Thread: Just Taught My Son How to Straight Razor Shave...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Yeah, too true, I see the end result daily in my job in the prison I work in :-(

True, this must be very nice and good for both of you!

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I thought maybe TI black horn scales and hand sanding, but I don't trust myself with drilling the hole, maybe my dad can help me? Then we thought again to stick with the original idea of sending it to Maxi. Aaron wants some wooden scales on the Emil Kronenberg I gave him, but he's too stingy to pay for them; he thinks 70 odd bucks is too much!!! So he's going to try and make his own. He's considering finding some bone lying around in a paddock if not wood. I'm not real confident with this idea, I think it'll be way too brittle.

I think TI horn scales would be way to heavy for this blade. You can check Revisors homepage, they've got cheap and nice looking plastic scales for sale (pre drilled ) + they deducte tax for people outside Europe. If wood, you need a light weight wood, for this blade, I think.

+1 to everyone passing the art on to the next generation. It's my sons 3rd birthday this weekend and I was just thinking a few days ago only 13 more years till I can teach him to shave with a straight. I donno I think I'm going to loose patience and end up with the only 3 year old that knows how to shave with a straight.... Maybe open my own barbers shop who wouldn't wanna be shaved by a 3 year old.
cheers
-Omid

Originally Posted by Mikael

True, this must be very nice and good for both of you!




I think TI horn scales would be way to heavy for this blade. You can check Revisors homepage, they've got cheap and nice looking plastic scales for sale (pre drilled ) + they deducte tax for people outside Europe. If wood, you need a light weight wood, for this blade, I think.

Hmmmm. I didn't consider the weight of horn. I think I'm going to get someone to make me horn scales, rather than off the shelf anyway. It is a light blade. I don't really want another razor with wooden scales, I want a range of types, I'm still trying to stop at 7 max (if I can!). Not sure about plastic???

Originally Posted by OmidFarahbakhsh

+1 to everyone passing the art on to the next generation. It's my sons 3rd birthday this weekend and I was just thinking a few days ago only 13 more years till I can teach him to shave with a straight. I donno I think I'm going to loose patience and end up with the only 3 year old that knows how to shave with a straight.... Maybe open my own barbers shop who wouldn't wanna be shaved by a 3 year old.
cheers
-Omid

Yeah, 3 might be a BIT young! I believe Aaron has now joined the forum, but i don't know what name he used!?! I think maybe he's hiding from me, just in case I embarrass him...

Carl

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I'm still trying to stop at 7 max (if I can!).

I'll take bets that this is not possible.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Hmmmm. I didn't consider the weight of horn. I think I'm going to get someone to make me horn scales, rather than off the shelf anyway. It is a light blade. I don't really want another razor with wooden scales, I want a range of types, I'm still trying to stop at 7 max (if I can!). Not sure about plastic???

I rescaled my GD with acrylic for my son to take home with him and it worked a treat FWIW

Hi Carl,

Good job on passing you skills on. It's something that needs to be done more. I was fortunate my Dad taught me to shave (not with a straight though) and it's something I look forward to with my son Nicholas (2 1/2) but at the moment he just helps me lather up and starts laughing when he sticks the shave brush into my eye I wouldn't change a thing

All the best
Sam.

It looks like your son has taken as much enjoyment out of this as you have, Carl - way to go! I sort of taught myself to shave first time round, although I did use to sit and watch my dad and he'd sometimes let me soap up and pretend I was shaving with him. I also taught myself (well, I'm still teaching myself) to use a straight razor. I'm going to see my dad in a couple of weeks and I think I'll take along a razor and some supplies and see if I can't get him to try it out - I think he'd quite enjoy it! There's nothing that says the son can't teach the father a thing or two!

Originally Posted by Maxi

I'll take bets that this is not possible.

Yeah, I would too if I were you, past history proves I'm not to be trusted...

Originally Posted by barrieduncan

It looks like your son has taken as much enjoyment out of this as you have, Carl - way to go! I sort of taught myself to shave first time round, although I did use to sit and watch my dad and he'd sometimes let me soap up and pretend I was shaving with him. I also taught myself (well, I'm still teaching myself) to use a straight razor. I'm going to see my dad in a couple of weeks and I think I'll take along a razor and some supplies and see if I can't get him to try it out - I think he'd quite enjoy it! There's nothing that says the son can't teach the father a thing or two!

Teaching your father! Cool!