Anybody use more than one razor per shave?

**MaritimeFanatic** · 09-16-2010, 01:01 AM

Hello all,

In my quest to learn all that I can about str8 shaving so as to improve myself, I have stumbled across a few videos that show fellas using two razors per shave.

Is this a common thing? I will occasionally strop after two passes if I am having a trying shave day, but using two never occurred to me.

Any thoughts?

**mbrando** · 09-16-2010, 01:57 AM

Hi,

Sure you can shave any way you feel works best for you. For me I use one razor per shave day. Sometimes I strop or touch the barber hone once or twice depending on my razors condition. I have 4 razors I rotate shave to shave.

If I'm testing a razor I'm honing I my fall back to a known good razor to finish a shave that the current razor on the hone is not up to.

- Mike

**sgthuskey** · 09-16-2010, 01:59 AM

I just wish I had two to use. Being new at this I only have one razor. Maybe, this is a good excuse to talk the wife into another razor. "Honey, this guy on SRP said I need two razors to shave with."

**LawsonStone** · 09-16-2010, 02:00 AM

For the mustache and chin area sometimes I use a small straight. The Dovo Jubilaum or the Boker Baby are nice, 2/3 or smaller size blades that I find do a good job in those parts of my face. I don't use them all the time, but periodically. Partly, it's also just because I like small straights, don't totally know why! But the Dovo Jubilaum, the Boker Baby, the Dubl Duck Styledge and Dwarf, are just fun little razors IMO.

**Utopian** · 09-16-2010, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by sgthuskey

I just wish I had two to use. Being new at this I only have one razor. Maybe, this is a good excuse to talk the wife into another razor. "Honey, this guy on SRP said I need two razors to shave with."

Now, don't go lying to your wife!
For the sake of your marriage I will tell you...

You absolutely positively need AT LEAST two razors to shave with.

There, now you can be honest with your wife.

--Guy on SRP

**MaritimeFanatic** · 09-16-2010, 11:34 AM

Oh jeez.......

One of the videos that show this rather prominently is by Xman on youtube. I am sure he also posted it on here, but by poor computer navigating skills have yielded no results.

Here is the link for the video on the tube:

YouTube - One Handed Straight Razor Shave, pt. 1.

**Wintchase** · 09-16-2010, 11:43 AM

Might have somethign to do with the thickness of your beard combined with the sharpness of the razor...I only use one at a time. , but I am not a blue beard kinda guy either...I can grow a goatee and stache in about a week, but it takes a couple weeks to grow a full beard..Stiffer beards require different treatment.
And the sharpness counts too. A pure wedge is a more difficult shave in my book. Ican never get the angle correct. So, I would probably finish with a hollow to finiese the hacking I did on my face.

**ianp1966** · 09-16-2010, 11:44 AM

AAAh a shaving video where you can hear the blade cutting too that makes a change

ian

**Stubear** · 09-16-2010, 11:46 AM

I do use several razors sometimes, but only when I've honed a bunch and I'm testing them to see how they shave.

If its just a usual daily shave then I only use one. But do whatever works for you..!

**jbcohen** · 09-16-2010, 12:11 PM

Never heard of this before. Guys may be doing this to show you how to place the blade on your face at the 30 degrees without hurting yourself.

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