Thread: Straight Razor Essay

Hi everyone, I know should be an easy topic but i'll ask the question anyway. I am enrolled in an Bachelor's English class, and i've been tasked with writing a research paper on comparing past with present. So, i thought what better topic than straight razors vs disposable multiblades. Any help in research artilces would help a great deal, as well as it would be a good point of interest to beginners on the fence. Thanks again everyone.

Have you looked into the Barbers manuals in the Wiki? Would they be of help to you?


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

Have you looked into the Barbers manuals in the Wiki? Would they be of help to you?


Mick

I hadn't but i will. Hopefully they will give some insight as to the differences (pros and cons) between the two. Awesome tip though, thanks alot.

Given all the articles I've read on the topic, I'd recommend that you write from your own experience.

Originally Posted by gugi

Given all the articles I've read on the topic, I'd recommend that you write from your own experience.

I definitely plan to write as my own experience, but I am also required to provide some research into the topic as well, just looking for some suggestions, but I appreciate the advice nonetheless thanks again.

There are a bunch of threads that link to various articles in the media, usually they are rather poorly researched and are written just as a response to the novelty of shaving with non-disposables. May be search on 'article' would find some.

I suspect some of the smart vendors have done research on the market, but I doubt you'll get access to that.

The only rigorous research that I'm aware of is on the technical topic of what causes the edge to deteriorate (Popular Mechanics from the 1930s) and on sharpening (Verhoeven's paper from 2004), there should be links to them in the document section of the wiki. Schick's website has a reasonably good description on how they make their razors.

This may help

Experiments on Knife Sharpening - John Verhoeven

I really appreciate the input and advice. Do you think there would be an audience on the site for a comparison essay on the subject of straight bs disposable multiple-blade razors? Just a thought.

It's an essay for your English class, so you should write it with that in mind. Use SRP as a source for research, not as a target.

Originally Posted by joshb1000

I really appreciate the input and advice. Do you think there would be an audience on the site for a comparison essay on the subject of straight bs disposable multiple-blade razors? Just a thought.

Of interest a lot of attention needs to be given
to marketing.

There is a reason that all marketing classes discuss
the Gillettte model. It is not the razor you make money
on it is the blades.

Marketing does drive a lot of purchases and pushes many
products back out of the way.