Thread: Disposable Straight Razor

Originally Posted by mcgyver74

Actually, I wouldn't be so sure of that. You can get a sight unseen deal from whipped dog for 54 bucks shipped. It includes a shave ready straight razor, a poor mans strop kit and pasted balsa. it's all you really need to shave with a SR. You would probably need to get honed once a year IF that with proper maint (Strop before and after each shave, use the pasted balsa when it starts to "tug" etc) and a honing from Larry at WD is 13 bucks,

A GOOD shavette will be 45 - 50 bucks plus blades (figure .50 a blade) and a blade lasts 3 - 5 shaves (at least that is what I get YMMV) so figure 6 blades a month at .5 a blade is 3 dollars a month is 36 dollars a year... Compared to 13 - 20 bucks for honing once a year (IF that)


Juss saying ..

Sir you make a valid point, as well as money being an issue, I respect the tradition behind maintaining a straight razor although i must admit, its not me ! I prefer a shave ready Razor everyday, Money wise, im from UK so DE blades are considerably cheaper and the Shavette I have chosen only costs £21.41

Originally Posted by Don164

Sir you make a valid point, as well as money being an issue, I respect the tradition behind maintaining a straight razor although i must admit, its not me ! I prefer a shave ready Razor everyday, Money wise, im from UK so DE blades are considerably cheaper and the Shavette I have chosen only costs £21.41

A straight razor stropped before a shave on the leather strop is "shave ready", and is smoother than a shavette with a brand new blade.

Just to clear something up . If a DE blade is sharper than a straight razor there is something about the razor which prevents it being so or the honing or stropping or all of the above.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Just to clear something up . If a DE blade is sharper than a straight razor there is something about the razor which prevents it being so or the honing or stropping or all of the above.

HUH??????????

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

HUH??????????

Seemed OP was implying DE's are sharper than straights. I was disagreeing.

Oh okay I agree with you all my DEs are gathering dust as are my shavettes, as a well honed straight works better than either in my opinion