gekitsu wrote:
i like the idea of a cutthroat razor, but for one, i tried to shave myself with one once, and got razorburn like hell. okay, that was probably down to the crappy quality of the blade and its lack of a proper cutting edge.
It's interesting, I've tried every method of shaving known to man (not to women), with the exception of the old-school double-edge safety razor you use. Basically every thing I've tried gives me really bad burn on my neck
except the cutthroat, which, to be honest, was a bit unexpected. It may be the razor itself, or the whole wet-shaving process, I'm not sure. I've managed to keep a good edge on it; it get's stropped about 40 times prior to each use, and honed just a touch about once a month. You didn't happen to try shaving with a stainless steel cutthroat, did you? Stainless steel cutthroats aren't intended to be used for shaving. (In fact I'm not sure what they're for, other than show.)
gekitsu wrote:
but i dont think i could use the cutthroat for my whole body as well as i can do with my safety razor. it sure is the single most superb option for shaving a face out there - but add armpits, chest and... privates to the job and things look a bit differently, i think.

I endorse your notion of keeping the cutthroat away from one's tallywhacker.

I just use mine on my cheeks and neck.
gekitsu wrote:
i like the act of shaving the oldschool way, too. its such a meditative thing to do... it almost instantly shuts the world off.
It's a relaxing ritual for me too, like smoking my pipe and watching the sunset. Plus I've grown to love the warm lather as opposed to nothing with an electric, or the canned gel I used to use.
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