Thread: Wiping Off Your Blades Edge

I just use the towel around my waist when I'm shaving.

My razors don't come near water or sink, they have nothing to do there.

You can whipe on a sponge, some ppl use micro towels.
I use a big nice high quality sponge for washing cars

+1 have used a sponge to wipe between passes for over a year ever since seeing it on a video on here
my razors don't go near any sink or faucets to get dinged (touch wood)

Great to know for a newbie to the str8-razor! Thanks for sharing.

I strop the lather off onto my forearm, then give it a bit of a wipe with my towel at the end. If my forearm gets too loaded up i just give it a wipe down.

I will occasionally use my towel mid shave if i need to close my razor.

After dinging my blade on the faucet, I found this in my garage. I purchased it for our dog when I trim his nails, it was to small for his muzzle. It's a size one and fits over my vanity basin faucet perfectly.

I just slide it on and off for my shave. I did remove the straps. It allows a nice stream of water to pass an I no longer worry about committing the cardinal sin of dinging my blade. For $9.80 it's a winner.


http://www.amazon.com/Baskerville-2-...rds=dog+muzzle

Originally Posted by MJC

Damp washcloth, folded, at the edge of the counter to strop off as I go.
Also start off with 4-6 squares of TP to clean the blade if I need to close the razor to set it down (keep that lather out of the scales)
I have RazorDinkaPhobia so I only rinse once at the most...

And I remember my Grandfather and Uncle using a razor around my ears and the back of my neck when I was a youth in the 60's.
They would have a towel over either my shoulder (Grandpa) or his (Uncle Custy) that they would use to clear the blade as they worked.
If you think about it, turning to the sink takes time. For me not using the faucet to rinse allowed me to stay focused on the process, this was a big help when learning how to use a Straight.

I kinda like the idea of the towel over the shoulder. I'm gonna give it a try tonight. Thx

Rinse the blade off with hot water,wipe it off with tissue paper.

I strop it on the back of my forearm during a pass (thanks, Ed), and rinse between passes so it's not tacky drying lather.

*tacky _with_ drying lather.