Quote Originally Posted by aboarder4life View Post
I mean no offence to some of the more experienced user but I think no matter how sharp a blade is, some beards will be more tough to cut than others and harder on the blade because of this. As an example I will use a regular disposable razor. I know this may be blasphemy but they are where my experience lies. Being just out of my twenties I recently lived in many bro pads and in these was forced to share many bathrooms. If there was anything I noticed it was how long disposable razors last for different folks. I am not and have never been a everyday shaver so shaving two to three times a week my razor lasted a bit less then a month before it needed to be replaced. I have had a roommate that shaved everyday and he bragged about not changing his blade for a year. Granted this is an extreme and he was lacking facial hair mostly. In general most of my roommates blades lasted three to four times as long as mine. I know straights are a different animal all together but a blade is a blade and every blade is subject to entropy. What we really need is a standardized beard thickness scale. I propose we grow out our beards to a designated length and see how many forks will stay stuck in said beard.
Perhaps the guys who's razors lasted longer than yours either had lower standards or tougher skin.
The idea of a standard hair has been floated a few times here, but feel free to go about with forks in your beard if you wish, you would be handy on an impromptu picnic.