Thread: Professional barber shaved

Hi everyone, i am still a newbie with two partial face average learning shaves under my belt using the king cutter that was passsed down to me.

I know it is an art that you learn over time and have been enjoying every moment of it, and even my safety razor shaving.

I wanted to jump the gun and see how a straight razor shave will feel when i am proficient at it (eventually)
So 3 blocks from where i live there is this barber, a 79-80 year old smaller Italian man. He has been a professional barber his whole life, and WOW what an experience!
the hot towels, pre shave cream, the shave itself was something else,hot and cold towels and then an aftershave cream to finish.

The shave itself was fantastic, his blade glided so smoothly and lightly and quick that it showed me how much i had to learn but also how great the experience of a straight shave can be. It gave me a gauge of what to look/feel for on my next shave aswell.

I have course thick facial hair and normally against the grain has always been a painful experience for me but not this time.
After he was done i could run my hand against the grain and feel not a single strand, that term as smooth as a baby's bottom is exactly the feeeling it was.

This experience only heightened my enthusiasm to learn and get better, if i can eventually get the skill to replicate the shave i got on saturday i will be extremely happy.


I live in Winnipeg now and also wondered if there are any other members here from Winnipeg to possibly share experiences or learn with/from?

Originally from New Zealand i will be proud to take this skill home and show off to my friends at some point. (when i can actually do it properly)

I am SO jealous!!

Originally Posted by Dzanda

I am SO jealous!!

Jealous of going to a Barber?
there are actually a few around hgere now and a new one just opened down town.
I have been investigating them.

NOTE: I live in Virginia. I'd move to Winnipeg if I could, but...

Originally Posted by ADG638

Jealous of going to a Barber?
there are actually a few around hgere now and a new one just opened down town.
I have been investigating them.

Originally Posted by Dzanda

NOTE: I live in Virginia. I'd move to Winnipeg if I could, but...

I dont know what your climate is down there but have you seen the winter conditions and temperatures we get here?
it got down to -53 here this winter and i work outside, think -43 was the coldest we worked in.
At those temperatures tools don't like it, 2 framing nailers broke the firing/hammering tongues in one day. you have to plug your cars in , block heaters or they will freeze and be so tight they won't even turn over.

I would love to visit virginia and look around. Actually there are alot of places in the states i would like to see and experience one day.

Originally Posted by ADG638

Hi everyone, i am still a newbie with two partial face average learning shaves under my belt using the king cutter that was passsed down to me.

I know it is an art that you learn over time and have been enjoying every moment of it, and even my safety razor shaving.

I wanted to jump the gun and see how a straight razor shave will feel when i am proficient at it (eventually)
So 3 blocks from where i live there is this barber, a 79-80 year old smaller Italian man. He has been a professional barber his whole life, and WOW what an experience!
the hot towels, pre shave cream, the shave itself was something else,hot and cold towels and then an aftershave cream to finish.

The shave itself was fantastic, his blade glided so smoothly and lightly and quick that it showed me how much i had to learn but also how great the experience of a straight shave can be. It gave me a gauge of what to look/feel for on my next shave aswell.

I have course thick facial hair and normally against the grain has always been a painful experience for me but not this time.
After he was done i could run my hand against the grain and feel not a single strand, that term as smooth as a baby's bottom is exactly the feeeling it was.

This experience only heightened my enthusiasm to learn and get better, if i can eventually get the skill to replicate the shave i got on saturday i will be extremely happy.


I live in Winnipeg now and also wondered if there are any other members here from Winnipeg to possibly share experiences or learn with/from?

Originally from New Zealand i will be proud to take this skill home and show off to my friends at some point. (when i can actually do it properly)

You're from New Zealand and you now live in Winnipeg, Lord Thunderin' Jesus if that ain't a Cod outta the Bay I don't know what is (trying my best East Coast accent)....I'm surprised you didn't freeze to death in the Winter and you'll be eaten alive in the summer, and still freeze to death...Winnipeg's a great city, but how did you end up there getting a fine razor like that....

I just had my first ever barber straight shave today at the meet-up in Asheville, NC. No one will ever shave you as well as you will shave yourself. Nonetheless, I greatly enjoyed the experience. It is worth trying ...

Originally Posted by ADG638

I dont know what your climate is down there but have you seen the winter conditions and temperatures we get here?
it got down to -53 here this winter and i work outside, think -43 was the coldest we worked in.
At those temperatures tools don't like it, 2 framing nailers broke the firing/hammering tongues in one day. you have to plug your cars in , block heaters or they will freeze and be so tight they won't even turn over.

I would love to visit virginia and look around. Actually there are alot of places in the states i would like to see and experience one day.

I used to go up north to your area every year with my father to go fishing. I recall one guy from the area say, "it's a long winter here.....especially when you don't get a summer".

Long story how i got here it was a stop over to visit another kiwi mate but have been here for 3 years now.
You get used to the cold when you work outside, learn from the locals and get the right gear.
Mosquito season soon and they are pretty thick and ferocious for some people but i must have sour blood as they hardly go for me if there are other people around haha.

Originally Posted by Phrank

You're from New Zealand and you now live in Winnipeg, Lord Thunderin' Jesus if that ain't a Cod outta the Bay I don't know what is (trying my best East Coast accent)....I'm surprised you didn't freeze to death in the Winter and you'll be eaten alive in the summer, and still freeze to death...Winnipeg's a great city, but how did you end up there getting a fine razor like that....

I was talking about my interest in straight razor shaving to my girlfriends dad and he came over a few days later with the king cutter.
He also gave me a Dorko 66 that had a bit of cell rot starting sadly.

It is currently away being restored, unfortunately the gold wash couldnt be saved but even so it is looking great!
I am very appreciative that he gave these to me especially as a learner.