Cold water shave

**MickR** · 05-31-2011, 09:44 PM

Winter hre now so the cold water shave has taken a turn for the better.The tap water is much colder in the early morning now. Mind you it is never truly that cold here. Well not for me. My wife would disagree as she doesn't like any temp below 25C, whereas I think it is only starting to get comfortably cool enough at about 18C with colder being better.

@Deerhunter1995 I'll be out in the paddocks and with you in spirit again from Friday. Got quite a bit to get done maintenance wise. Nailing down roof sheets on the sheds and such. As well as the usual fencing, slashing, poisening and sorting out the good wood from the bad in the wood piles.

Mick

Mick

**Nightblade** · 05-31-2011, 10:51 PM

Hey Mick...mind the creepy crawlies in the wood pile now,but then again...you guys don't have creepy crawlies..you got fighty bitey's !

**coachschaller** · 06-01-2011, 01:06 AM

I tried a warm water shave the other day and paid the price in blood and burn. Tried again today with cold water and had similar results - burn and blood. The stubble is also noticeable when feeling ATX. Guess it will remain hot water for me. Cheers to all those who prefer the cold water and good for you on helping the environment!

**redelephant** · 06-01-2011, 01:28 AM

Originally Posted by coachschaller

I tried a warm water shave the other day and paid the price in blood and burn.

I just tried hot again tonight for the heck of it, and my face did not agree! Will stick to cold thanks to the advice from the cold water group!!

**Nightblade** · 06-01-2011, 01:57 AM

Originally Posted by coachschaller

I tried a warm water shave the other day and paid the price in blood and burn. Tried again today with cold water and had similar results - burn and blood. The stubble is also noticeable when feeling ATX. Guess it will remain hot water for me. Cheers to all those who prefer the cold water and good for you on helping the environment!

Maybe a bit of work on the technique and then try the cold again.I don't know how long you've been at this,so just assuming.

**Grizzley1** · 06-01-2011, 02:30 AM

REALLY- no one here has heard that metal comtracts in cold water?-that has to tighten the edge of the bladepulling any flaws togher,that dosnt make any sence to anyone?

**Nightblade** · 06-01-2011, 02:33 AM

You don't have to sell me...I'm a cold water shaver and I like it just fine.

**MickR** · 06-01-2011, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Hey Mick...mind the creepy crawlies in the wood pile now,but then again...you guys don't have creepy crawlies..you got fighty bitey's !

Yeah true, but I carry a gun for the more vicious fighty bitey's usually! Although the industrial strength whipper snipper did in the last fighty bitey, by sheer luck...Pun intended.

Mick

**PaddyX21** · 06-01-2011, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

REALLY- no one here has heard that metal comtracts in cold water?-that has to tighten the edge of the bladepulling any flaws togher,that dosnt make any sence to anyone?

Although the statement that metal expands when hot and contracts when cool is true the amounts of expansion / contraction are tiny.

Taken from internet as I don't have any reference books handy:
"0.00000645in/in/deg F is the coefficient of thermal expansion for steel
Therefore one inch of steel will expand 0.00000645 inches for every degree Fahrenheit increase in temperature"

I doubt this is enough to notice with the difference between hot and cold tap water
I know the edge is microscopic, but imho you would need to be supercooling the blade to notice a physical change

Does that make sense?

Sorry, science bore signing off....
P

**Glenn24** · 06-01-2011, 12:04 PM

If it's a hot day, I cold water shave. If it's a cold day, I hot water shave.

Peronally, I don't see a difference in the end result.

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