Straight razors

Stupid $@%$#% search function! I know we've talked straight razors a bunch. Help me find the thread? I'm tired of buying cartridges and getting a E36 M3ty shave.

I been using dollar shave club and having good results plus its cheap!

This thread http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/super-smooth-shave/62810/page1/

They are good for slitting your throat and are preferred by serial killers 3 to 1 over knives.

Sweeney Todd

I have one. It needs sharpening...

These people carry them:

budk.com

I see them in their catalog. I've not ordered from them.

My barber trims with one, and its awesome, but I'm not brave enough to try it myself.

Are you sure you really want a straight razor?

Or do you actually mean you want a safety razor?

Straight!

About two months back I bought a single edge safety razor at an antique store for $8. I think its around a 1940 GEMCO. After rounding up the necessary supplies I've been happily shaving with it since then. I've finally developed a technique that gives me a really close shave without feeling like I wrestled a badger.

Single edge blades are not nearly as easy to find as the doubles right now. The ones available locally are fair quality, but good enough. I get 10 blades for $5 at CVS, and each blade lasts for 4 shaves. I might be able to get a week on a blade, but I'd rather not. For preshave oil I use Kroger's Light Bath Oil (sesame oil basically) at $6 for a bottle that's probably a year's supply. I bought a Hagen mug/soap/brush set at Walgreens for $34 or so, and it rocks. The replacement soap is $5 and I'd guess from use so far it will last at least 2 months, maybe 3. Aftershave cream is a name brand from Kroger that I can't remember (Neutrogena maybe?) and it was $6, probably a 2 month supply. I actually tried some of the Art of Shaving stuff, super expensive, and I looked like I'd been in a cat fight. It was awful.

So, setup costs (razor, cup, mug): $37

Recurring costs (blade, soap, oil) per shave: apprx 32.7 cents

Recurring costs on my Gillette Sensor excel using cheap crap shaving cream and a new cartridge each week was lower, around 15 cents per shave for a much worse shave.

I could lower that a little by buying the blades in bulk, but local availability is a plus.

I'm getting a much better shave, and there's something cool about starting my day shaving with a razor that's over 70 years old. Plus I'll never have to buy scraper blades for the shop ever again.

I think you're talking about safety razors, right? There's been a few. Try putting this site:grassrootsmotorsports.com shave in the google search window.

My father shaved with a straight razor. Never cut himself. As far as I know.

Used to watch him sharpen it on the leather strap.

Nothing scares me as much as a straight razor, I hate the site of them.

I used a straight razor for a while - it worked, but not appreciably better than a crappy Mach 3 disposable - even when I had the barber do it. The worst part was the time, it took like 30-45 minutes. I can't handle that. I stuck with the brush and soap, though, cheaper and it smells nicer and you can buy it locally. I wanted to try the safety razor, but was unimpressed enough with the straight that I'll probably skip it.

I have one. You can buy them at beauty store supply places along with a 100 pack of blades for less than $20.

I use mine for scraping stuff (like stickers off glass) because shaving with one is a pain in the ass and I've still got about 92 blades left :)

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I have one. You can buy them at beauty store supply places along with a 100 pack of blades for less than $20. I use mine for scraping stuff (like stickers off glass) because shaving with one is a pain in the ass and I've still got about 92 blades left :)

I'll buy them. How much?

In reply to Pbw:

Thanks! That's the thread!

Yes, DE is what I meant. I bought a Feather handle and a pack of Feather DE's from Amazon.

I use a DE safety razor, a lot easier than a straight blade and blades are only $0.50 a piece for top of the line.