Thread: Scarry shave video

So let's be clear Newbs - this is NOT an instructional video. This is clearly just how one man shaves.

For most people, that blade angle would leave curls of skin like shaving chocolate curls for a cake.

Second, I think there is a big clue on how rotten a straight razor shave he is getting by watching the agressive way he has to use the safety razor following the straight razor. A little more care and he would not have to do that.

But having offered my criticism, I have to agree with the other posters, the man looks damn proud and happy - and in the end, that's pretty much what this is all about.

Speaking of high blade angles, I was watching a couple of the barbers in my local barbershop the other day and how they used their straight razor (one with replaceable blades) to trim the back of the neck after a haircut. They held the blade at 90 degrees and were dragging the blade across the skin. Is that typical for these type of razors and their intended usage? At the time, I was thinking that somebody really ought to show them how to use a straight razor correctly.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

He appears to be a reasonably proficient straight razor user - he certainly knows a good razor when he sees one! Sometimes video can make the angles look steeper than what they actually are, and sometimes proficient users do in fact use steeper angles than are recommended. In the end it is whatever works for you, and clearly this is what works for him.

James.

The camera can also add 20 pounds.....lol.

If you want to see a scary video I'm sure you guys have seen the Youtube one wear the kids all hairy, he's smoking, and pauses to drink as he shaves super fast.....awesome but uh....freaky too....

Originally Posted by 1971Wedge

If you want to see a scary video I'm sure you guys have seen the Youtube one wear the kids all hairy, he's smoking, and pauses to drink as he shaves super fast.....awesome but uh....freaky too....

I dig this video, I'll give it to the kid, he has some swagger. As a rule, I neither drink nor smoke while shaving. The part about this video that I found a bit disturbing was his admission that this was him shaving before going to work AS A BUS DRIVER! Let's all hope that he's in the minority and that all bus drivers don't have multiple shots of bourbon for breakfast.

@ 1971wedge, If I am not mistaken that was one of our own, Bladewielder. Some kids work way too hard to be a grownup.

Originally Posted by pcb01

Dunno. No visible beard growth start of shave. Maybe a bread knifed Friodur and a DE with no blade??? Between the blade angle and no stretching, I suspect maybe a hoax???

Also if you look closly, I think it's on the second or possibly third pass, he has so much preasure on the blade that his skin is bunching up in front of it. That's what gave me the creeps in the first place I was amazed he could shave like that and not take a huge chunk of flesh off with each pass which kinda leads me to also suspect this being a hoax. The only question if it is a hoax is..why?

Not my preferred shaving angles at all... but what about the wet hands ? Must have an Inox Frio

well I learned something from both of these videos, so kudos to everyone. In the first, I realized that I've been a bit lackadaisical about my technique and I seem to have developed a too-steep blade angle, a lot like that guy. I've been paying more attention to it and my razor burn has gone away.

From the second one I learned that maybe a little extra confidence is a good thing.

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

What scares me is not the sound...but the blade angle

Yeah, was gonna say, that's a really steep angle!