Posted on 06/03/2023 7:04:04 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA
Do you own an axe?
It is well worth the little extra time to shave since I can plan my day in my head and contemplate what and how I will be doing things.
I am getting ready to fire up my pipe for the same reason.
I don’t use shaving soap or brushes. I just wet my face, rub it with a bar of soap - Ivory will do although I use Shea’s - and lather up. Shave. Repeat for the against the grain pass. Done. Takes me about 5-6 minutes total if I do a good job. Sometimes use canned shaving cream for the second pass.
It's not rocket science...it's not even slightly mysterious or symbolic.
You have that in common with Hunter. But he has a porn actress helping him and I'm guessing you don't.
I recommend Feather blades. There are none sharper.
I usually use Schick or Bic disposable razors. I haven’t purchased a Gillette razor since they ran their androphobic ad in 2019.
I think you’re kinda nosey axing him if he has an axe. Why would you axe that question?
Oh, that’s right, he was axing for suggestions. Axe away, FRiend!
My father has a Rolls Razor I don’t think he uses it ,LOL
Little perplexed by the one-time charge of $60. I usually shave by having a pair of pet wolverines chew my face off, which due to the thick skin I’ve acquired from being a conservative living in the D.C. metro is not bloody as you might think. But my wife complains about the hair balls they cough up removing the finish off of our floors. (They can polish the rust off the ol’ Abrams like nobody’s business.) So I am considering other shaving techniques. (The neighbors complain about the chainsaw noise and I’m inclined to keep good relations with any non-Stalinist I know.)
So what costs $60? That’s more money than a flame-thrower! (Seriously.... it’s wierd how cheap they can be.)
Ive commented on these kinds of threads and dont want to redo all that and didnt see your last thread on this so wont waster your time by going over things you likely know.
One thing Ive noticed is that people are quite convinced that there has to be some kind of lather for the soap to work. Maybe its just very powerful suggestion by marketing artists. Foamy bubble is really only of any value when trying to wash away grease and things.
Assuming that your face is relatively clean and your whiskers arent made of cotton candy then theres no need for big frothy foam shaving mugs. The soap is really only there as a lubricant. It helps avoid razor burn, nicks, and facilitates clean up of the blade during and the general area afterwards.
This is what Ive done for years. Get a bar of Ivory or similar real soap (most bars are not soap, they are detergent). If you need your soap stinky then there are plenty of little basement real soap factories in your area that make better bar soap than the national brand detergent bars.
Wet your face. Wet the bar. Rub bar vigorously about the face. Dont worry too much about if its enough or too much as the whiskers kind of each take off more than enough soap for its own need. Wet your hands and rub and smack your face around for a couple of seconds.
Your face is now lubricated and ready with no big wads of foam obscuring your vision to make sure you can see your face and didnt miss anything.
Maybe you wont get the satisfaction of removing the big pillow of foam like in a movie or commercial but you will wind up with a cleaner safer shave.
I appreciate this post.
I recall your initial thread and, though I did not comment on it, I did read it in full.
I have always shaved in the shower — for years — and I use Neutrogena to lather up with. I get a very good shave in the shower.
Over the years I have tried many shaving systems including a badger brush and shaving soap in an antique ceramic soap & brush holder. Nothing special IMHO...
I have been using a Harry’s razor but when my last few blades are gone I will purchase from Jeremy’s Razors.
I have a Norelco three-head electric if i don’t shower/shave for a few days and it’s pretty good.
I may try a single blade/double edge system like you have some day soon as well.
Again, thanks for these two threads.
Best to you, FRiend.
(OK, the weasels are really just cats, and the Abrams is a Prius and the hairballs are pretty useless. I’m just reacting against Gillette’s “toxic masculinity” crap.)
I hear most lumberjacks are swingers. I’d keep my distance.
Good point about the soap. I shave in the shower after washing as the hot water softens my beard. I just soap up my beard again and shave.
Also, blades will last considerably longer if you dry them after use.
Especially the ones that compete in axe throwing!
I imagine its the razor, not the blades, the carrier that holds the razor blade. You knw, twisty handle on the bottom of the handle that opens the doors.
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