Originally Posted by
VeeDubb65
1. Using a shave brush as big as your head. What's the point? I've always found that at least in terms of size, a $5 drug store boar brush was just about the right size. If your brush is 30mm at the knot, and 10cm across when dry, doesn't it just make it harder to use? I mean, I don't want a shave brush that can apply lather to my eyebrows and nipples at the same time.....
Someone obviously likes it. Maybe the more badger there is, the more badger to love? Same logic can be applied to a lot of other stuff... I'm not going to go there, but...
2. Insisting on creating enough lather to fill a quart jar for every shave. I've always found that the "right" amount of lather is "just enough" to cover my skin so you can't see through the lather. Any more than that just makes a mess. Also, you're wasting a huge amount of shave soap and/or creme. And let's face it, the soaps and cremes that most of us use aren't exactly cheap.
As has been said before, soap is damn cheap! And you are assuming that they don't use the entire quart of lather. Are you sure that they don't? I'm not going to judge until I hear them say that they actually only use 1/8 of the lather they produce.
Besides, its fun making the lather! :D
3. 30,000 grit hones. Seriously? 30k? WTH for? Is it like owning an italian sports car? "Sure it sucks to drive and it's impossible to park, and sucks gas like the Kennedys suck down bourbon, but I have one and you don't, so I must have a bigger endowment."
Because it exists, the hone is comparatively cheap, and we CAN! :D :rock: Who knows, maybe it shaves better? I'm not going to deny I want my razor to be the best it can be, and if that means a 30k hone, I'm going to save up for one and buy it.
4. Modern scuttles. Completely useless, especially if you just use them with hot tap water. Discuss.
Thats a little unfair. I like my $2 scuttle made from two ceramic bowls from IKEA. Keeps my lather warm... Hot tap water doesn't cut it.
5. I'm almost scared to mention this one.... :medvl: but I've got to include taping the spine of every single razor for honing. Come on guys, 90% of us use antique razors, and enjoy them because of their age. Isn't taping the spine to prevent perfectly normal and arguable attractive spine wear a little pointless? I get doing it to correct a problem, or make a heavy grind easier to hone, but come on.
As far as I'm concerned, that is their business.
So, what about you guys?