Thread: Do I need a new razor?

Sounds like your are seeking our permission to buy another razor...what an odd concept! What kind of answer are you expecting from this crowd?

I also have a moustache and goatee. I've had good luck with holding the blade vertically to do the sides of the beard. Once a week or so I get in there with a safety razor to clean it up. My moustache and goatee are separated, and with the round tip it's tough to do between them. I know, those who shave their upper lips are saying "Ah, poor baby"

Absolutely, you need at least a couple more: square and french point

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Absolutely, you need at least a couple more: square and french point

I concur

That was half joking

Honestly though I have found over the years that trimming around facial hair, at least on my face, is best accomplished with an EXTREME Hollow Grind Spike point that is honed to a Scary Sharp Level using a very light touch while shaving...

More recently I have grown very fond of Japanese Kamisori they are the ultimate for getting into tight places...


JMHO and I am by no means suggesting you buy all these styles of razors, I am simply sowing the seeds of RAD in fertile ground !!!!! Muhahahahaha

The goatee and moustache combo is known as a Van Dyke, by the way. (Thank you, Alex. Now I'd like to try "Useless Crap" again for $1000 please!).

Glen:

Kamisori: how do you handle the phenomena of shaving both sides of your face when only one side of the blade can contact?

Originally Posted by jgjgjg

Glen:

Kamisori: how do you handle the phenomena of shaving both sides of your face when only one side of the blade can contact?

I went to Google and typed in "Kamisori shaving" then hit Videos, I watched what each person did, then I figured out what would work best for me, and tried it out... Jim Rion's is a really good one for Traditionalists









Then I cheated and used the "Wrong" side in a couple of spots


You just have to be rather careful doing it and flatten out the razor angle, or you can use the Non-Traditional honing methods and make the edge a bit more Western user friendly, myself I just go very carefully using the wonky side in two spots


PS: Honestly if I had had the opportunity to use a Feather AC oh so many years ago, I probably would have and been very happy, this is what they are designed for, making perfect lines in facial hair and designing razor cuts for hairstyles...

Hey! I misread post #11 and thought both faces of your razor wear identical. If its asymmetrical like a traditional kamisori, you're going to want to disregard everything I've said!

Hi ho, hi ho! Off to youtube I go!

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Absolutely, you need at least a couple more: square and french point

Oh...I'm going to get a new razor. It was only a question of "different style" vs. "Current Style".