Shave like grandad did

by **Akuma** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:14 pm

I have a Dovo Shavette disposable blade straight razor and have enjoyed it thus far. Getting use to using the blades and still get an occasional nick but I am big fan. I may try a safety razor at some point . Do you guys feel you get a superior shave with a safety razor over a straight one?
I got a good shave brush at bat & bodyworks. I just need a bowl or mug and I will be all set

by **mjh** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:19 am

Akuma:
I have a Dovo Shavette disposable blade straight razor and have enjoyed it thus far. Getting use to using the blades and still get an occasional nick but I am big fan. I may try a safety razor at some point . Do you guys feel you get a superior shave with a safety razor over a straight one?

I haven't had the courage to try a straight razor yet. Maybe one day.

by **Bluze** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:23 pm

I'm so sick of in grown hairs and irritation! So, after reading this thread, I decided to order a safety razor last week. Once I get it, I'll let you know how it goes, if you like.

by **Mehdi** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:45 pm

Bluze:
I'm so sick of in grown hairs and irritation! So, after reading this thread, I decided to order a safety razor last week. Once I get it, I'll let you know how it goes, if you like.

There's a store in the nl where you can get them chaeper. Forgot the name, but google merkur on google.nl, you'll find it and it's same price as when ordering abroad. Ordered musgo real & merkur razors there.

by **Bluze** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:21 pm

Thanks for your concern, Mehdi. I just searched for "klassiek scheren" (classic shaving in Dutch). It led me to www.scheerwinkel.nl. Is that the shop you meant?

by **Edziu** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:23 pm

@mjh
You should have gone for the 'Lemmy' rather than the 'Amish' as an intermediate beard

by **mjh** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:06 am

Edziu:
@mjh
You should have gone for the 'Lemmy' rather than the 'Amish' as an intermediate beard

I did that when I got rid of my beard a previous time. I was delivering a seminar at university about the US civil war, so I decided to get into character a little. Sadly no digital camera at that stage though.

by **Mehdi** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:59 pm

Bluze:
Thanks for your concern, Mehdi. I just searched for "klassiek scheren" (classic shaving in Dutch). It led me to www.scheerwinkel.nl. Is that the shop you meant?

Yes that's the store where I bought everything.

by **Scottymouth** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:15 pm

@ MJH - I am a civil war buff...though I have not been into it in a few years, but whenever something is on TV about the Civil War I watch it...big time interested. It is cool that you gave a seminar - what was it about...to summarize if you don't mind?

by **mjh** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:59 pm

I did a paper on the civil war during my bachelor's degree in History. My seminar was about the use of black soldiers in the Union army, and issues surrounding that. It was a great paper, and if you haven't seen the Ken Burns you should definately seek it out. Read "Confederates in the Attic" by Tony Horowitz- it's about his travels to various battlesites and discussions with Civil war re-enacters, and is realy good.
When I visited the states in 2005 I got to go see Gettysburg, and Andersonville prison in Georgia. Both fascinating places, and well worth a visit, especially Gettysburg. I also got to see a lot of civil rights historical spots on a driving tour of the deep south- such as Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama.

by **Doo** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:44 pm

I went to my parent's house fo a couple of days. I checked the bathroom cabinet and there was a Gillette safety razor. Dad said it was from wehen he was in the army in the late 1950s. He said I could have it but he wanted it back if I decided to get rid of it. It was rusty but I took my Dremel tool and was able to clean it up until it shines. The mechanical parts still function great. I will try it tonight.

by **Cleave** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:12 pm

Great post mjh,

While at my Dad's yesterday for fathers day I did some rummaging through the old medicine cabinet and found two old Gillette safety razors. Not sure how old but one is gold and the other silver. The silver one the handle twists to open the doors on top but on the gold razor the top safety cover comes off completely for blade removal. I'm guessing they are late 60's early 70's vintage. I cleaned them up a bit and tried it out on last nights 5 o'clock shadow and again this morning. (Picked up some fresh blades at Walgreens) This might be one of the smoother shaves I've ever had.

Thanks mjh

by **yooN** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:09 pm

I had problems shaving ever since I started. People told me so many different things, and they all didn't work. A couple months back though, I had was busy and needed to go to work. I just lathered up, and shaved with the grain instead of against the grain like I used to. Now I always go with the grain, and I don't have any problems with shaving.

If I do stumble upon an old shaving kit somewhere down the road, I'll definitely pick one up.

by **mjh** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:22 pm

I used up my first bar of shaving soap last week, 6 months after I bought it. For $5. Gillette and Schick can go jump.

by **Young Athlete** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:37 am

mjh wrote:I used up my first bar of shaving soap last week, 6 months after I bought it. For $5. Gillette and Schick can go jump.

haha this is making me want to shave sorta, still wont be able to for a while haha but what ever

although I kinda want to grow a beard like mjh's at some point