Double Edge Razor's.............

PAPA G · 09-18-2002, 09:48 AM

anyone here still use them??? i did for years until mine needed replacing, then lo and behold couldn't find one anywhere. just getting crusty in my advancing old age!!!

jerry · 09-18-2002, 10:48 AM

I have one that belonged to my Dad when he was in Nam. I have used it for nostalgia sake. A good shave, but rough conpared to modern razors. My grandpa was a braber and used a straight. I'm a modern wimpo and use electric. Too lazy I guess. It kills me when I go overseas and have voltage issues, got to revert back to the blade.

Big Dog · 09-18-2002, 01:57 PM

I use the single-edge disposables. They're easy to clean, and last for a couple weeks if I don't let the stuff grow too deep. Also, I'm a cheap SOB.

PAPA G · 09-18-2002, 02:06 PM

Bigdogi get the disposables at the dollar stores. i was just thinking back to the good old days. when that double edge blade got dull, i'd flip it over and was good for a couple more weeks!!!

Snakebite · 09-18-2002, 05:55 PM

Any one remember the little slots in the old medicine cabinets that you dumped the old used blades in? The blades just filled up the inside of the wall.

PAPA G · 09-18-2002, 07:11 PM

yep!!!, my parents house had one of them.watch bathoom remodeling never know whats in there!!!

Big Dog · 09-19-2002, 10:10 AM

I remember those slots, but never knew what they were for! Amazing what you can learn on the Internet. My mother uses an old metal double-edge razor for her legs, and Dad used one til recent years. When I statred shaving, I tried one but couldn't get used to it. I prefer the disposables. Maybe they'll become "collectible antiques" one day.

Oxford · 01-03-2006, 10:32 AM

Hey...I've used double edge razor blades for years to give myself stylish haircuts. Just slip three of them into a plastic type comb cutter and comb away.:jaw: Gives me a "bowl" shape haircut just like the guy on the three stooges.

I've only seriously cut my ear one time and liked to never got it stop bleeding.

When I get old enough my wife will start taking me to real barbers.

Father Time · 01-03-2006, 12:26 PM

I replaced mine here

http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/conk/merkur.html

but I still find myself using the old Shick held together with a bent pin.

Ctwo · 01-03-2006, 12:47 PM

I can get over three months out of a double edged disposable. I shave in the shower using just plain old bar soap (wash my hair with the same stuff too). I bought a pack of razors from Costco about 8 years ago...still working on it. I don't throw them out until I see folicles...

troy2000 · 01-03-2006, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ctwo

I can get over three months out of a double edged disposable. I shave in the shower using just plain old bar soap (wash my hair with the same stuff too). I bought a pack of razors from Costco about 8 years ago...still working on it. I don't throw them out until I see folicles...

I have an old, hollow shaving mirror that connects to the shower head and drips water thru so the glass doesn't fog up.

I used a straight razor for years, until someone stole it. I bought it cheap from an old barber. Apparently the blade had been broken; it was shorter than the slot and the end was very roughly reground. I bought another one new after losing the first, but never could get it to keep a decent edge. Maybe I should look up another old barber.

Oxford · 01-03-2006, 06:31 PM

No doubt that my razor comb has saved me several hundred dollars over the past 30 years. If barbers charge $12 per haircut X 12/year X 30 years that equals $4,320. WOW:jaw: Didn't know I'd saved that much. Guess I should buy a new gun with that kind of savings.:nod:

01-03-2006, 06:47 PM

I been using a Gillette Sensor since they hit the market...not going to change..my dad's the same way with his straight razor that he sharpens with a horsehide strop..I wouldn't trust myself with a straight razor..wish I could shave with one..used to watch my grampa shave with one when dad was in Viet Nam

Outriderdark · 01-03-2006, 06:48 PM

I always wanted to try a straight razor, but I pass out at the sight of my own blood.
Your blood doesn't bother me, just my own for some reason.

troy2000 · 01-03-2006, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Outriderdark

I always wanted to try a straight razor, but I pass out at the sight of my own blood.
Your blood doesn't bother me, just my own for some reason.

If they weren't, there'd be a lot of extinct bloodlines...

Even a safety razor will cut you, if you go the direction of the blade instead of across it. And for some reason I was always more focused using a straight razor. I don't remember ever getting a worse nick from one of them than from a double-edged one.

And they're great for trimmming mustaches and sideburns.

Father Time · 01-03-2006, 08:43 PM

The men in my family are cursed with our Irish Grandmother's soft skin, and our French Granfather's wiry beard. If I didn't wear this beard, my login name would be Scarface.

Dennis · 01-03-2006, 08:55 PM

The bigest problems with the modern Straight razors is the Steel.
ya cant get the good steel
The "razor steel" was easily sharpened with a strop and canvass and if need be could be dressed with the old razor stones
That was back when one measure of a civilized man was how well he could sharpen an edge, and keep himself clean shaven.
Now a days most concider it too Hard to keep a Razor sharp.
the old double edge "safety" razors where good
What I liked about those was the hand made mecanical nature of those things.
I have to admit I use disposables now too....
The best shaves I have ever recieved where in a barber shop with old straight razors, done by a old man that knew his business and was proud of his skill.

Ya just dont see that very much any more.

whirlwind · 01-04-2006, 01:56 AM

i used a double edge the whole time i was in the army. now i use the mach3. its alot easier on my face.

Specter · 01-04-2006, 02:07 AM

Man I wish I could even use any kind of razor. I switched to an electric and then tried to go back to the razor because they shaved closer. after the 3rd cheese graded face I just gave it up. Soap, hot water, shave cream, differen razor...nothin helped. My face never felt as bad as that did...

Apollyon67 · 01-04-2006, 10:15 PM

I'm with Ox on this. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been to a barber. Mom cut my hair as a kid, now I cut my own hair. as for shaving. I tried my grandfathers straight razor, the cut was nice, but it takes me quite a bit longer. I use a mach3 and its been about 4 years since I have bought replacement blades for it and I still have 2 left.

09-18-2002, 09:48 AM	#1
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	Double Edge Razor's............. anyone here still use them??? i did for years until mine needed replacing, then lo and behold couldn't find one anywhere. just getting crusty in my advancing old age!!!

09-18-2002, 10:48 AM	#2
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,197 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	I have one that belonged to my Dad when he was in Nam. I have used it for nostalgia sake. A good shave, but rough conpared to modern razors. My grandpa was a braber and used a straight. I'm a modern wimpo and use electric. Too lazy I guess. It kills me when I go overseas and have voltage issues, got to revert back to the blade. __________________ Joe the plumber is screwed

09-18-2002, 01:57 PM	#3
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,412	I use the single-edge disposables. They're easy to clean, and last for a couple weeks if I don't let the stuff grow too deep. Also, I'm a cheap SOB. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

09-19-2002, 10:10 AM	#7
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,412	I remember those slots, but never knew what they were for! Amazing what you can learn on the Internet. My mother uses an old metal double-edge razor for her legs, and Dad used one til recent years. When I statred shaving, I tried one but couldn't get used to it. I prefer the disposables. Maybe they'll become "collectible antiques" one day. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

01-03-2006, 10:32 AM	#8
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,100 Blog Entries: 4	Hey...I've used double edge razor blades for years to give myself stylish haircuts. Just slip three of them into a plastic type comb cutter and comb away.:jaw: Gives me a "bowl" shape haircut just like the guy on the three stooges. I've only seriously cut my ear one time and liked to never got it stop bleeding. When I get old enough my wife will start taking me to real barbers. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

09-18-2002, 02:06 PM	#4
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	Bigdogi get the disposables at the dollar stores. i was just thinking back to the good old days. when that double edge blade got dull, i'd flip it over and was good for a couple more weeks!!!

09-18-2002, 05:55 PM	#5
Snakebite Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tucson, Mexico Posts: 1,844	Any one remember the little slots in the old medicine cabinets that you dumped the old used blades in? The blades just filled up the inside of the wall.

09-18-2002, 07:11 PM	#6
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	yep!!!, my parents house had one of them.watch bathoom remodeling never know whats in there!!!

01-03-2006, 12:26 PM	#9
Father Time Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 375 Images: 2	I replaced mine here http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/conk/merkur.html but I still find myself using the old Shick held together with a bent pin.

01-03-2006, 12:47 PM	#10
Ctwo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 344	I can get over three months out of a double edged disposable. I shave in the shower using just plain old bar soap (wash my hair with the same stuff too). I bought a pack of razors from Costco about 8 years ago...still working on it. I don't throw them out until I see folicles...

01-03-2006, 06:31 PM	#12
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,100 Blog Entries: 4	No doubt that my razor comb has saved me several hundred dollars over the past 30 years. If barbers charge $12 per haircut X 12/year X 30 years that equals $4,320. WOW:jaw: Didn't know I'd saved that much. Guess I should buy a new gun with that kind of savings.:nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

01-03-2006, 06:47 PM	#13
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	I been using a Gillette Sensor since they hit the market...not going to change..my dad's the same way with his straight razor that he sharpens with a horsehide strop..I wouldn't trust myself with a straight razor..wish I could shave with one..used to watch my grampa shave with one when dad was in Viet Nam

01-03-2006, 06:48 PM	#14
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	I always wanted to try a straight razor, but I pass out at the sight of my own blood. Your blood doesn't bother me, just my own for some reason. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

01-03-2006, 08:43 PM	#16
Father Time Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 375 Images: 2	The men in my family are cursed with our Irish Grandmother's soft skin, and our French Granfather's wiry beard. If I didn't wear this beard, my login name would be Scarface.

01-03-2006, 08:55 PM	#17
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,880	The bigest problems with the modern Straight razors is the Steel. ya cant get the good steel The "razor steel" was easily sharpened with a strop and canvass and if need be could be dressed with the old razor stones That was back when one measure of a civilized man was how well he could sharpen an edge, and keep himself clean shaven. Now a days most concider it too Hard to keep a Razor sharp. the old double edge "safety" razors where good What I liked about those was the hand made mecanical nature of those things. I have to admit I use disposables now too.... The best shaves I have ever recieved where in a barber shop with old straight razors, done by a old man that knew his business and was proud of his skill. Ya just dont see that very much any more. __________________ Submitted with respect to all

01-04-2006, 01:56 AM	#18
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,751 Images: 1	i used a double edge the whole time i was in the army. now i use the mach3. its alot easier on my face. __________________ De oppresso liber !

01-04-2006, 02:07 AM	#19
Specter Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 90	Man I wish I could even use any kind of razor. I switched to an electric and then tried to go back to the razor because they shaved closer. after the 3rd cheese graded face I just gave it up. Soap, hot water, shave cream, differen razor...nothin helped. My face never felt as bad as that did...

01-04-2006, 10:15 PM	#20
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,238 Images: 17	I'm with Ox on this. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been to a barber. Mom cut my hair as a kid, now I cut my own hair. as for shaving. I tried my grandfathers straight razor, the cut was nice, but it takes me quite a bit longer. I use a mach3 and its been about 4 years since I have bought replacement blades for it and I still have 2 left. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin