To Preserve and Protect Razors

[moi621 (imported)]

Full beard clipped now and then with Wahl clipper and a half inch guard.

Minor Bic razor touch ups to check bones and to separate nose hair from mustache.

I don't know why more guys don't do it.

BTW, notice the new scruffy look is in.

That stubbly 4 day growth look.

Moi

[Dave (imported)]

braid your nose hair.

I hear its all the rage in some cities...

[george2u2 (imported)]

I'm with Flo on this one. I shaved about 20 years ago to wear a.gas mask at work.

[gareth19 (imported)]

I just buy half a dozen or so single blades once a year or so. Sometimes I shave everything. Have always washed it out and then used a clean rag to wipe it out after I finish and then later reuse it. For sensitive areas I generally break out a new one.

I shave once a week with one of three straight razors I picked up at yard sales. You strop it before shaving and it is always sharp. Two were manufactured by J.S. Höller & Ce. Solingen Germany, one with a black handleand one with an imitation tortoise shell handle. I also have an ivory or bone handled one from the King Razor Mfg. Co. of Indiana, PA. It seems that California, Indiana, and Wyoming are all in PA.

[lust4nutlessboiz (imported)]

I shave once a week with one of three straight razors I picked up at yard sales. You strop it before shaving and it is always sharp. Two were manufactured by J.S. Höller & Ce. Solingen Germany, one with a black handleand one with an imitation tortoise shell handle. I also have an ivory or bone handled one from the King Razor Mfg. Co. of Indiana, PA. It seems that California, Indiana, and Wyoming are all in PA.

Intercourse is also in PA. Mexico is in MO.

[ncbent71 (imported)]

I'm going to try the drying off of the blades to see if they do last longer for me. Maybe i'll just get into the habit of blowing it dry with my blowdryer versus wiping it with a towel... Wonder if dipping it in rubbing alcohol and then drying it will make a difference?

[ncbent71 (imported)]

For what it is worth, I went back to a double edge razor several years ago. I have two, an expensive Merkur (Germany) that is my regular and an ancient Gillette twist to open that I got off e-Bay which is my travel razor. Both work effectively with a decent blade. I buy Personna "Israeli Reds" online from West Coast Shavers. They are very good and very cheap. The ones I currently have were made in Mexico, but I cannot tell any difference from the ones made in Isreal.

When I was a kid I decided to try shaving with one of those ancient Gillette Twist Open razors... I lathered up using dads' brush and cup. I stood on the stool and looked at myself in the mirror and proceeded to do just what dad did everyday... Needless to say the consequences of my actions resulted in a severe razor cut in the chin area... Thank God I didn't decide to start shaving my neck first.

[bobover3 (imported)]

Razor costs have grown outrageous. Modern razors are much better, but you really pay. When I was a teen in the 60s, the old fashioned two-edge blades lasted a couple of weeks. Not so today's top of the line blades.

[coinflipper_21 (imported)]

I've been buying the Mach 3, Magnum (different brand, not Gillette, good five blade), and sometimes Schick disposables in bulk at Costco. Since my testosterone level has be low, my beard is not that tough and any of these will last a week per blade, so a 52 pack will last a year. However, I always keep a few Gillettes around. The Magnum and Schick are proper shaving tools, just the thing for facing cold steel on a workday morning. The Gillette razors require a more deft touch to keep them from biting you, but handled carefully, will give an even smoother shave. So, while the Schick or Magnum are my every day razors, for those special occasions when I need the last bit of face-between-her-thighs smoothness, I take my time and use the Gillette.