Thread: Do you guys only use a traight razor?

Hi folks,

Do all of you guys strictly use straights? Do we have any MACH 3 lovers hiding in here?

I use a straight 90% of the time. When I travel I take both a straight and a Merkur DE. If the light is poor in the motel bathroom I switch to the DE which is much more forgiving. I occasionally use a Mach III for touch-up when in a hurry. I never use it for my entire shave though. I cover everything with a staight first then touch up a secoond pass with the Mach III if I am running short on time. This is very seldom though as I wake early just so I can enjoy a leisurely shave eavery day.

Tony

Originally Posted by bebosky

Hi folks,

Do all of you guys strictly use straights? Do we have any MACH 3 lovers hiding in here?

Ok, I admit it. I don't use a straight razor on my balls.

I'm not picky.
I'll use a straight, a Mach 3, a disposable, or a DE. To me straights are the most fun, then DE's, with the Mach3 and its variants last. I do use the M3P (blasphemy, I know-and it works, too) pretty often.
so far, here's my favorites:
Straights: I am partial to Henkels, ERN (one Dad got me) Dovo; and perhaps if I used them more (afraid of messing them up) wonderedge and TI. The goto, though is the Henkels. Of course there are others I like really well too but I'd go on for pages...

DE's-I have limited experience here; I have a 3 piece travel one made in France, a Merkur Futur, and a gillette adjustable I got in a trade.
The gillette wins hands down. I recently bought a gillette toggle, but it is too mint. I am still afraid of messing it up.

Mach3-I have an M3 Power. It works quite well, and ridiculously fast, even when my mind still hasn't woken up. Something I daren't try with my straights.

John P.

Just a straight razor. Why is that not included in the poll?

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Just a straight razor. Why is that not included in the poll?

Oops just an oversight bro.

I use a straight razor all the time unless traveling on business or if I have tested too many straight razors as I hone for folks and get a little tender or abraided; then I use a DE for a couple days. Lynn

I've used nothing but a straight for about 10 months. Once I got str8 shaving down I didn't see any reason to use anything else.

I use my straight most of the time. But I also like to use my DE too and sometimes use the DE after I use the Straight to pick up any little areas I missed. I still own a mach 3 but the wife uses to shave the legs and cooter.

Shaving with straight razor? I thought we are just talkin about it here?

Weird people...