Does your shave last longer with a straight than with other methods?
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Originally Posted by
decraew
I've never did this type of experiment - as far as I'm concerned there's way too many variables involved, and I do not have a decent laboratory.
(At a tangent, it always amazes me that one of the SR shaving brethren can take a new product, test it once or twice, and is immediately able to say how good or bad it is, as I said: too many variables).
But it does not seem very logical to me that there would be a marked difference in how long your skin stays smooth.
Even if it's correct that with a straight you go below the skin and therefore you cut off more beard hair, what is cut off additionally should be very very small and unless there's a difference in speed of beard hair growth depending on what you use for a razor, it doesn't make sence that the difference would be noticeable.
I think it's more likely a difference due to technique.
So much of shaving takes place at the microscopic level that people can believe pretty much whatever they want. That's why so many people rave about Gold Dollars.
I think all one who is really curious has to do is press a razor to the skin and see how deeply it presses into the skin without cutting skin... And then putting aside their preconceived notions and focus more on WHAT is right than the all-important issue of WHO is right..... And then one might see that a safety razor does not behave in the same fashion. It is, by design, intended to float along the surface of the skin and the depth is VERY limited mechanically.
This is why it isn't unreasonable to assume that the fixed angle of the blade and depth pressure of a safety razor just MIGHT NOT be the perfect setting for all skin, all beards, all people, all directions, all the time.
Spokeshaves vs hand planes. Hand engraving vs machine engraving. Same/same? People either get it or they don't and it's not so important as to be worth more argumentation. :)
I'd like to thank everyone that respectfully and logically cleared up all my misconceptions about this with their well-reasoned explanations. :)
Does your shave last longer with a straight than with other methods?
I propose that you'd rather assert that you are right and I am silly than actually think about what I actually said. And that's your prerogative, so it's all good.
That's why man created safety razors. Because no hand can match the precision of a machine. That's why all the best race car drivers choose automatic transmissions.
Christian humility is an awesome thing to behold. ;) [/sarcasm]
Ten years of experience. Oh my! Welcome to the straight razor shaving world, Newbie. :). I was a member of this forum years before you even thought about shaving with a straight razor, so the logical fallacy appeal to (self) authority falls a little flat. ;)
I still remember the same sort of endless pissing contests on SRP when it was nothing but a fledgling yahoo user group. (Hats off to Lynn!) Damn, I feel old.
Does your shave last longer with a straight than with other methods?
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Originally Posted by
RobinK
The razor must be Joel's Chronik.
To answer your actual question, a vintage single edge will give you the closest and longest lasting shave. Failing that, a double edge razor will do.
You know, I tend to agree with you about the single edge (although the vintage stipulation is somewhat puzzling). Why do you think a single edge (as opposed to the double edge) gives the closest longest lasting shaves? What are the key elements and science behind it? Or is it just your gut feeling(?), which is OK, too.
Seems we both believe the same thing about what shaves closest, so we must only be quibbling about why, so tell us your theory about why a single edge razor shaves closer than a double edge or any other safety razor. :). You have obviously given it much thought, so I was hoping you could share what you learned.