Shaving Celibacy

I've been hooked, bad. Aside from spending every free minute (and some that shouldn't be free...) on this forum, I absolutely cannot shave with anything but a straight!

I sent my only usable razor to be honed up, and figured I'd just cope with my Norelco or Fusion for a week or two...

It's been three days, and as much as I hate stubble, I haven't shorn my beard off. I just can't bring myself to. I played in a performance of Ein Deutches Requiem today with a stubbly beard.

That's saying something.

I argee in that I'd never go back to a cartridge. Though I do keep a DE around just in case I need a shave to look presentable but don't have time to have a proper shave. It's certainly no replacement for a straight, but it's miles ahead of a cartridge.

As soon as I have the funds I have a Torrey I'm going to have honed up....but I should also see about procuring and learning to use a DE. I'm a little frightened by just how scuzzy this next week could be!

Okay, I'll take that as a hint that I should hurry up with the honing!:D

I'm awfully impressed that I already have an eval of the razor from you! I'm glad its in the condition you describe- I was kind of afraid that the problems were all in my head, or my technique or something. That's you'd get it and say "Gee, this razor is sharp. What's his problem?"

Like I said in the PMs, no rush. Although I can't hardly wait to have a SR shave with a truly shave ready blade!

Dude, now is the time to fully justify to yourself going out and buying another razor!


And another....

And another....

And another....

And another....

repeat as needed...

I currently have $20 in my slush fund until June.

I'm trying to be reasonable, and not buy a razor.

Its really, really hard.

Thank GOD they aren't shave ready on ebay, or that 20 would be gone STAT.

OTOH, I could use it to get my Torrey honed....they're good razors, right?

Dangnabbit! I just bought a Wostenholm off the 'bay. Scales are nasty, worm-eaten horn, and the blade looks potentially sketchy.

But it was $10...

I'm a woodworker by job and hobby....

The blade doesn't look too bad...


Lord have mercy, this must be RAD!

You have a PM!:)

About the Torreys, yes they are good razors. Most American razors have excellent steel and, in my opinion, the Torreys are one of the best of the American razors.

Be glad you don't have the funds. I have the funds and there has been no limit to my spending. Utopian... I'm curious to hear what you think of the shape of the two Wostenholms I sent you. I thought they were great, but I'm just a rookie.

So far, I have a pretty low opinion of them.











I'll let you know when they show up!

Made me nervous til I read the 2nd line... :roflmao

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Originally Posted by Utopian

So far, I have a pretty low opinion of them.











I'll let you know when they show up!

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I feel for you!! I'm sure you will be very excited to get her back nice and sharp. I had similar issues months ago, that's when I decided to start honing myself. Now , I do not have to wait at all, just pull out the stones and have at it.

I once went two weeks without shaving because I was waiting for my favorite razor to come back from having some bells and whistles added!

It''s like not having sex for a month.
OK wait, that sucks.

But it's nice when it finally happens!!! :rock:

(not that I am speaking form experience)

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Originally Posted by cessnabird

I feel for you!! I'm sure you will be very excited to get her back nice and sharp. I had similar issues months ago, that's when I decided to start honing myself. Now , I do not have to wait at all, just pull out the stones and have at it.

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lol, I seem to have ended up with a hone for almost precisely the same reason. The trouble is all my razors are done now! Two more on the way though, luckily!

there is a saying "beware of the man with only one gun, he most likely knows how to use it"this probley holds true for the man with one razor as the swiss willi showed us in his vidio shaveing off his beard and doing a second pass in under 4 min.

Well the days I didn't shave were worth it. Ron did a great job as far as I can tell (I haven't held a whole lot of razors, FWIW) because I had a smooth, even shave that drew no blood because I was, for the first time, able to shave completely sans pressure.

I had about 1/4" of tension built up, and in one climactic pass that razor left nothing but catharsis in its wake.

I shaved with a DE when my straight was 'troubled' (I didn't have this forum, and had to figure out honing on my own). After I got a second razor, I never went back except in extreme cases where I had to shave and was not at home with my shaving set-up.

I still keep the DE around and have used it on occasion, tough until recently, that occasion has not come up. It's the best option as far as disposables go. I actually did use it a couple of weeks ago. After not touching one for over four years(literally), I must say that it was very strange to hold one. Even stranger was using it. I can shave pretty fast with a straight razor, but could only do a "Half fast" job with the DE (if you know what I mean) ;)

BTW, I think you meant "monogamy", not "celibacy".

I suppose that is true; I wound up getting it back so quickly it was a very short celibate period! I had envision a week or two of growing beard!

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Originally Posted by Pearlcaster

BTW, I think you meant "monogamy", not "celibacy".

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I don't! Monogamy is having only one spouse, or in this case, razor. Celibacy is taking a vow of abstinence, again in this case shaving - which is what happened.

He is now enjoy a monogamist relationship again with his razor - peace is restored to the land.

I thought about keeping my gilette fusion around for when I was rushed or other body hair I might want to remove....

I still have an irritation from an ingrown hair that gilette left me with from over a month ago (this occurred right after the one from the previous shave with the gilette (fresh blades mind you) left me with a different ingrown hair a few months before that) yup into the trash they went.... And while I'm getting pretty decent with the straight I'm tempted by the notion of a DE for XTG on the neck and perhaps travel though the Straight has been travelling pretty well if not gone for more than a few nights....