Thread: HHT off the Coticule

Ivo - the dry human hair is tougher than copper wire of the same diameter - but when wet it is much softer. Hence all the hullabaloo about lather, softening the beard, method shaving etcetera. Of course that can be taken too far, since once saturated, the hair really cannot hold any more water. So beyond a point, all that stuff is just hot air... errr... water... ummm... lather.

And even khukuris are convex ground; I cut myself once on one as sharp as a razor - well - not shave ready straight razor, but say a used DE blade. They are incredibly tough knives too, and at least in Nepal, there is a lot of mystique that surrounds them. Unfortunately they don't yet have the western exposure of the katana, so they are inexpensive.

See http://www.himalayan-imports.com/ for khukuri info.

Vijay -

this may make sense for Schick then - because their users mostly use some crap from a can for several seconds before the edge hits the hair, not real soaking

Thanks for the info - I am fascinated with Everest, sherpas, etc. The fact that these khukuri are inexpensive is not unfortunate But I am not sure what I would use one for... Maybe hiking and stuff?

Cheers
Ivo