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So, I still haven't had the chance to send off my first questionable razor.
For two nights in a row, while watching TV, I was able to successfully perform a "coupe de maitre" dry by feel.
Pretty happy about that.
Anybody else shave by feel only, no sight?
Ummm, no. And not planning to, either :-)
Not until the day I'm diagnosed with degenerative eye disease :p
Well, see. I've wet shaved for years with cartridges in the shower by "feel", wtg, xtg, atg. I know its not saying much as its a cartridge, but going by feel for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by Headcrowny
I've felt fine doing dry passes here and there while watching TV. All good. Not sayin' as a boast, just saying I have the thing sitting in front of me in my usual seat.
Edit: I'm uneasy that I can't "Like" Ryan82's post. Awkward.
Damn! I've been cheated out of a Like lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Siguy
All joking aside, I'm a firm believer in doing whatever works for YOU. The dry blind coup de maître idea isn't really my cup of tea, but don't let that deter you.
Yeah, pretty much everyday;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Siguy
It's not easy seeing all that much of the back of my head.
It took a bit of practice to get proficient with a straight going ATG back there, but with patience comes rewards:)
I think how much one shaves by feel kind of sneaks up on us. We may be looking in the mirror, but, as experience increases, a lot of shaving is done by feel whether the shaver is watching or not.
OK. So I figured out exactly why I feel comfortable doing the coupe de maitre. And when I say comfortable, I mean a careful confidence, not rash abandon.
Reason: The top end of the Fusion razor that I've used for so many years, I've been using under my nose to get the top most hair where the nose meets the whiskers. I've done this carefully in the shower for ages. That's gotta be it.
Now to read the rest of the clever jabs and jokes on this thread ;)
We used to have a member who was totally blind and used a straight. Most of the maneuvering is done by feel anyway. Put on a blindfold and try a few simple strokes. You might be surprised how easy it is.
Of course if you try it and misfortune strikes, I didn't tell you to do it.
Minus the blindfold, but by feel in front of the tv at night, I've been doing that... Whelp. I sent it off to SRD, but think I have a secret admirer who is SENDING ME A STRAIGHT RAZOR!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
How cool is that?
:rock:
Hey, thanks for the inadvertent larnin'. I wasn't sure what "merde" meant in French anymore and so looked it up. Literal meaning is "shit". So I thought, okay, there's got to be a colloquialism associated. So looked into it and it means "good luck". But that didn't make perfect sense so looked it up some more. Turns out that saying "merde" will actually insult some people. The full phrase is "Je te dis merde". Which led to even more reading and finding out the origin of the phrase in the first place. So cool, much nollige!
At the risk of a awkward post I'd like to ask why you would want to do that. If you have a mirror wouldn't you use it? Just saying is all. I'm always willing to learn something new or a reason for trying something new. Otherwise glad to hear of your successful adventure.:beer1:
Because I need to shave the hair under my nose ;PQuote:
Originally Posted by Brenngun
No, really, though. I did and it was suggested to me to look at the coupe de maitre technique and it turned out that this is exactly the way I was already doing it. Felt natural. My cartridge razor is one of those 5 blades wiz-bangers(the lawnmower) that has an additional razor on the top of the cartridge for edging purposes(the weed trimmer). I've been using that trimming edge under my nose for years using the exactly same technique in the shower without a mirror which is where I shave with the cartridge razor.
Why in the dark, watching tv without a mirror? I don't know how to explain why I enjoy putting the blade to my face so much. Maybe because I'm so enamored? Maybe I tell myself that practice is good?
So, comfort, enamoration and 'cause I can is my answer.
Cheers
'Gutsiest move I've heard of, Mav...' [Top Gun]Quote:
Originally Posted by Siguy
Ha! I recently discovered a pipe tobacco blend called Merde de Cheval. Even though my French is atrocious, for some reason it just clicked and I said to myself, "Hey, that means horse shit!" Sure enough I was right.
Back on topic though, I'm with Ryan on this one. I don't plan on embracing the Ray Charles method until advanced age or medical condition requires it.
If it weren't for the latterly two sentences, I'd almost have to give you credit for the most clever quip, calling BS on me. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by 1OldGI
:chapeau
Just curious, any cross eyed shavers out there. I'm very nearsighted and start my shaves off with my nose to the mirror to get my sideburns and then put on my single vision glasses adapted from by bi-focal scrip and finish off. But I am blind as a bat doing my left side sideburn no matter how I twist and turn to see what I am doing.
I kind of know what you mean. Resorts and hotels nowadays feel that they have to have 'stone' counter tops in that bathrooms. With their lighting and those inches further back from the mirror its becoming to be a real problem shaving without my glasses on.
I got one of those 6" shaving mirrors on an arm from eBay, one side is standard, t'other is 5x magnification, I chose it because my bathroom mirror is actually the bottom 3 louvers in the window, and it is quite a way back from where I stand in front of the sink.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razorfeld
In case you were wondering the bathroom window was on an external wall once, but the sleep out behind it has long since been built in. So now the louvers open on to another room.
Ed, even with a mirror on an expanding arm (put right next to the bathroom mirror) I still can't get a good line on my left sideburn. I shave that blindly and dangerously when I use a square point. And how does one get a quote on your post permanently like on the bottom of yours?Quote:
Originally Posted by edhewitt
Poss don't use a square point without a mute then, at least for that area :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Razorfeld
I will double check the exact route to the signature bar, but it is accessible through settings as far as I recall.
Yup, go to settings, (top right ish of the screen),
Then in "my settings" (part way Down that page) select edit signature.
You are allowed 3 lines maximum, not sure on the character limit though.
Thanks Ed. See below (and wonder about the meaning of life).Quote:
Originally Posted by edhewitt
I just looked up Coupe de Maitre on Wiktionary - this is what it says:
'Introduction of a catheter into the bladder via the urethra'.
I'm impressed you can do that without looking.
Have you been on those pickled onion drinks again?Quote:
Originally Posted by Razorfeld
its pickled tomatoes!!!!!
razorfeld, do you mean you shave blindly because your arm is in the way? are you using your left arm?
have you started a scything action yet? i find if i start at bit of an angle my hand/arm is below my eyeline so i can see where im shaving
does this make sense? here is link to scything from wiki but you will have to scroll down a bit Shaving passes - Straight Razor Place Wiki
Wd, I wish. I recently bought a hand held DE blade sharpener made in Hungary, about 60-70 yrs old. Of course the instructions are in Hungarian. Used a Google online translation program. Had to type the Hungarian in with out all the accented vowels and what I got back was close to a Danny Kay gibberish routine. English and untranslated Hungarian words that the program didn't have in its data bank. Operation is obvious, just wanted to see what they said. What you see is the nearest they could get, I guess without the accented vowels. Reminds me of a Surrealist period I went through when I started art school in the early 50's.Quote:
Originally Posted by edhewitt
you might be able to scan them into your computer, then email them to someone in Hungary for a translation :). Though seriously a Hungarian club may well do it for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razorfeld
We recently bought a trivial persuit card game that was from Canada, no worries you think. Not so when you realise it is all Canadian trivia. So we posted it to the nestle inn, Saskatchewan. We figured someone there could make use of it.
Ed, I basically know how it works. Even for an octogenarian like myself it is simple to see the working method, Just was curious to see if I was right.
Yes. I immediately discovered that providing the word "shave" or "shaving" drastically changed the result of the searches.Quote:
Originally Posted by UKRob
:dropjaw:
Wasn't taking the piss, I was just thinking, that's all. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Razorfeld