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

Tonight for the first time I pulled out an old 6/8 graeves 1/2 - 1/4 hollow swayback squarepoint - This is the blade I have been holding off til I get some money saved up to have rescaled and shined up but I decided enuf is enuf and I should at least use it until the day I can afford to send her off for a makeover

Well, this is probably one of the sharpest blades I own and the square point is literally 90 from the bottom of the blade. I shaved nic free today but I have not been that nervouce in a shave in long time - practically felt like the wrong slip with that square nose would lop my ear or nose off.

Anyone else have a blade that shaves beautifully but still gives em the goosebumps when you put it up to the ol' jugular?

would love to hear about some of those blades and why

All the best
andy

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

Andy,
I know what you mean. I have this beautiful John C. C.ockhill "Celebrated" spike point that Undream did up for me before Christmas. Lovely razor; big & hollow, and for some reason this thing just takes a wicked edge. The point is even a little muted, though I manage to catch myself with it every now and then...



I won't even start about the Hain's Junior I just picked up. The point on that thing terrifies me.

I wouldn't call them scary but I do proceed with caution when shaving with the Joe Chandler on the left or the Livi snake on the right.

Those things are massive, Jimmy. I've often wondered how the snake handles on the hones and strops. What are your thoughts on it in terms of performance? The aesthetics don't even need commentary

Originally Posted by richmondesi

Those things are massive, Jimmy. I've often wondered how the snake handles on the hones and strops. What are your thoughts on it in terms of performance? The aesthetics don't even need commentary

Paul, they shave as good as they look. The points being so aggressive does have me being more careful around the the ear and nooks and crannies in my throat area. They aren't razors to be daydreaming while shaving with them.

Stropping is about like any razor where you have to get the feel of flipping that particular one in a few round trips and than your good to go. I have a large rotation so it is not uncommon for me to forget how a particular razor behaves on the flip. After a number of shaves with both I've never had to hone either of them. They came from Lynn and Don and neither has needed to be retouched since I've had them.

I keep my wits about me with this one

It's only little, but the point is rather ... abrupt. It hasn't got me yet, touch wood.

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!

This bugger can be deceiving at times. The finger notches make the razor feel smaller than it is so I have to keep from daydreaming with it

For me "the scariest blade to shave with" is not the one that is wicked sharp, I have a few of those, but the one that is a little too dull.

A blade that is starting to pull makes me want to use a little bit more force than should be needed. Thus "opening up" for a cut.