I've heard that you brake a DE in Half to load it into a shavette. How do you do that? Are there certain razors that are snapable?
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I've heard that you brake a DE in Half to load it into a shavette. How do you do that? Are there certain razors that are snapable?
1. That's true depending on the shavette and the sleeve you are using for said shavette.Quote:
Originally Posted by custommartini
2. Very cautiously. Press one side angled down on a counter top and keep raising the angle of the other end. You have to be careful that you don't cut yourself or dull the edge. Sometimes, if wrapped in a paper sleeve, you can just bend it past it's fracture point without taking it out of the sleeve. Then again, I don't live in Hawaii were everything has increased ductility!:roflmao
3. I think that most of the DE's are snapable, at least all the ones I've encountered in my limited experience.
-Fred
Wow, do I feel like a 'tard. That wasn't all that hard at all...I was thinking I had the wrong kind of blade and was using injector blades instead (not that easy to get in. Thanks Cuda...
Every time I tried to "snap" one I have ended up bleeding on the counter. Now I just use a small pair of wire cutters to snip them in half.
you know, i had the same thought. I got up after reading Fred's post (praying that the end of #2 wasn't true...lol:roflmao ) and snapped one in half. Easy enough, but i thought...Damn, almost cut myself...i could just use the clippers I have in my fly trying box...
Aren't you supposed to leave the wrapper on when you snap it? :(
Or use a straight razor :nj
Not all DE blades have individual wrappers.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFDavis11
-Fred
This, of course, is the goal. I have used a straight and continue to do so. I was just wondering because I have a off island gig for St. Patty's Day and don't want to take my straight with me (can't bear the thought of losing it) so it's shavette time.Quote:
Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT
For that I'd rather use a regular DE, but if you already have a shavette, there's no reason not to use it, especially since you can handle a straight.