Thread: Desert island sharpening tools...

"P.S. Why am I shaving on a deserted island?"

I forgot to tell you...Mariah Carey is the only other inhabitant

Tom

Originally Posted by straightman

I forgot to tell you...Mariah Carey is the only other inhabitant

Then why am I diddling around with blades instead of making music?

Originally Posted by straightman

I forgot to tell you...Mariah Carey is the only other inhabitant

Can it be Alecia Keys? She's dreamy.

Originally Posted by straightman

"P.S. Why am I shaving on a deserted island?"

I forgot to tell you...Mariah Carey is the only other inhabitant

Tom

My Spyderco Sharpmaker. It keeps my razor in condition well enough for me and it pulls double duty sharpening my knives which means it'd be ideal for a desert island situation. Besides...if Cariah Carey is on the island...I'm just gonna use the razor to slit a throat...mine...hers...either way without a mute button I can't stand that woman.

Actually this is kinda a fun topic for me as growing up in Colorado my mother carried emergency packs in the back of our car with space blankets waterproof matches and other supplies in case some disaster struck. Nothing ever happened but it does kinda make sense in the camping/minimalist/something totally unforseen happens and you end up humping it into the woods for an undetermined amount of time to survive...(WOLVERINES!!!)...what do you take with you? Obviously the straight razor is ideal because you never need new blade cartridges.

This is a really good question and one I am also wondering about. From what I have read it seems as if I will need many tools (and associated dollars) to keep a razor sharp. Was it this expensive to sharpen a razor 100 years ago?

Except for possibly an increase in price due to manufactured waterstones (vs natural oil stones) I would assume that the cost of sharpening would have gone down. Am I missing something?

No, they used barber hones...

I'm still trying to figure out this whole "Desert Island" thing...its a desert surrounded by water????

Originally Posted by emerson

Was it this expensive to sharpen a razor 100 years ago?

Expensive?? You can maitain (and fix minor mishaps) a razor in perfect condition for life with just one Norton 4/8K stone ( I have a feeling it will last maybe 2-3 generations) , and well treated leather strop (or old belt). Try that with cartridge system.

Nenad

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

No, they used barber hones...

I'm still trying to figure out this whole "Desert Island" thing...its a desert surrounded by water????

Salt water.