What's your scariest blade to shave with...

**Joed** · 05-03-2010, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by ben.mid

This is mine. The French point is on the aggressive side, but it's great if you don't let your guard down!

That edge is nearly 3 1/4" long too!

It takes a lot to scare me and this isn't gonna do it but I would be sure I am wide awake and not distracted when I save with this razor! It's not that it would be easy to cut myself while shaving, which is a given. It more the possible depth of the cut!

**Leon** · 05-03-2010, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Joed

It takes a lot to scare me

+1

I'd say even more. No razor scares me. Hand me a French point 8/8 wicked sharp and I'll have a relaxed shaving experience.

**thebigspendur** · 05-03-2010, 03:50 PM

No razor should scare any straight user. If it does it means it controls you not the other way around.

**hoglahoo** · 05-03-2010, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

No razor should scare any straight user. If it does it means it controls you not the other way around.

Just admit it, you want a scary razor. One that is haunted perhaps

Like this one Bruno made:

Actually, I would not call it scary, but it does demand bettershaving technique and discipline than I was accustomed to using previously

**Stubear** · 05-03-2010, 05:38 PM

My TI Spartacus dreadnought point. Its like a Spanish point on steroids and I've caught myself with it more than once...!

**ccgnet** · 05-03-2010, 07:53 PM

Any spike point.!!!!

Chris

**prestonmcconkie** · 05-04-2010, 08:56 AM

My most consistent scary-sharp shaver is a slightly swaybacked Civil War-era 8/8 Wade & Butcher with about a half-hollow to 3/4-hollow grind. As far as I can tell it's the quality of the steel more than the design of the blade that makes the difference -- discounting problems like blades that aren't straight or lopsided. This one has the hardest steel of any vintage blade I've honed, and I've honed about 200. It isn't marked Silver Steel, but it's definitely Sheffield steel and I guess W&B had a closely guarded hardening process that gave them a nice grain size.

**Disburden** · 05-04-2010, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Del1r1um

Anything I've ever gotten back from Glen or Sham has always given me pause right before touching it to my skin... the problem is that these guys put on such edges that by the time you feel a cut, it's way too late

But all kidding aside, I don't have any razors that scare me... the sharper and more wicked looking the better

Getting a spike point from Sham is a big BE CAREFUL sign!

**ben.mid** · 05-04-2010, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Like this one Bruno made:

Ooooh! That looks nice!

**holli4pirating** · 05-04-2010, 09:06 PM

My first shave with a Japanese razor was a bit... well not scary but I was extra careful. Loved it, want one....

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