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Anyone here collect/use straight razors?
It's another hobby of mine. Classic, traditional wet-shaving.
Best wishes,
Joel
'...Quintessential Shaving...'
Hello Joel,
Our fellow PuristS and Patek mod 'small-luxury-world' did a nice post called 'Quintessential Shaving', he had the Solingen brand that you do:
Have you seen our GM's line of products? Checkout Twinluxe by 'AnthonyT':
How long have you been collecting and how did you get into it?
-MW
Great resources
Thank you for the links. I got started into the hobby last year when a fellow collector gave me a Dovo razor to try out. Complete with a leather strop it was a thoughtful gift. My focus is vintage razors that are 'new old stock' though the Dubl Duck is not new. I have a few modern razors but it's hard to beat rarity and I personally think vintage razors are easier to sharpen and also perform better. I have seen Anthony's Twinluxe online. Got to try this on rotation one day.
Best wishes,
Joel
re: Great
When I was in undergrad, the barber I went to did the hot towel/warm shaving cream then to the straight razor. Scary at first but he had surgical precision and always did a smooth cut. It's a pretty cool feeling once you shave this way, wouldn't you agree?
Do you sharpen your own blades? That is a technique in of itself!
-MW
The 'art of shaving'
Using an unguarded razor does involve a learning curve. Once straight razor shaving skills are mastered the next important task is refreshing/honing/stropping the razor to maintain its keen edge.
Maintenance skills are overall not hard to learn with enough of practice. The rewards are a 'zen-like' shave that cuts down beard and hair stubbles closer than any multi-blade modern razor or electric razor — and achieve what wet-shavers refer to as BBS (baby butt smooth) shave.
Through a watch collector friend and fellow wet-shaving enthusiast I was introduced to a 'honemeister' who taught us how to maintain razors properly. A honemeister can sharpen anything from straight razors to samurai swords — though with swords the technique is not to sharpen the sword, but polish the metal edge to such a high level that the swords become very sharp.
Best wishes,
Joel
The TwinLuxe shave cream literally is the best shave cream for a straight edge
I'm not here to hype my own product up, but it really is. Even the Art of Shaving Master Barbers say this too. Our shave cream is the slickest on the market, and you'll get absolutely no razor burn or nicks with it (assuming one shaves correctly).
And btw, those are some great straight-edge blades. Have you considered getting a Damascus one?
Cheers,
Anthony
Damascus
Hello Anthony,
There is a German company called Böker that has razors made using damascus steel. It's suppose to be one of the better modern razors. One day I'll add one to the collection. Also I'll send you a Facebook message about TwinLuxe products. Thank you
Best wishes,
Joel