Thread: unorthodox use of a Cutthroat

not straights but i use disposable razor knifes, to skin, quarter and clean my Deer every year.

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.

Originally Posted by Cevulirn

That would imply that it had a shaving edge in the past 50 years I keep on telling myself I'm going to make some scales for it, and get it properly honed up.... Still haven't gotten around to it though.

My mistake, I assumed you were talking about a functional shave ready razor........

I use a beat up griffon for cutting the patch material before raming that 45 caliber round ball down the barrel of my flintlock, works great !!

when I cant find my cigar cutter I use an old pakistani to notch a v in the end of one....that way I at least get some use out of it.

nearly cried though when I saw a post on a knife makeing forum about turning old straight razors into wood carveing knives...sacriligous bast**ds

Originally Posted by nickedNsliced

when I cant find my cigar cutter I use an old pakistani to notch a v in the end of one....that way I at least get some use out of it.

nearly cried though when I saw a post on a knife makeing forum about turning old straight razors into wood carveing knives...sacriligous bast**ds

What a great idea! Too bad my pakistani "Zeepk" ended up in the landfill a few years ago. Just last weekend , I could not find my cigar cutter, still have not, but now I have an alternative solution to the one I used on a nice Dunhill.

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.

Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

What a great idea! Too bad my pakistani "Zeepk" ended up in the landfill a few years ago. Just last weekend , I could not find my cigar cutter, still have not, but now I have an alternative solution to the one I used on a nice Dunhill.

I took my Zeepk Pakistani razor (paid a penny for it) and dulled down the edge and used it for a practice razor. I have only been shaving with a sraight about 6 weeks and shave every night and never get a nick nor cut. It let me practice form, technique, and ideas so that when I had the "real McCoy" things went well.

Originally Posted by Gibbs

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.

You should have made him a brush out of the hair to smooth over the situation!