I have noted folks wiping off the blade between strokes, instead of rinsing under a tap (like cartrige people do).
What difference does it make? if one wipes off any water after the shave to avoid rust :shrug:?
Thanks
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I have noted folks wiping off the blade between strokes, instead of rinsing under a tap (like cartrige people do).
What difference does it make? if one wipes off any water after the shave to avoid rust :shrug:?
Thanks
Im a wiper it doesnt make sense to me to rinse, you will have to wipe anyway! Hope this helps.
I rinse when I need to get lather off the blade during a shave; rinsing removes the lather and cut hair and keeps the blade hot. After I'm done with a shave, I rinse and wipe to be sure to get everything off and get the blade totally dry.
I rinse the blade, always being careful to tip the toe downward to minimize the moisture that might sneak up the tang. I fear cutting myself wiping if I wipe the blade several times during my shave while my hands are a little wet. I prefer to give it one wipe at the end of the shave, then strop it a few times
I just wipe the blade clean on my forearm & when the shave is over ,I rinse the blade under the hot tap until its warm then dry with a towel & follow up with drying off by wiping with toilet tissue to make sure the blade is totally dry.Then just a few reps on the canvas before storing away. Since I,ve done this all my blades are good & free of rust .Paul
I really don't think it makes any difference. I rinse. In the old days barbers had a towel slung over their shoulder and wiped as the shaved.
I think the main reason for wiping today is simply that it keeps that fragile blade further away from the nice chrome plated tap that loves sharp edges for lunch when handled by fumblefingers like me. :cry:
I just fold up the barber towel and use that to wipe off the lather when I shave... I'll rinse and wipe at the end.
Regards
Kaptain "Two feet away.... who would have thought that was close enough to nick my razor?!?!" Zero
I usually have a bowl of water with me to dip the razor in to rinse, but 9/10 times I end up wiping the lather off with my fingers. Wiping probably is a lot safer, coz most of the horror stories involve razors meeting faucets head on and losing.
I rinse under the tap...... carefully.
Same here. The blade gets wiped off after the shave.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD
During the shave I NEVER WIPE the blade. I roll the blade over and use it like a spatula to smear the used lather like cake icing onto the area I am to shave. Most of the time it is for a second pass. It saves lather, water, and time. Try it before you ridicule this procedure. I do not seem to dull the edge at all by doing this. The shave goes much smoother also. I only clean the razor after the shave. I do it very carefully to avoid damage to me or the blade. After drying with a towel, my razor gets a good stropping and then a coat of Baby Oil. No problems at all, just a good smooth shave. Works for me every time.
Whenever the blade has collected its max amount of lather I rinse (only the blade!), and I do not shake off drops of water in the sink(!!!), then wipe it with a towel, staying about 1 mm away from the edge. First, I don't want lather accumulating in my towel, therefore I rinse. Second, I don't want water sneaking towards tang and scales, therefore I wipe. At the end of the shave I finish with 20 round trips on the strop to make sure the edge is dry as well. None of my razors received any oil treatment, and yet, all of them are spotless. :cool:
Rinse under hot water to get rid of lather.
Believe it or not this helps the shave, hot blade cuts better, go figure.
I rinse at the end, wipe from shoulder to point keeping a mm or so from edge. Then light stropping on towl to get water of edge.
I might add the stroping on a strop due to advice here. ;)
+Buckler
same here, but without the stropping. Do you strop on the leather?Quote:
Originally Posted by CatMan
Afterwards I wipe the blade with some toiletpaper.
HA !!!! I think I have found one thing that the rest of you are more fanatical about than me..... :y:y and I am the OCD personality.....
Heck I just swish that puppy around in the sink full of hot water blade, tang, pivot, and half the scales.... when I am done shaving I hold it through the tang and tail in my fingers, and snap it hard with my wrist a few times, wipe the blade, oil the blade and leave it open in the drawer until the next day, when it goes to the back, and the next one comes out to play..... I have never had any problems at all.....
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Originally Posted by hoglahoo
I wipe and yes Lee I have cut my finger a few times but it's nothing major, ya big jesse.:D";"
When I have finished shaving is when I rinse under the tap and dry off with either a towel or toilet roll.
probably because of the oil, no?Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
I don't oil my blades, but I only have a 3 razor rotation ofcourse.. :o
Same here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave_D
I thought I heard someone taking my name in vain :nono:Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver
Don't wave your fingers at me like that, you might bleed on me
I use a Watchmakers trick. Chamois.
Go to the local autoparts store and buy a small natural chamois. It is treated with cod liver oil. DO NOT WASH IT. I cut it into 3x5 inch strips. Not only does it act like a strop,it removes soap scale and polishes the entire blade.
Use the rest on your fine timepieces.
My Knife Dealer friend ALWAYS keeps a chamois or two at his display table during Gun/Knife Shows. His knives are the real collector species. All high-dollar and all primo. Chamois-Yes!
wow, your dating yourself. Most watchmakers either use a svelt cloth or microfiber. Most fine watches come with a polishing cloth which is either microfiber or this satiny stuff like they use for eyeglasses. Keep unwashed chamois away from watch crystals especially anti glare coated ones because the excess oil will make them look terrible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt.Arclight
Yes, on a regular hanging leather strop, well, as regular as they come from Poland. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by chief
That satiny stuff is microfiber as well... just a different weave pattern. The satin version is common around optics... probably because you don't want a larger piece of grit hiding as it can in the looser woven types.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Regards
Kaptain " I have no idea why I even know that......." Zero
Most of the time i wipe, other times I rinse (something about that statement just doesn't seem right :shrug:)
Someone posted awhile ago about using a foam rubber coozie to wipe the blade with and it works great, gets the excess lather, keeps my fingers away from the edge, doesn't seem to hurt the edge, and if it gets nicked up so what. Take a knife or scissors and trim it down.
Bob
I'm a rinser.
If I feel the need to wipe during a shave, I rinse, and then I strop the razor up and down on my thigh. And since I am wearing a towel wrapped around my waist during this proceedure, that means I am stropping it on a towel.
I actually rinse during shaving, and wipe only when complete to dry the razor.
I am a wiper and a rinser however since I shave commando that blade is going nowhere near my thigh:roflmao:roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Seraphim
This could be another epiphany: wipe on newspaper. With the vaunted ultra fine abrasive qualities of well inked newsprint, one's wiping would do a simultaneous pasted-paddle stropping of the razor. A de-suds and re-shine at the same time; no need for a mid-shave strop. Does it get better than that?:tu
Stay tuned, I feel more inspirations may be just moments away.:nj
Did you try that yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce
I think stropping a wet blade on newspaper may have different results than a dry one.....:hmmm:
Rinse during the shave, wipe after. Follow with 10 laps on leather.
I am in the habit of wiping my blade on the palm of my opposite hand to wipe off lather then rinsed the hand. At the end of the shave I rinse and wipe on a towel.
I started out rinsing, but then decided that it may be safer to keep the razor away from the sink as I don't want to accidentally chip an edge on my faucet. I guess if I had extra towels, and didn't mind extra laundry I might wipe on a towel.
Rinse blade and wipe after each pass. Keeps the blade clean and water off the pivot.
Monte
I do not think it makes one bit of difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by albertpotash
After I shave I rinse the blade under REALLY hot water, with the toe angled downwards so I don't get any water in the pin. I lightly wipe it with a tissue, then strop it 2 or 3 times to make sure all the water is off. Sometimes I use a litte rubbing alcohol, instead of stropping it a couple of times, to make sure the razor is dry, since the alcohol dries quickly. Then I cover it with a light coat of mineral oil, wrap the razor up in a new tissue, put it in the little Dovo plastic case it came in, then put it in the drawer for another day...
I had an issue with rust once...I found a little where the blade pivots:rant:... So I've been a little anal since when it comes to after care!
Dave
I rinse ,wipe and the dry it wth a blow dryer.:shrug::w:w Sorry I love my razors.
Little anal ....:roflmao:roflmao Wow and NYC is a little town...:roflmao:roflmao.Quote:
Originally Posted by StraightRazorDave
Here is my secret, get a wooden cigar box, dry the blade and place it in the box with your other razors. Done, no rust, no need for oil, tissues, stropping, alcohol or hair dryers... The wooden cigar boxes seem to absorb any excess moisture..
Ahh something new to try out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt.Arclight
Sean