Thread: Chaplin video ,straight razor shave!!!

Originally Posted by napoleon

After honing

He's flipping the razor over on the leading side, which means either the edge is trailing (back-honing?), or he is destroying the edge If the edge is trailing, I guess you'd have to know that the strap is abrasive enough to be called a honing strap

Hard to tell what it is though through all the tears and laughter

"The Great Dictator" - I've seen that movie several times and it always cracks me up - I like specially when he plays the other character - the mad dictator Hinckel.
I absolutely love Chaplin's movies. He's a genius.

Thanks for posting.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

He's flipping the razor over on the leading side, which means either the edge is trailing (back-honing?), or he is destroying the edge If the edge is trailing, I guess you'd have to know that the strap is abrasive enough to be called a honing strap

Hard to tell what it is though through all the tears and laughter

He doesnt know anything about honing, hence the stropping motion He shouldnt be doing the HHT after honing too If he was honing.
Just look at his lather

I dont think it was made to demonstrate a real straight shave guys. lol

Originally Posted by CloseShave

Great video. I heard him say 10 cents please. In high Manhattan shops, its now $50! Did you notice that he did the HHT after stropping?

And here I heard "15¢ please"