Thread: Attack and Plaster

@outback seems like you struggle with the top lip and chin!?! Would have thought starting SR Shaving so young you'd have this bit figured out by now!?! Just out of curiosity as you are of a similar age to me, what made you go straight into using a SR??? As even way back then the disposable and cartridge razors available.

@CrescentCityRazor average interesting and comprehensive read as always. I totally agree with the dry soap NOT being lather but dry soap scum, a very good point!

Me I'm slowly getting there!?! If I could get to the same stage as when I was Shaving with the DE Razor, which was a x3 pass and minimal touch up! At present I am at x3 pass with a GOODLY amount of touch up to pretty much making it a x4 pass shave!?! But that said with no blood spilt and a VERY satisfactory shave!!! Would just like to reduce the amount of touching up then I will be happy!?!

I have no problems shaving my whole face.
I choose not to, is all.

I shaved my mustache off once, iny whole life. Couldn't stand looking at myself in the mirror. I never could get a nice full beard, but I could the goatee.

Once married, my wife threatened me, if I ever shaved it off. Being surrounded by razors, in the same room we sleep in, here we are.

But what got me into straight razors, was. I was working as a farmhand at the time, and we were renovating the farmhands house, when I stubbled across 3 straights in the rafters of the fruit celler.

I'd been having horrible ingrowns, rash, u name it, using cartridges. Figured...hell, I can make a knife razor sharp, let's see if this helps....and it's manly, too. And, I'm not your typical person, either. Bubble isn't quite plumb, so to say.

@outback i have no doubt you are more than capable of dragging a thin piece of steel round your face! Now me on the other hand, it's more akin to ploughing a field!!!

As for not being quite plumb!?! Who the hell wants to be level and totally sane??? Trust me it's a boring existence and absolutely no fun!!! Sometimes you have to do stupid things and live on the EDGE!?!

My wife is 4' and a butt end and she can cause me enough physical damage with just a look!?! Hence my SR's are locked in my cabinet!!!

Originally Posted by Muttley

@outback i have no doubt you are more than capable of dragging a thin piece of steel round your face! Now me on the other hand, it's more akin to ploughing a field!!!

As for not being quite plumb!?! Who the hell wants to be level and totally sane??? Trust me it's a boring existence and absolutely no fun!!! Sometimes you have to do stupid things and live on the EDGE!?!

My wife is 4' and a butt end and she can cause me enough physical damage with just a look!?! Hence my SR's are locked in my cabinet!!!

The proverbial, POWER OF THE FUR..

Originally Posted by Muttley

@outback seems like you struggle with the top lip and chin!?! Would have thought starting SR Shaving so young you'd have this bit figured out by now!?! Just out of curiosity as you are of a similar age to me, what made you go straight into using a SR??? As even way back then the disposable and cartridge razors available.

@CrescentCityRazor average interesting and comprehensive read as always. I totally agree with the dry soap NOT being lather but dry soap scum, a very good point!

Me I'm slowly getting there!?! If I could get to the same stage as when I was Shaving with the DE Razor, which was a x3 pass and minimal touch up! At present I am at x3 pass with a GOODLY amount of touch up to pretty much making it a x4 pass shave!?! But that said with no blood spilt and a VERY satisfactory shave!!! Would just like to reduce the amount of touching up then I will be happy!?!

@CrescentCityRazor My SINCER APPOLOGIES!!!!!!......I have just re-read this post and it starts with the word "AVERAGE"....I am TRUELY SORRY, your contributions to this and ALL other threads are anything but average!!! This should have read as "A VERY......" This initial post was done on my mobile phone and i suspect Auto correct kicked in without me realising!?! Again @CrescentCityRazor my utmost APPOLOGIES for this!!!

Originally Posted by Muttley

@CrescentCityRazor My SINCER APPOLOGIES!!!!!!......I have just re-read this post and it starts with the word "AVERAGE"....I am TRUELY SORRY, your contributions to this and ALL other threads are anything but average!!! This should have read as "A VERY......" This initial post was done on my mobile phone and i suspect Auto correct kicked in without me realising!?! Again @CrescentCityRazor my utmost APPOLOGIES for this!!!

No biggie. I didn't feel no way about that, didn't really notice. And my skin isn't so thin anyway.

Originally Posted by CrescentCityRazors

No biggie. I didn't feel no way about that, didn't really notice. And my skin isn't so thin anyway.

So that is why you can shave with a 4K edge.

Originally Posted by 32t

So that is why you can shave with a 4K edge.

Just because I CAN, doesn't mean I like it or do it often.

Originally Posted by CrescentCityRazors

Just because I CAN, doesn't mean I like it or do it often.

Thick skin freinds are good and rare.

I shaved with a set bevel once to prove to myself i could and it was good bevel.

Not the nicest shave ive had but it shaved.

You can be sure i stayed far away from the aftershave lol.