Real man shaving.
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Lightweight......You can't beat a blow lamp and B and Q paint scraper with Swarfega as an after shave. It's a once in a lifetime experience.
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
I gave up on powered facial hair cutters after trying one of these and finding that my arms were too short.
I do used one of these to ream my nostrils though:
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
goo_mason
Champion barbed-wire hurdler
- Location
- Leith, Edinburgh
I highly recommend Neil at www.strop-shop.co.uk - I've bought a restored straight from him, and he's done three amazing restoration jobs on vintage straights I obtained from eBay (including my 1835 beauty pictured earlier in this thread). Not only that, but he's the Oracle when it comes to all things straight-razor :-)
In the long run, it's a good idea to get yourself some honing stones, advice from the guys at The Shaving Room forum and YouTube and give it a go yourself. If you're nervous about ruining a good razor, buy a cheapo used one from eBay to practice on.
I'm pretty kack-handed but even I've managed to hone up 10 or so eBay purchases that I've restored myself.
goo_mason
Champion barbed-wire hurdler
- Location
- Leith, Edinburgh
Oh, and in my list of razors last week I omitted to mention my nice little collection of Valet AutoStrop razors (and the lifetime supply of Valet blades I've built up from a number of eBay buys). These are great little razors and a very simple design that works really well.
Thank goodness I've had a year where I've not bought any razors at all since the start of it. It was getting a little out of hand....
Thank goodness I've had a year where I've not bought any razors at all since the start of it. It was getting a little out of hand....
boybiker
Guru
Thanks for the helpful information. What stones would you recommend for a beginner ?
goo_mason
Champion barbed-wire hurdler
- Location
- Leith, Edinburgh
I got a Belgian Yellow Coticule backed with a Belgian Blue whetstone from theinvisibleedge.co.uk to start with, then bought a dual grit Ice Bear water stone & holder from another retailer (different grits on each side - can't remember what they are right now, but possibly 800 / 6000?).
Join The Shaving Room forum and the guys there can give you very good advice on the hones to get, depending on what your specific needs are.
Join The Shaving Room forum and the guys there can give you very good advice on the hones to get, depending on what your specific needs are.
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
I use double-bladed change-headable things form Lidl. Very good, and extremely affordable
Slim
Über Member
- Location
- Plough Lane
As mentioned before, it's a personal choice. I tried a few different brands including some Gillette DE but have settled on Feather. I know some people rate them as being a bit aggressive but I've got used to applying the right amount of pressure and hardly ever nick the skin these days. If you have a heavyish razor such as a Merkur 34C or it's longer handled cousin the 38C (my razor of choice) then you really don't need much pressure at all.
HTH
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
andytheflyer
Guru
- Location
- South Cheshire
You can buy taster packs (e.g. Suffolk Shaving) and try out a range of blades. I did that and settled on Astra Platinums, although the Feathers are very good.
I have a Merkur 34C. Blade selection is very personal, and depends on the razor, the soap used, and your beard and shaving style. Try a few different blades and eventually you'll find the one that suits you - I think I tried about 20 different blades before I found my favourite.
