[Tainan]

Something known for decades if not longer.
Very few real barbers around these days. Even fewer who use a real straight razor.
I used to prefer a Wilkinson Sword injector blade razor;but now almost impossible to find.
Tried the old double-edged razor a few times - didn't like it.
Never did like an electric for anything other than a mid-afternoon quick touch-up (usually in the car).

Now, its a Shick Xtreme 3 unit for my daily cut.

I refuse to use a razor with more than 3 blades...or one that requires batteries. Pure markting BS IMO.

[FreedomPoster]

I thought the same thing until I tried a Fusion shave (5 blades). It’s better than a Mach 3 for sure.

I’m a big fan of lathering with real shaving soap, no shaving creme from a can for me. Have a nice soap, razor and brush stand I got from Classic Shaving.

[Fido969]

When I started doing civil war reencating, I got into shaving with a straight razor in camp. There's a bit of an art and science to doing that, and keeping the blade sharp. You take care of the blade like it's a living thing, once you get it sharp, you need to keep it sharp for the best shave.

I shed a lot of blood while learning how to shave with that, some mornings when I was just starting I'd look like I'd been in a swordfight.

Once you learn how to do it, it's easy, but still requires a fair amount of regular razor care.

[31R1O]

Not so hard to find...

http://www.amazon.com/Schick-Injector-Plus-Blades-Ea/dp/B000RYV4KO

[Lou L]

I refuse to use a razor with more than 3 blades...or one that requires batteries. Pure markting BS IMO.

Agree, though it's becoming increasingly more difficult to find such razors--almost if all their resources and production lines are tied to razors with 3+ blades.

I have used the two-bladed Gillete Sensor for the better part of 25 years. Remember when they first came out with twin-bladed razors? The first blade was supposed to "pull" the hair away from your face, while the second blade would cut the hair. This poses several questions:

1) How does the first blade know it's the first blade, and "pulls" instead of "cuts?"

2) How does the second blade know it's job is to cut?

3) With the advent of 3, 4, and 5-bladed razors, what is the job of blades 3, 4 and 5, if the first two blades are pulling and cutting?

Can you see I've spent some time thinking about this?

[Secret Agent Man]

I went to a Gillette 4_blade because the weight of the razor and head allows you to put more pressure on your face and get a closer shave in one pass - for me. Their 3-blade head was on a spring hinge and I could never keep it as close as I wanted to my skin.