use a cut throat razor
use a cut throat razor
Ok, as some of you know I'm a prepper and a parnoid android especially around TEOTWAWKI.
So there will be a lot of bearded men wandering around or those who use a cut throat razor. I've found one in my nana's gear so it [ I assume] must be mt grandads and as he died in 1960 i can't ask him. It is still relativly sharp but it's bloody painfull the way i tried to use it ao does anyone on here use a cut throat razor for shaving ??
So there will be a lot of bearded men wandering around or those who use a cut throat razor. I've found one in my nana's gear so it [ I assume] must be mt grandads and as he died in 1960 i can't ask him. It is still relativly sharp but it's bloody painfull the way i tried to use it ao does anyone on here use a cut throat razor for shaving ??
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Re: use a cut throat razor
Hey Big Al
There are quite a few video clips on the subject on youtube, here is one link to get you started.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN5gmdwATY4
cheers Homegrown
There are quite a few video clips on the subject on youtube, here is one link to get you started.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN5gmdwATY4
cheers Homegrown
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Re: use a cut throat razor
my husband uses one, its his granfathers too, but i dont use it as it cuts my legs to shredds and gives me a rash
guess thats not really much help to you though, sorry
guess thats not really much help to you though, sorry
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Re: use a cut throat razor
"Relatively" sharp isn't going to do the job. A razor needs to be, well, razor sharp. It should glide through the stubble as if it's not there, or it isn't sharp enough.Big Al wrote:Ok, as some of you know I'm a prepper and a parnoid android especially around TEOTWAWKI.
So there will be a lot of bearded men wandering around or those who use a cut throat razor. I've found one in my nana's gear so it [ I assume] must be mt grandads and as he died in 1960 i can't ask him. It is still relativly sharp but it's bloody painfull the way i tried to use it ao does anyone on here use a cut throat razor for shaving ??
How are you prepping? Hot flannel, pre-shave oil, proper shaving soap? Or are you using that nasty goop in a can?
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Re: use a cut throat razor
When you’re shaving with it Al, if someone speaks to you, DO NOT turn your head to look at them.....
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Re: use a cut throat razor
I used one years ago. There is a knack to it. Not recommended if you have the shakes.
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Re: use a cut throat razor
Thanks for the replies. All are welcome and usefull.
I reckon it is going to be a case of buying a lot of razor blades or acepting that I look incredibly sexy in a beard!!
Bill 1953, I shake like a turkey at christmas,
Carltonian Man, I have already tried the head turning trick, thankfully it was the wife who turned her head....
gregorach, I was going to try pressing my finger on the blade to see if it was razor sharp but decided not to in the end. I've always used king of shaves oil and propper shaving soap in a mug.
Demi and homegrown, thank you also.
Take care,
SFB.... Al.
I reckon it is going to be a case of buying a lot of razor blades or acepting that I look incredibly sexy in a beard!!
Bill 1953, I shake like a turkey at christmas,
Carltonian Man, I have already tried the head turning trick, thankfully it was the wife who turned her head....
gregorach, I was going to try pressing my finger on the blade to see if it was razor sharp but decided not to in the end. I've always used king of shaves oil and propper shaving soap in a mug.
Demi and homegrown, thank you also.
Take care,
SFB.... Al.
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Re: use a cut throat razor
Well, if it's tugging at all, it's not razor sharp. Have you got a strop and some stropping paste?
Alternatively, DE razor blades are cheap as chips, you could stockpile a lifetime's supply.
Alternatively, DE razor blades are cheap as chips, you could stockpile a lifetime's supply.
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Re: use a cut throat razor
Not got any "kit" as yet but I think I'll perservere with this one. I watched a few of the shave nation .com vids and it got me infected, I mean enthused.
Thanks one and all once again.
Thanks one and all once again.
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Re: use a cut throat razor
That'll be your problem then. Even a realy well-maintained blade needs regular stropping, ideally before every use. If this blade has been unused for a long time, it will probably have lost its edge to the moisture in the air... I'd expect you'll need to put a new edge on it to get it really right, starting with a fine hone and then moving through a couple of grades of stropping paste.
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