Thread: I don't get it.

As a beginner, I asked myself the same question not that long ago. Infact, I did a little calculation on it the other day and came up with the following.

For a couple a 2nd hand razors (two of which were sent off for honing),
A norton 4000/8000 combo hone,
A good strop from Tony (I haven't actually bought yet but I'm going to soon
A kent Pure Badger brush

It cost me about £80-£100.

Now, using this same amount to buy a Mach 3 Blades (which would cost me about £1.50 per head [which is the same price I paid for a good usable straight on ebay ) ]), ashuming that I could use each head for about 2 week of everyday shaving (like that's going to happen beause they never last me that long), I would only be able to shave for just under 3 years.

Now, I belive that the razors, the stone, the strop, should last me for a very long time (maybe even for ever ). So after that calculation I realised that it is actually cheaper to use a straight (with all the extras), as it should pay for itself within about 3 years.

Well there's my thoughts anyways.

Steven

Though thinking about it, I'm not sure how many years you could get for the same prices using double ended razors (or even using a straight razor that uses half doulbe ended razors). I think it would be a lot more because double ended blades cost next to nothing (I mean £1 for 10 blades is a good price!). I imagine you could get about 10 years for the same price, but I could be wrong.

I fact I have been using the straight razor with disposible razors and I can get almost a whole weeks shaving out of it before I have to use the other half of the blade.

I know some people here don't really agree with using straight razor with disposible razors, but if you want the same close shave without the INITIAL investment in price, I'd go through this root.

I did and I just made me want to go the whole way (real straight razor, strop, etc), many because I like the eccentricness of it )


Steven

Most of us at SRP have a disease called Straight Razor Shaving. They buy what they want and not what they need.

There are a few sellers on ebay including myself that sell shave ready razors. There are sellers on this site who sell some of the best straight razors in the world.

Lynn Abrams and Bill Ellis are Masters. You can buy a great shaving straight razor for $40 to $60. Tony Miller and Keith at Hand American offer quality strops starting at around 20 bucks. You don't need to buy a lot of stuff if you get a shave ready razor, all you have to do is maintain that edge. Tilly sells a lithide hone for $15, Tony sells a great paddle strop for $38, and Keith sells a great paste for $7.99 and pasting strop for $16.

I don't think we hit a hundred bucks yet and by the way, nothing comes close to a straight razor shave.

How much do you spend on cartridges?