Anybody here into straight razors?

[Morella]

My dad handed me down a straight razor from his grandfather. I actually used it to shave my legs and pits for over 10 years. So does that make me manly?

Umm...no...but for some reason, it kind of turns me on. Do you have any pictures or video?

-d

[msc0nduct]

My dad handed me down a straight razor from his grandfather. I actually used it to shave my legs and pits for over 10 years. So does that make me manly?



Also, the cup and brush to lather is the softest stuff I have ever used, even with all the women shaving creams out there.

[Chace]

I think the fact that you make your living with a computer would prevent you from being a luddite... just sayin.

Reminds me of that Ali G episode where he's telling the farmer about his friend who lives in a cabin on a mountain and says, He hates tech-mology, he don't got no techno-mology in his house, if you don't believe me you can read about it on his website."

[dead ed]

Chris, once you get them sharp enough, I'd like to take one of the straight razors off your hands.

I have a couple of the newer trendy razors but when I want a real close shave or if Im shaving my head I usually use my circa 1958 Gillette Super Speed razor as seen in this ad...

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Anyway it just seems like the older ones work better, no matter how many blades on springs they ad now.

That's what i learned to shave with.

[ryan_ricks]

I think the fact that you make your living with a computer would prevent you from being a luddite... just sayin.

stranger things have happened, i'm sure.

[Psychoholic]

i probably would qualify as a luddite. i'd live in a house with out electricity if i could... except for computers. and microwaves.

but i must try this straight razor thing. maybe i will even shave by oil lamp. that would be hard core.

I think the fact that you make your living with a computer would prevent you from being a luddite... just sayin.

[Scary Guy]

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I'm bored

[Chace]

Chris, once you get them sharp enough, I'd like to take one of the straight razors off your hands.

I have a couple of the newer trendy razors but when I want a real close shave or if Im shaving my head I usually use my circa 1958 Gillette Super Speed razor as seen in this ad...

[YOUTUBE]YCGZp9nmhkw[/YOUTUBE]

Anyway it just seems like the older ones work better, no matter how many blades on springs they ad now.

[ryan_ricks]

i probably would qualify as a luddite. i'd live in a house with out electricity if i could... except for computers. and microwaves.

but i must try this straight razor thing. maybe i will even shave by oil lamp. that would be hard core.

[Scary Guy]

Good points by both of you.

I look at boobs too much as it is. I barely have enough time for food/naps.

I'm just saying, shaving isn't exactly manly but it's not not manly either. Both sexes do it.

Mad respect for the women shaving their cooch though. Razor burn there has to be hell.

[v8nightmare]

Fucking Luddites, this is the 2010's, go get a nice electric.

Although Fats does have some pretty sweet razors based off of the ones in Sweeney Todd.

I have an exgirlfriend who absolutely hates hair and shaves with a straight razor. Yeah she's fucking weird, but there goes your manly theory.

Not to mention when I think of the term manly it just sounds so gay. Kind of like the grizzled "wrestle a bear with my bare hands and then skin it alive for my boyfriend/husband" type of gay.

I'm just saying, this thread is pretty gay.

Aint nothin' gay about a sharp blade, however i dont know about your electric razor/ass vibrator... besides its even called a SRAIGHT RAZOR... cant get any more hetero than that

[Morella]

I got all excited watching Vin Diesel shave his head with a knife in the movie Pitch Black. A man shouldn't shave his beard, he should shave his head...

..with a cruel killing utensil.

-d

[Abnorml]

When I shaved I wanted to try a straight razor, but now I haven't shaved this century, so really doesn't matter.
I have heard a couple of woman that used there husband's razor. They said a man's razor shaved better than a woman razor.

[dodgerider666]

Straight razors are sweet from what Im told you dont want to just pick one up and try it out on your face less you dont like your face haha. Electric razors are crap IMO I dont even use gel, soap or cream most of the time I just shave with water I also shave against the grain. That Rolls Razor from 1924 is cool never seen anything like that.

[Psychoholic]

If the mention of something being manly immediately makes you think of gay men wrestling bears - I don't think it's the rest of us that have a problem. As a matter of fact, not a single gay thing was mentioned in this thread until you put captain fabulous in the thread - David, I'm worried about you man. You might need to look at some boobies.

As far as your ex - maybe she realized how superior of a shave you get with a straight razor and enjoyed the ritual of it all. Some dudes find that shaving with a womans razor helps keep down razor burn if they have sensitive skin.