Thread: When is a straight razor not?

Originally Posted by unit

IMO ... but it's like "straight" whisky....no frills, just business

actually "straight bourbon" is a term that has specific legal meaning. It's not just a shot or neat glass of a whiskey-type spirit.

But wait, there may be some song lyrics in there...straight-bourbon-whiskey-razors-womens... hmm.

straight bumpers too, gotta keep it in the road honey!

IMO Before the straight razor where knives with curved blades.

I don't really know, maybe because disposable razors always bend at an angle at the top, and DE razors end in a T?

hmmmm smiling faces are sure hard to sharpen,had two of them(mother of pearl) sent them off when I got them back not much improvement

Really? You have to adjust when you get to the smiling part of the edge but it isn't a world of difference to hone them (In my limited, amateur and humble experience)

I've seen antique razors that where just more or less flat sided and then sharpened by lifting it from the stone at an angle.
Could "straight" be from the design that we use when there is an straight line from the back all the way to the edge?

Can hardly write, to much coffee today!

for those that read the title/OP only and don't follow the thread and then post.

It was simply a comment about (WRT) the lovely curved lines of the smiling or swayback razor.

Nothing more

or less.

Originally Posted by WadePatton

for those that read the title/OP only and don't follow the thread and then post.

It was simply a comment about (WRT) the lovely curved lines of the smiling or swayback razor.

Nothing more

or less.

Ahh, sorry!

Was trying to read and do some work at the same time!

The name "Straight Razor" puzzles me tho.

Originally Posted by Lemur

Ahh, sorry!

Was trying to read and do some work at the same time!

The name "Straight Razor" puzzles me tho.

No worries Lemur, multi-tasking by its nature, reduces engagement of some facilities.

Well to me they're all razors now, straight or smiling. That other stuff is simply shaving gizmos.

Speaking of naming conventions, as they were "razors" at one point, I have noticed the Brits tend to call them "Cut-Throat Razors" more than us Yanks.

Good thing we keep their language up to date.