Thread: Think I found out how to get a REAL straight razor shave at my barber

Thats cool. I am curious if you think he done a better job with your razor than you do ?

I went to my barber one day to ask some questions about straight razors and such and well, that got me almost NO information. He said"You will cut yourself up with one of those" and get a German one. That was it.

Sounds like you have a better barber than I do

That's very cool Josh. Hopefully he's not that out of practice with a straigh that he can give you a nice shave. Let us know how it goes when he gives you a full shave.

Originally Posted by pitbulls20

I went to my barber one day to ask some questions about straight razors and such and well, that got me almost NO information. He said"You will cut yourself up with one of those" and get a German one. That was it.

Had a similar experience 20 years ago when I started straight shaving with my old barber who used to shave pre-WW 2. He told me to forget about it because disposables were much sharper anyway. Might be his honing wasn't that good... He was a cheap students' barber at the time.