Thread: unorthodox use of a Cutthroat

Originally Posted by northpaw

The electrical tape for honing another razor.

♫ ...the ciiircle of life... ♫

Really laughed out loud!!
now I'm not laughin cause I got that tune in my head!
Damn you Elton John!!

Oscar.

Apart from shaving I have used a straight-razor to...

...pick apart stitching on a piece of clothing.

...slice open packaging on stuff that was vacuum-sealed in plastic.

...cut string.

Years ago, when I was young I used my Ucle warren's staight to skin a badger I killed. If I remember, he was not totally pleased with that. He had to hone it and strop it all over again.

I've cut a new towel when wiping a razor. My wife told me she'll throw all my razors if I do it again!

Originally Posted by Higo

I've cut a new towel when wiping a razor. My wife told me she'll throw all my razors if I do it again!

Now that you mention it, I have a specific towel I had on hand when honing. Going from one grit to the next or at least once during the final pass I lightly stroke the razor edge across the towel...very light. If there is a wire hair hanging at the blade edge, the towel will grab it and remove it before it comes off and gets under the blade edge during honing and causes a small "scar" along the polished edge. That's just me, and other my agree or disagree.

Originally Posted by Noisykids

my finger, my lip, my cheek, my chin

Yup, I've cut all those, too. But Luke, notice he didn't say he cut his throat. I don't mean to complain, but I've never been fond of the name "cutthroat." A cutthroat is someone you don't want meet in an alley.

Slicing raw fish for sushi/sashimi. Probably the only use I've put a razor to other than shaving that actually works very well.

If I recall there was a scene in 'Goodfellas' where, while in prison, some second generation Italian gangsters, one of which was played by De Niro, used a double edge blade to finely slice garlic for a pasta dish.

Other than that, I have never seen a shaving instrument put towards an effective use other than shaving, which brings me to this point: why bother to use a tool other than for what it was meant for? You'll likely damage it, yourself, another, or another's property, particularly if it is a sharp object.

Originally Posted by Scipio

If I recall there was a scene in 'Goodfellas' where, while in prison, some second generation Italian gangsters, one of which was played by De Niro, used a double edge blade to finely slice garlic for a pasta dish.

You are right about the garlic going into a tomato sauce but you are incorrect about the actor it was actually Paul Sorvino, playing Paul Cicero and he was using a single edge razor. Robert De Niro played Jimmy Conway an Irish man who worked for Paul Cicero. It's a great movie and one of my favourites.