Thread: Is it true ?

I just read somewhere that you shouldn't use the same straight razor two days in a row ! Is this true ?

I think that is a Grimms fairy tale.

Bob

Think that is an old wives tale. Many, many people use the same SR day in and day out for years and get s great shave.

Think of it this way, if half the people shaving with straight razors say you have to wait a day and the other half say you don't, then half of them are wrong. Take your pick as to which half.

The only real downside to using one razor constantly every day, IMO, would be needing to hone it more regularly as it is being used every day. I'm fairly certain that you wouldn't be the first person on this site to shave every day with only one razor.

I have 2 now and 2 others should be here tomorrow, I just thought it was the most ridiculous thing to read ! I was wondering why ? Ok, thank you for keeping me thinking I'm not totally nuts ! LOL

When i began shaving with a shavette, I couldn't help but notice that my ritual was similar to that for Kukri blades in that, spurious rumour has it, once unsheathed they can only be sheathed after they'd spilled blood.

LOL ! LOL !

What if you only have one razor? You either use it every day or shave every other day or shave one day right handed and the next left handed. What I am saying is to me it does not matter.

That's why I thought it was ridiculous to read !

It's a ridiculous wives tale.

You should leave a straight razor exactly 2 more days than the number of razors you currently own, You should be able to quote this number matter of factly to any SWMBO without hesitation. That way it is impossible to have too many razors.