Thread: Advantages of different width blades?

Big blades:7/8++,one pass, one side of your face,one rinse,one WSEC (water spout exposure cycle)Next side,same WSEC, other than that, no advantages.

Steve,
Go with the big blades 7/8+++; that way when you drop it & chip the H*ll out of it, Glen can make you a nice 4/8.

Lots of good advice here. It's going to be your experience, that will lead you to find the size that best suits you. To start I would suggest a 5/8 with roundpoint the roundpoint helps to avoid cuts while you are developing a steady hand. I would suggest try a few sizes then till you find the one best for your face and beard. We are all different. I prefer 5/8 and 6/8, but have a very nice 4/8 Geneva Cutlery razor I really like. They all have different weights so each one is handled differently.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Big blades:7/8++,one pass, one side of your face,one rinse,one WSEC (water spout exposure cycle)Next side,same WSEC, other than that, no advantages.

Well...if you get into a survival situation big blades can come in handy.

For example. You are shaving and an earthquake causes near total destruction to your home and you are trapped in your shave den with only your mug, brush, the towel wrapped around your waist, and your 7/8++. Thank The Lord! You can use that mighty blade to chop your way out of the structure, and later to dress the game you took using your other survival skills.

I cannot tell you how many times it has happened to me

I do love the aesthetics of a big blade...and I really appreciate the fewer distractions (fewer rinses)

Originally Posted by unit

Well...if you get into a survival situation big blades can come in handy.

For example. You are shaving and an earthquake causes near total destruction to your home and you are trapped in your shave den with only your mug, brush, the towel wrapped around your waist, and your 7/8++. Thank The Lord! You can use that mighty blade to chop your way out of the structure, and later to dress the game you took using your other survival skills.

I cannot tell you how many times it has happened to me

I do love the aesthetics of a big blade...and I really appreciate the fewer distractions (fewer rinses)

The problem with that is, I don't have a towel that fits all the way around my fat a$$, so I would be just a naked man swinging a 7/8 's & get shot by the First Responders.

Thank you Hirlau. There's no emoticon that truly expresses the laugh I just got from your post. But that one will have to do.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

The problem with that is, I don't have a towel that fits all the way around my fat a$$, so I would be just a naked man swinging a 7/8 's & get shot by the First Responders.

(facepalm) Use the big steel to split the towel lengthwise, and again to strip out the hem. Then use the square point (you do have a square point right? All real survivalists know that a square point is mandatory) to cut a series of holes in one end of both remaining strips of towel, then use the hem strip as a lace to lash the two ends together into one double length towel.

My god, man...are you the type that is going to lay down and die while waiting for help during these impromptu survival situations that play out almost daily in this world...or are you a SURVIVOR?

Back on topic...so now it should be clear to the OP that the only razor to buy should have a square point and a minimum of 7/8s....because...you never know!

News Flash: In the ruins of the devastation, first responders approached what they believed to be the sole survivor. From behind the man having such an enormous backside, caused responders to be unable to see what he was doing. As the cheers of jubilation from responder and public alike rose, the man with the large backside turned to great those who were there to save him.

With malice in his eyes and wielding a HUGE 7/8 straight, responders were forced to shoot what clearly had become a man gone insane in the aftermath of current events.

Today's events were labeled unfortunate by the President and a group of men who seemingly still partake in the archaic act of shaving with straights.

In other news...

Originally Posted by earcutter

News Flash: In the ruins of the devastation, first responders approached what they believed to be the sole survivor. From behind the man having such an enormous backside, caused responders to be unable to see what he was doing. As the cheers of jubilation from responder and public alike rose, the man with the large backside turned to great those who were there to save him.

With malice in his eyes and wielding a HUGE 7/8 straight, responders were forced to shoot what clearly had become a man gone insane in the aftermath of current events.

Today's events were labeled unfortunate by the President and a group of men who seemingly still partake in the archaic act of shaving with straights.

In other news...

Please do not drag this thread off topic with your talk of zombies. I know they are everywhere and plotting their apocalypse, but they lack the necessary coordination to adequately wield a straight razor and therefore pose no threat in that capacity.