Close shave?

This is one of teh stupidest things I've ever seen.
http://www.schickquattro.com/index2.html?vet=yes&PC=yes
Who is stupid enough to believe that more blades are better? I'd like to see their test results.

 

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the throw away razors sometimes shave better than expensive double/triple blades.

 

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I find that the best shaves are given by a single blade, a la old fashioned razor.

But I usually use and electric one because it takes less time.

 

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I use a straight edge razor which has just one cutting edge and I have a strap to keep it sharp with. I haven't bought a razor in many many years and never will again. Why buy razor blades when a straight edge won't ever go dull as long as you keep it sharpened.

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I'm thinking of getting that. I'm a little scared to use a straight edge. That thing is leathal. How long (and how many nicks) before you got used to it? Also, does shrpening it require alot of skill?

 

Haven't you figured it out?

I don't get what's up with the four-bladed razor, either. It seems excessive. But Schick is an excellent example because their "Tracer" was a different argument.

I had forgotten, until recently, how well a cheap yellow single-bladed razor can shave my face. For years I've enjoyed the luxury of shaving in the shower without a mirror, so I've used various incarnations of the "Tracer" blades--two blades, and flexible. I only cut myself if I'm dumb enough to overuse a blade. But I also swear that if you leave the damn thing on there long enough, it works just fine again. (When that kind of razor is a luxury, you need a better job.)

But in addition, ask any serious bicyclist or swimmer--a "Tracer" is designed for more than just shaving your face. And that wire-wrapped women's razor from Gilette just doesn't work for men.

• Okay, okay, one ridiculous story. So, anyway, I'm 19, living in the dorm at college, and these guys are laughing as I walk down the hall so I ask them what's up and they're talking about this dude who just shaved his legs. Okay ... fine ... Is there anything you need to tell us, dude? No, no, it's for bicycling.

Now then, this makes a certain amount of sense to me, but--Dude, you mountainbike.

Yeah, it keeps the hair out of the wounds.

Ah. Then ... don't you want to wax or something, so there's less regrowth in the scar tissue?

Nah ... that's just faggy.

O ... kay.

:m:

 

Before I know it, shaving down to my dermis will not be enough.

 

I don't even shave. I use lighter fluid and a lighter.

 

If you can't use your razor for a clean cut what can you use?

 

I went to school with a guy tried using some waxing cream type stuff on his face. He pulled it off one cheek and it was so red and painful he didn't do the otherside.

Everything was fine when he shaved the other side, but by the time night classes came around he had 5o'clock shadow with a bald spot.

 

dsdsds...... It took me about 2 years to really master the straight edge and even now I still nick myself about once or twice a year. You have to learn to be very steady and patient with your shaving. The greatest thing is that I have saved thousands of dollars not buying disposable or double edge razors. Electric razors can't ever give you a close enough shave to match the straight edge. The strop that you'll need is here: http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/sharpen/strop.html

So remember to buy one like this, the diagram shows you how to use it.

You wanna start with a sharp razor.
Did you get 'strop dressing' with your strop? I'm not sure what it's made of, exactly, but I think its like jeweler's paste. If you don't have it, you can probably get it from a knife store in a local mall, that's where I got mine.
1) put a little dressing on the leather side of your strop. This is the part of the whole thing I'm least sure of, but I think you want just a very little bit. Don't try to cover the whole surface evenly, just get some patches on there that will spread out as you use the thing and sharpen your razor on it. What I've done is just to daub a few dots across the width of the leather in a few lines, evenly spaced along the length of it. At this point, I'm not adding any more dressing because I think I used to much and now my leather is sleek and shiny (I wonder if its very effective that way?)
2) The blade is designed so that if you lay it flat on a surface, the angle at which the blade-edge contacts that surface is the optimal angle at which to sharpen it. Lay the blade flat on one end of the leather and draw it along the length of the strop WITH THE BLADE EDGE FOLLOWING. Turn the blade over, lay it flat on the other side, and draw it back the other way; again WITH THE BLADE EDGE FOLLOWING. Thus, you should always lead with the dull edge. The dull part and the edge should both be in contact with the strop (the blade is then flat, and you are sharpening at the correct angle -- probably somewhere around 5 or 10 degrees). Repeat this about six times for each side.
I've never experienced this, but if your blade ever gets REALLY dull, the linen side of the strop is coarser than the leather side and will do more work on the edge.
NEVER LET THE BLADE EDGE COME IN CONTACT WITH ANY METAL, OR ANYTHING AS HARD AS ITSELF. Any kind of nick in the blade edge is impossible to remove using the strop. It may be possible to find other tools to re-finish the edge, but to have it done professionally costs about $50.
You'll need to sharpen before each time you shave your face. I often let my hair grow pretty long before shaving, so I sometimes have to sharpen again half-way through to get a comfortably sharp shave.
3) This thing will hurt more than disposables. Keep the edge about 30-40 degrees to your face, and shave against the grain of your hair (up on the neck, up across the jaw-bones toward the ears, up on your mustache, up on your chin -- pretty much up everywhere). Always move the blade in a direction perpendicular to its edge. Any sawing motion will tend to cut into the skin.
It is very important to keep your skin taught where your shaving. You can do this by stretching it across your face with your hand, and/or (my preference) holding your head up or sideways so that it stretches itself.
I've found that, unlike with disposables, keeping my face still and moving the blade is important. It takes a while to get used to this. Be very aware when beginning of taking the edge off your face before you turn your head to expose a new area for shaving.
here's the routine:
face still
blade down
blade move
blade up
face move (skin appropriately stretched) face still
blade down...

Making such a routine of a simple thing like shaving seems irksome, but after a while it comes naturally and the routine fades away. I almost never cut myself when I used disposables. Now I draw blood maybe every fifth time I shave, but they're always micro-cuts that disappear under a little cold water (closure of the pores). Zits are less a problem than I expected, but they're definitely an obstacle. The thing I miss most is being able to shave while showering -- without a mirror.
Good luck!

 

Shaving is illogical anyway. I should stop shaving based on that premise alone.

 

I still use disposable blades, but I went retro with my shaving cream. I nowadays use a shaving brush and the hard soup in a box. It seems more economical and actually feels better.

And you don't have to worry when you travel by airplane about exploding soap.

 

Yup, so does my dad, and I steal those from him. That girly shaving stuff is just bull!

 

So , anyone going to give the straight edge a try?

 

straight edge

I am tempted to get one, and I am only 16, so years to learn(hopefully) and they are by far the coolest!

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Hmm...the quattro looks cool and all, but I'm gonna hold out for a seven blader

 

Electric shavers make my face turn red and burn. I have rarely cut myself with a razor. I don't know how a beginner could mess up so badly. lol.

 

Thanks for the tips. I'll give it a try. (I hope it's not to late to put it on my christmas list)