Thread: Beard Growth After Straight

I am happy to report that the stitches are now out! I am once again stitch-free, clean shaven, and a little wiser for it.
Thanks guys! It's nice to belong to a forum group that actually gives a **** about each other (blush). I think our hobby makes us blood brothers (and sisters) is a way.

Originally Posted by bassguy

I am happy to report that the stitches are now out! I am once again stitch-free, clean shaven, and a little wiser for it.
Thanks guys! It's nice to belong to a forum group that actually gives a **** about each other (blush). I think our hobby makes us blood brothers (and sisters) is a way.

Nice one and warm greetings from across the pond in Scotland

great to have you aboard ....

Cheers Garry

Originally Posted by bassguy

I think our hobby makes us blood brothers (and sisters) is a way.

Good one!!!

Next time I think I would use a little less pressure on that TPT [Thumb Pad Test].

bj

Originally Posted by bassguy

Now the beard is starting to bug me, can't wait to shave it off. I'm also doing an Elvis gig downtown for the next week so the idea of shaving in serious chops is very tempting. In studying for this gig I heard a recording of Polk Salad Annie where Elvis describes Annie as a "wretched spiteful straight razor totin' woman!" Kind of funny...

Actually, the "wretched spiteful straight razor totin' woman" in the song was Annie's mother who was also "workin' on a chain gang."

The song was written and originally recorded by Tony Joe White. He got the plant wrong, however, it is not called Poke Salad, it is pokeweed. Poke Salad or Poke Salit is actually the leaves of the plant that have been boiled three times (discarding the water after each boiling). This process reduces the naturally occuring toxin in pokeweed making it, at least by tradition, safe to eat.

Just an update:
thumb is all healed, swelling has gone down, all that's left is a cool scar.

Originally Posted by bassguy

you asked for it... this was the morning after, when the dressings came off.

well, thanks for the visual lesson on why we should all respect the sharpness of a straight razor

Three little words:

BE MORE AWARE

Youch! That looked nasty, but glad to see its better. I have been cut enough before straight shaving that my awareness was very high and not to get over confident.

Good to see that you are back to straight shaving again. I love shaving with multi-day growth

Yes, having a straight blade slide across my face does make a huge difference how my hairs grow out again. The Mach 3 always left a few hairs under the skin line and cause some ugly issues. The Mach 3 action was more of a pull/cut.

I think Straight Razor shaving does the best to exfoliate the skin and not cut hairs below the skin line, thus you just look better all the way around. Plus, the prep work is a step up from my previous prep work using the M3.

Welcome Back!

Pabster

So the question remains, what is the "story" that will be told in the bars to the ladies? Ninja attack? Shark wrestling? "Direct hit with 155mm artillery and all I got was a cut"?....... do tell.......