Thread: Idea for a straight razor invention

Tough Love

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Somewhat a harsh post IMO

Originally Posted by Geezer

Well guys, I am old and I shave with a straight most days. I use alum on my ... It is often sold as Thai Deodorant.
~Richard

It's a spice too. and used for pickling.

Get some in your mouth, salty and puckery. A bit like a salted green persimmon.

I've never owned a block, haven't run out of the powdered mccormick-style yet.

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WRT OP, naysayers abound, but there are guys making money selling "Kriegars" and "Solingen Ninja" razors (PT Barnum had this saying). There will always be things you can sell to the great unwashed masses* that you'll never sell to the learned and connoisseurs.

*find them at the great yellow sphincter store. (GYSS)

It's mostly a matter of if you're trying to make a buck any which way, or if you're trying to advance the craft/art/activity. Problem with things with too much mass-appeal is that there'll be knock-off copies coming out no matter if you spend the money on patents and other "protections". Some folks advocate putting whatever into production asap, to establish a marketshare/name and copycats be damned. OH wait i digressed.

So go ahead, put it on the market and let Amazon determine your success. nudge wink.


Personally, no interest in anti-slip of any sort.

But the chameleon-gription...that's the stuff. Saw show about how they hold onto anything anywhere - water/gravity be damned, it's a molecular-level bond.

Originally Posted by CatanUS

Are you related to Rube Goldberg?

The guy in the photo has prosthetic arms.

Originally Posted by Iceni

I've read this full thread.

The ring idea is bad. You SRS with both hands. You swap hands constantly, And your grip changes according to your face.

The idea of having a blade protector however might have some merit in the correct application.

Think of a double mousetrap that clips over the spine, And attaches to a lightweight lanyard.

You put the lanyard round your neck when your using the razor and your blade is now protected from damage from been dropped. In the event of been dropped the lanyard pulls a small pin that activates the trap. The trap is 2 lightweight flaps of plastic that snap shut over the edge. By the time the razor hits the floor it's going to hit the spine or the plastic.

Simple and might save an expensive razor in the hands of a beginner. And when you hone the device just unclips.

It's no replacement for dry steady hands and a sure grip however.

If you make it I've already named it the "Anti-Circumciser". If you make it I expect you to use that name as it's trademark

BRILLIANT!

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Somewhat a harsh post IMO

If PIXEL sez it's harsh, it must be pretty darn harsh! Prolly why I stayed out of it!

Originally Posted by Mach7

The guy in the photo has prosthetic arms.

what photo??

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

what photo??

The cartoon guy in post 45, I presume.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

If PIXEL sez it's harsh, it must be pretty darn harsh!

Do not think the OP intended to JACK ANYONE AROUND.