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Thread: Safety Razor to Straight Razor?
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06-26-2013, 11:01 PM #1
I'm not sure there is any benefit going to a DE and then on to a straight, why not just go directly for a straight?
If you do want to try a DE, I can vouch for the fact a good safety razor with the right blades will trash your Mach 3. I have recently been given my father's early 1950's Gillette Rocket and, with Feather blades that I bought just to try it, the shave was unbelievable - smooth and very close. I only wish I could get as good a result with my straight with so little effort.
I actually learned to shave with this very razor back in the '70's, I now can't understand why I used cartridge razors for over 30 years!
Good luck with whatever you go with.
Peter
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06-26-2013, 11:11 PM #2
The only advantage I can see is it gets you grounded in wet shaving meaning lather production and using good soaps and shave prep and all that.
I used a DE first and there is no skill set you need in DE shaving you can take over to straight shaving they are so different. Maybe using little pressure with the razor, that's about it.No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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06-26-2013, 11:21 PM #3
I have never had a decent shave from a DE, granted I have never shaved with a DE.
Both paths will have their respective advantages and disadvantages, each will have a learning curve.
The decision of which road to follow is purely up to you.
Which ever path you choose we are all here to help in any way we can.It is just Whisker Whacking
Relax and Enjoy!
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06-26-2013, 11:29 PM #4
I strongly echo what thebigspender said, as I too went the DE to straight route. I now shave with both, but could've saved a ton of money if I had went to the straights and never touched the DEs. My advice is this: get an inexpensive Dovo or Boker that is professionally honed. Before it gets dull, buy another. Now you can send off the first to be sharpened. When you are new, you will dull the razor much faster than an experienced user. This is due to poorly refined technique both in shaving and stropping. Don't waste your money on a big dollar razor....the bottom of the line Boker or Dovo will shave just as well as their top dollar stuff. Happy shaves.