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12-28-2009, 02:37 AM #1Senior Member
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I take it the notch is not sharpened? I was wondering if it was sharp and used some kind of way for catching a difficult area that's hard to shave with the blade's edge. I don't own a razor with a notch so I wasn't sure. I know I have a hard time with two or three wiskers in both upper corners of my upper lip that I wished it was for! LOL!
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12-28-2009, 02:46 AM #2Senior Member
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I thought maybe for extra control while shaving a patient. Not sure though but they look nice and I want one
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12-28-2009, 02:47 AM #3Senior Member
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On larger blades it is handy in that it allows for more manuverability. Or such has been my experience
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12-28-2009, 03:03 AM #4W&B, Torrey, Filarmonica fanboy
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It seems there's no definitive answer to this nagging question, although several good possibilities are listed at this link in the Wiki FAQ.
My own theory? They created Barber's Notches because they somehow knew that 100 years later...I'd really like them.
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12-28-2009, 03:25 AM #5Senior Member
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I read somewhere that it's for shaving nose and ear hair. For the nose I guess you put the notch against the Major alar cartilage and use a scooping motion.
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12-28-2009, 03:27 AM #6Straight Shaver Apprentice
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They aren't sharpened, but funny story about how the only real cut I have had shaving with a straight came from a barber's notch biting my ear...
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12-31-2009, 03:53 PM #7Senior Member
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+1 on that - a marketing exercise when the word 'cool' meant 'a bit warmer than cold'.
Originally Posted by FatboySlim
It seems there's no definitive answer to this nagging question, although several good possibilities are listed at this link in the Wiki FAQ.
My own theory? They created Barber's Notches because they somehow knew that 100 years later...I'd really like them.
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