Auggie]

1. Recommend

[Downwinder]

2. Persona or Wilkerson blades?

[pokerfan]

4. Wilkinson is fine

but I also really like Feather:



It's mostly about properly preparing the beard, getting the angle right and using the proper pressure, i.e. not much.

[ashling]

3. And then there is this:

[pokerfan]

5. Yeah

For 17.6¢ per blade, I will forgo having to sharpen and strop a straight razor.

[hibbing]

6. question..

Hi,
Any brand of razor that you recommend? I tried a straight edge once, it was okay, but this looks much nicer and I wouldn't have to toss away so many of the cheap disposable ones I use for like a month each anymore.

Pace

[pokerfan]

8. Well, mine is a 1965 Gillette Slim

so I can't really recommend a currently manufactured safety razor from personal experience but I've heard good things about Merkur. The trick is learning how to use it.

[In_The_Wind]

7. I really enjoy watching a man shave.

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[pokerfan]

14. For In_The_Wind...

[Gurney Hack]

9. Better than Wilkenson and 100 for less than 20 dollars...

[link:http://www.google.com/imgres?q=shark+razor+blades&um=1&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=690&tbm=isch&tbnid=hH-_nnres2PzXM:&imgrefurl=http://www.theshaveshed.com.au/index.php%3Fmain_page%3Dproduct_info%26products_id%3D83&docid=QKn63QEChjc8QM&imgurl=&w=2359&h=2257&ei=ztZ1UdztEeXA4AO8rIHoAg&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:6,s:0,i:100&iact=rc&dur=653&page=1&tbnh=178&tbnw=186&start=0&ndsp=15&tx=98&ty=72|

[pokerfan]

10. I don't doubt it

but for $1.76 for ten Wilkinsons, it's just not worth it to special order anything else.

[TNLiberal4]

11. Amen

Love my Merkur with Feather blades, though I imagine my razor+blades+brush+soap isn't any cheaper than the disposable ones.

[pokerfan]

12. Seriously

Ten blades for $1.76, soap lasts for months. The setup cost is probably more than disposables but in the long run, safety razor can't be beat.

[Taverner]

19. Feather doesn't cut my jagged post-apocalyptic whiskers

I gotta use Shark

[pokerfan]

15. I don't believe that

All it takes is a little practice. You're a smart guy. You're here after all. Apply yourself.

Proper shaving has become a lost art. Today’s average male has no clue about the fine art of the traditional wet shave that their grandfathers and some of their fathers used to take part in. Instead, they’re only accustomed to the cheap and disposable shaving products that companies market. I’m not sure when or why it happened, but the tradition of passing down the secrets of a clean shave abruptly stopped. Thankfully, this glorious male ritual is making a comeback.

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2008/01/04/how-to-shave-like-your-grandpa/

[Taverner]

18. +100

[Major Nikon]

25. Nobody has the same beard

I've known guys that could smear cream on their face and let the cat lick off their beard while other guys practically need industrial machinery to get theirs off. Some guys have thick skin and some don't. There's no one shaving implement that is right for everyone.

If you really want to go cheap and get the ultimate manly man shave, go buy a straight razor. You can get a good one for a little north of a C note, but you'll make it up by never having to buy razors again.

I've used a straight razor, a safety razor, and just about every other shaving instrument known to man. Now I use a Gillette 5 blade because it simply works the best for me. I get the blades on eBay for about $2 each and they last a month which puts my yearly cost at about $25 per year. That's cheap enough for me.

[arcane1]

26. "let the cat lick off their beard" LMAO

I've been thinking for a while about switching to the safety razor. I remember seeing one in my grandmother's home when I was a kid, and I think of it often.

[pokerfan]

27. I agree

I was just responding to the implication that safety razors are inherently dangerous and/or difficult to use. Use whatever works for your face.

Beard licking cats..

[Major Nikon]

28. I never thought that either

A safety razor is a safety razor, all of them can turn your face to hamburger if you try hard enough.

[Taverner]

17. You get used to it. Besidses, don't use TP...

Use a styptic pencil



$2

[Taverner]

16. Amen brother! I have seen the LIGHT! No more 8-gogol blade razors!

I use a safety razor - a slant one at that (I have some thick hair) and shaving soap.

Nothing like the ritual of lathering up a cup of shaving foam!

[ashling]

20. Jolly Good Safety Razor

-185x71

like 98% of their stuff, this is imported

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The closest thing to a “cut throat” shave

Superior quality shaver from Edwin Jagger of England
Delivers an exquisitely close, smooth shave
Exclusive two-part solid metal head
Triple electroplated with copper, nickel and chrome for a mirror finish
Handle is built of hard-wearing imitation ivory and chrome
Uses frugally priced single blades (not included)
3 3/4" long
Made in England

Put away that overpriced Terminator of a twin blade razor. This Jolly Good Safety Razor from Edwin Jagger of England gives a shave second only in closeness and smoothness to a barber’s straight (aka “cut throat”) razor, using frugally priced single blades. The exclusive two-part head is solid metal, triple electroplated with copper, nickel and chrome for a mirror finish. The handle is built of hard-wearing imitation ivory and chrome components to withstand extreme temperatures of water and soap. 3 3/4" long. Razor blades not included. Made in England.

[MikeW]

21. always wanted to try it but it looks dangerous compared to modern blade heads

[pokerfan]

22. Dangerous?

Safety is its first name!

[MikeW]

23. thats true lol

Maybe its just that I can see the exposed blade

[Tobin S.]

24. I have a light beard

One of those yellow Bic single blade disposables lasts me a couple of months. One of my grandpas shaved with a razor like that, though.