Thread: Walking the straight path.

Glad to see another successful 1st SR shave! I still haven't pulled the trigger yet, but seeing posts like this is encouraging!

Originally Posted by MickR

FWIW, I was staying at a mates place in another city a couple of weeks back, I had an event to attend. I was in a bit of a rush to get ready so my mate offered to iron my shirt while I had a shower and a shave. I was in the process of lathering up for a shave (with a DE, but the principle is the same) when he handed me my shirt. He voiced his disappointment at not being able to watch me whip a bloody great blade around my face when he saw the DE in my hand, as I have already got him using one of those for himself. He was, however, amazed at how feather light my touch was with using it. I had never given it much thought, but there you go, the lightness of the touch is obviously a visible/noticable thing. Other factors were discussed during my shave, things like learning the direction of growth, benefits of using a brush and soap/cream as opposed to canned stuff, best place to buy blades in bulk etc.


Mick

I plan to give it another go tomorrow. I was definitely not using a feather/light touch on my neck. Hopefully I can get some better results this time around and less irritation.

Originally Posted by Moonshine

Glad to see another successful 1st SR shave! I still haven't pulled the trigger yet, but seeing posts like this is encouraging!

I was toying with the idea on and off for awhile. It wasn't until I really started researching, reading forums and watching some videos before I felt like it was something I really wanted to try. It is funny to see some of the reactions I get when I tell people what I am doing. My boss is an old retired Navy chief and he thinks I'm crazy.

Originally Posted by Moonshine

Glad to see another successful 1st SR shave! I still haven't pulled the trigger yet, but seeing posts like this is encouraging!

You will when you feel ready, then when you get it down, you may never look back. Anything worth doing is worth the time and effort to do it right.

Originally Posted by Wckd

I was toying with the idea on and off for awhile. It wasn't until I really started researching, reading forums and watching some videos before I felt like it was something I really wanted to try. It is funny to see some of the reactions I get when I tell people what I am doing. My boss is an old retired Navy chief and he thinks I'm crazy.

I would too if I were standing on the deck of a moving ship!


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

You will when you feel ready, then when you get it down, you may never look back. Anything worth doing is worth the time and effort to do it right.



I would too if I were standing on the deck of a moving ship!


Mick

My Dad was a Boswain's mate for two go-rounds in WWII. The first go was as Higgin's boat skipper landing Marines et.al. on the various beaches around the theater and some of those stories brought chills to the spine.

Even more chilling was when he informed me that he didn't get his first "Safety Razor" until he was almost home - sadly he traded his unknown straight for that Gillete he used every day for the next 30 years or so. I never saw him bleed very much.

I do have my Grandfather's Larkin that I shave with now and then, but it's just not as nice as the "like new" W. H. Morley Clover Brand my brother got me last Christmas.

I've spent many days on rocking boats, but shaving on a "ship" is probably not a big deal in reasonable seas. My guess is in 40 footers the order of the day was a bit more relaxed...

You are quite correct of course. A ship is one thing a boat another. I've seen many a picture of bearded sailors as well as clean shaven. I don't know what the regulations were for naval personnel back in the day, but I would assume the regulations would have been fairly relaxed before the safety razor came onto the scene.


Mick