Thread: And you guys thought you were shaving the old fashioned way....

I ran across this when I was researching. Pretty cool.

http://youtu.be/QWSTE6WLB0Y

Who's got obsidian and who's going to send me some?

Nice. But I think I will stick to my blades.

The original disposable.....

I want neolithic volcano razors!

Cool video. Thanks for posting.

Well, that takes care of the stroping and honing problems. Just chip and shave.

Originally Posted by tekbow

Who's got obsidian and who's going to send me some?

We got it here. Lying about by the ton.

You wouldn't be happy with the shave though. After all it's glass. One tiny nick and yeow.

I watched the video and don't really understand. When he takes a stroke, it leaves behind a ton of shaving cream. If the blade was so sharp would we just see bare skin?
Kinda tells me it is not so sharp...

Let's not go down this path. We all know what would happen. We'd sit around all day discussing what kind of antler to use for chipping. Chipmeisters would end up with 15 different kinds of antler and 50 different kinds of wooden mallets, not to mention the whole canvas versus leather chipping apron debate.

Then we'd worry about Belgian vs Japanese obsidian, blue-green obsidian vs green-yellow obsidian; whether newly-mined obsidian is comparable to old stock; what kind of obsidian is best for beginners with barbed-wire beards..... It's making my head spin just thinking about it.

James.