Thread: Using 2 str8s 4 1 shave: the disease progresses

I have a little German 9/16" quarter-hollow spike that I don't like very much. The only good thing about it is that it's very accurate & small & is a good edging tool. But it IS very good at that.

My latest buy (and new fave razor) is a massive 15/16 W&B wedge with an extreme smile that wraps all the way around the toe. It's so gigantic & heavy that it plows through anything* with no resistance whatsoever. However, I have some fairly complicated facial hair (like Chuck Liddell), and it is difficult to shape it properly with the big W&B.

Then I had an idea: I own both razors, by god why not USE both razors? Do WTG & ATG with the W&B, then the water-only touch-up pass (including edging) with the little spike.

So now I'm using two razors every time I shave. Anybody else do this, or have I hit a new level of fanaticism here at SRP?



* Including, unfortunately, a stray earlobe

I have a 9/8 Greaves and Sons that I often use for the first two passes then I use a 6/8 Joseph Rogers for the cleanup. You are not alone!

All I can say is you are both very sick people. I would say more but I have to go shampoo my 6 shave brushes.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

All I can say is you are both very sick people. I would say more but I have to go shampoo my 6 shave brushes.

lol. Oh the irony. I would consider using more than one razor per shave if not for two things.

1. I prefer to work my technique with every razor so that I can shave with anything (that is sharp)
2. I prefer not to spend that much time stropping

Hell, I do it all the time when I am honing/restoring razors. I keep one of my "gold standard" razors for 1/2 of the face, and then test the other half with the refurbished razor, just to make sure the new one is up to par.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

All I can say is you are both very sick people. I would say more but I have to go shampoo my 6 shave brushes.

LOL!!!

Originally Posted by Johnny J

So now I'm using two razors every time I shave. Anybody else do this, or have I hit a new level of fanaticism here at SRP?

I cannot speak for anyone else, but I use a 3/8ths Puma for the coup de maître sometimes.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

All I can say is you are both very sick people. I would say more but I have to go shampoo my 6 shave brushes.

HAHAHAHA!

Only two ? I use three . 6/8 for the first pass , 5/8 for the second , and a 4/8 for upper/lower lip , and any touch ups . What else would you expect from people who are crazy enough to shave with straightrazors .

Originally Posted by dave5225

Only two ? I use three . 6/8 for the first pass , 5/8 for the second , and a 4/8 for upper/lower lip , and any touch ups . What else would you expect from people who are crazy enough to shave with straightrazors .

The sad part is that I am not laughing... Instead, scratching my chin and thinking, maybe I can use that 4/8 after all...