Who here shaves with a straight razor? It seems like a very goth thing to do, especially for Victorian goths. If you do, are their any good models you recommend? I plan to get one.

OOH you brought back a childhood memory for me. my grandfather kept a long leather belt in the cellar way, he used it to strop his straight razor. i guess it kept it sharp. he shaved once when i was there, right in the kitchen sink.

Later my dad informed me that was the strop they got whipped with if they misbehaved.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strop (just in case you had no idea what a strop was. )

also i would reccommend a good shaving soap and brush with a mug..much better than that stuff in a can.

there is much more to straight razor shaving than i ever imagined. Read a couple of wiki articles and it sound rather complicated to me. But then I am female

http://artofmanliness.com/2008/01/04/how-to-shave-like-your-grandpa/

great site , check it out for all kinds of info.


thanks for the walk down memory lane

I want to get one because they give a munch better shave then anything else. Not even an octo-blade razor with nano carbon tips enforced with tungsten. I should go work in the marking department of Gillite, lol.

This conjures up some unfortunate images...

I use the Bodyshop soap, its not cheap but goes a very, very long way. I still use my grandfathers shaving cup as well (like a teapot to hold water and a dish shape on top to make the soap up).

I don't think I could use a straight(or safety) razor to shave everything that I shave...

Forget the straight razor, as soon as I get permission to build a forge in the backyard I'm just going to make a knife and shave with that.

Up the macho quota and just stick your head in the forge. "hair is for wimps! ...so is skin!"

No, don't think I'll being doing that anytime soon.

Go on. Seriously it hurts like hell if your face fuzz catches fire.

I read about this and considered it for awhile. The start-up cost is a bit steep, and I chicken out every time I'm about to order the stuff. I did read that finding a used blade is the best way to start, but one of the best pieces of advice I read was, "Do not try to shave with a straight razor in the shower."

Letalis--you're a straight razor man?

Wolfie---you're talking about under arms, right?

Lach, I don't do it myself. Its a treat to visit a gentlemens retreat and get the works done.

Does anyone know where to get a good straight razor for under $100 or so?

Take a look here:

http://straightrazorplace.com/classifieds

Among other things, yes.