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Shaving with a cutthroat razor is probably one of the least efficient and more scary (at least in the minds of the inexperienced) methods for shaving your face. They’re inefficient because they typically take much more time perfect and more regular time to prepare. Even the most experienced cutthroat straight razor shaver will tell you they can get a faster shave with safety razor or a cartridge razor. Most men fear the thought of taking a unprotected razor blade to such a sensitive area. The name “cutthroat” itself conjures up images of bandits, hooligans and pirates. Needless to say, straight razors typically have a bad rap.
The big boon to shaving with a straight razor is the implicit manliness of the entire process. Unlike safety razors, it’s truly a kick-back to a bygone era where barbers also played the role of brutal dentists. If shaving with a straight razor doesn’t make you feel more manly, I simply don’t know what will.
In today’s world, straight razors have made a fairly sizable comeback. However, and unlike safety razors, the straight razor shaver has an additional step in prepping for his daily shave: the process of stropping his cutthroat straight razor.
Any open razor kit will require a good quality strop session before each shave to remove microscopic burrs that may have arisen on the blade as a result of the previous shave. Here we will provide some of the basic steps for stropping your straight razor to shaving perfection as part of your morning routine.
In “the good ole’ days” the most masculine would simply strop their straight razor by running the blade across the palm of their hand. Wholly unnecessary when you have a good strop. Here’s the step-by-step process for stropping your straight razor:
The real question: Is the Straight Razor Shave Better than the Safety Razor?
They’re on par, but the learning curve of shaving with a straight razor is a bit steeper, especially if you want to be efficient and not hack big holes into your face. We typically suggest starting with a safety razor before graduating to a straight razor shave. Doing so will give you a feel for both the angle of the shave and the pressure (or lack of pressure) required to get the razor to do the cutting.
Shaving with a cutthroat razor is probably one of the least efficient and more scary (at least in the minds of the inexperienced) methods for shaving your face. They’re inefficient because they typically take much more time perfect and more regular time to prepare. Even the most experienced cutthroat straight razor shaver will tell you they can get a faster shave with safety razor or a cartridge razor. Most men fear the thought of taking a unprotected razor blade to such a sensitive area. The name “cutthroat” itself conjures up images of bandits, hooligans and pirates. Needless to say, straight razors typically have a bad rap.
The big boon to shaving with a straight razor is the implicit manliness of the entire process. Unlike safety razors, it’s truly a kick-back to a bygone era where barbers also played the role of brutal dentists. If shaving with a straight razor doesn’t make you feel more manly, I simply don’t know what will.
In today’s world, straight razors have made a fairly sizable comeback. However, and unlike safety razors, the straight razor shaver has an additional step in prepping for his daily shave: the process of stropping his cutthroat straight razor.
Any open razor kit will require a good quality strop session before each shave to remove microscopic burrs that may have arisen on the blade as a result of the previous shave. Here we will provide some of the basic steps for stropping your straight razor to shaving perfection as part of your morning routine.
In “the good ole’ days” the most masculine would simply strop their straight razor by running the blade across the palm of their hand. Wholly unnecessary when you have a good strop. Here’s the step-by-step process for stropping your straight razor:
The real question: Is the Straight Razor Shave Better than the Safety Razor?
They’re on par, but the learning curve of shaving with a straight razor is a bit steeper, especially if you want to be efficient and not hack big holes into your face. We typically suggest starting with a safety razor before graduating to a straight razor shave. Doing so will give you a feel for both the angle of the shave and the pressure (or lack of pressure) required to get the razor to do the cutting.
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