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06-22-2011, 12:34 AM #1Senior Member
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Resting razors?
I have looked at this forum extensively and cannot find any reference to 'resting' razors.
My apologies if I have put this in the wrong place - mods please move it if I have.
All the research that I did prior to beginning this journey (and before I found this site) indicated that straight razors should be 'rested' for 48hrs between shaves yet I have not seen this mentioned here.
Could the more experienced members of this site share any thoughts they may have on this subject?
Cheers,
Geoff
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06-22-2011, 12:39 AM #2I used Nakayamas for my house
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No razor needs rest.
Just strop before every use.Stefan
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06-22-2011, 12:52 AM #3Senior Member
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The razor I happen to be using gets 24 hours rest max. If it's not up to the job, it gets stropped or honed, but no rest for the weary.
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06-22-2011, 02:32 AM #4Senior Member
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A lot of the myths regarding rest seem to have evolved before much study was done on straight razors and before the people who owned straight razors also owned microscopes.
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06-22-2011, 02:36 AM #5At this point in time...
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Shhhhhhh, are you guys crazy ....
Razors need a minimum of 14 days between shaves 100 days between shaves is even better,,,
Honest wife, these guys have no clue what they are talking about, I am right, I do need all those razors
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06-22-2011, 03:16 AM #6Senior Member
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Sorry guys, I am with Glen on this one. I read somewhere that they need a 1 year rest period before being re-used. So lets work on our collections.
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06-22-2011, 04:18 AM #7Senior Member
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Ahhhh so there IS a logical reason for RAD
Originally Posted by gssixgun
Shhhhhhh, are you guys crazy ....
Razors need a minimum of 14 days between shaves 100 days between shaves is even better,,,
Honest wife, these guys have no clue what they are talking about, I am right, I do need all those razorsgssixgun and Str8Shooter like this.
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06-22-2011, 06:30 AM #8Senior Member
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Razors need to rest, that's an unquestionable fact in our household. Pretty much like women's shoes Originally Posted by gssixgun
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06-22-2011, 09:08 AM #9Senior Member
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In all serious though i guess there are advantages to having multiple razors, if you have a 7 day set (bought as a set or just 7 razors) the overall sharpness is going to last longer as you're not using any one given razor constantly
Maybe where the resting myth has come from?
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06-22-2011, 09:46 AM #10May your bone always be well buried
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I could rotate my razors and use a different one over an eight day period...Not a huge collection by SRP member standards, but enough for me. However I would find that tedious, so I just use one 'til I'm sick of it, then swap over to another. Giving the last one a hone and oil, before resting, until I get back around to using it sometime down the track.
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