Thread: What if you need to shave as fast as possible?

Not that I'm recommending it, but look at this.
http://youtu.be/0yhzewZYwkE

Originally Posted by Xyphoid

Not that I'm recommending it, but look at this.
http://youtu.be/0yhzewZYwkE

Now that is an awesome video, reminds me of SRP member Wullie's famous, "Manliest Shave"!

Originally Posted by Xyphoid

Not that I'm recommending it, but look at this.

I am glad you said that and so did the fellow doing the shave. The trouble with vids like this and "Manliest Shave" are beginners thinking that is the way to do it, go for speed. Add to that a lot of beginners come to straight razor shaving with unreal expectations and really are interested because it is a "Badazz" thing to do. Not that the vids aren't interesting but so is watching trick shooting but not really relevant to everyday routine.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

I am glad you said that and so did the fellow doing the shave. The trouble with vids like this and "Manliest Shave" are beginners thinking that is the way to do it, go for speed. Add to that a lot of beginners come to straight razor shaving with unreal expectations and really are interested because it is a "Badazz" thing to do. Not that the vids aren't interesting but so is watching trick shooting but not really relevant to everyday routine.

Bob

Agreed - I still don't think I'd ever try to take a beard off all at once with a straight, unless it had been steaming under a hot towel for 15 minutes already thoroughly lathered up once...there is another video, haven't been able to find it for the life of me, who showed this idiot deciding to try shaving with a straight razor, he literally had no idea what he was doing, RSO straight fresh out of the box, huge thing, mixing up the passes, and then he cut himself doing an ATG pass on his throat, right at the Adam's Apple, and the next video cut was him in the emergency ward...this guy was a real goon, I'm sure by now he is on the list of Darwin Award Winners...

Quite, BobH. Speed is a function of skill, and skill is the result of practice. No point in speed for the sake of it.

That said, what I liked about the video (and the reason I posted it here) was that it demonstrated how - (BIG CAVEAT COMING ) if you are practiced - it is perfectly possible to get a reasonable shave in under 5 minutes, or even under 3, without reckless rushing, which is what the OP wanted to know. So it all comes back down to practice.

Yes, certainly should be easily possible to do a one pas WTG shave in that 3 to 5 minute time frame if you are proficient with a straight razor. Still, if I had to do a quick shave including getting the razor ready, lathering up and doing a one pass shave the DE and brushless cream would still be what I would try. That eliminates the stropping and making lather with a brush. Oth if you start with the face lathered it is probably a tie between a straight and a DE for time needed. Both are quick enough.

Bob

My shave just now.


Stropping 20 linen 20 leather=30 seconds.

Making lather and applying= 30 seconds

2 pass shave 45 seconds/pass=1 minute 30 seconds

dry razor/clean sink and brush=1 minute

Good enough shave to make my boss happy and to me that is what matters. No cuts or irritation.

I understand that beginning learning a skill is slower and takes time but to me these times are normal everyday expectations not trick shaving.

With all the time the guy in the 1 minute shave video saved with his quick shave he probably has a spare 5 seconds to comb his hair.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

With all the time the guy in the 1 minute shave video saved with his quick shave he probably has a spare 5 seconds to comb his hair.

Well it was still about 5 mins long, but the actual shave itself was pretty quick, and it looked like he did a reasonable job.

Confucius say: Man who shave too fast also eat too fast and drive too fast and talk to fast and wife say he ***censored***too fast.