More shaving with knives foolishness

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Sylvrfalcn

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For the past couple days I've experimented by shaving with a French made Douk Douk knife, because I read somewhere that they were once popular with Algerian men for doing that very thing. I was so tickled with the results that it got me to thinking (y'all smell something burnin'?). Would a five dollar Opinel folder be up to the same task? So I stropped up an old No. 7 carbon steel Opie, and had at it. How'd it shave? Just call me "baby face". :D

Well dadgummit, that got me thinking even harder (oh the pain). I believe it was Andy that proposed some side by side testing between carbon and stainless steel. Y'all see where this is going? Yup, tomorrow I'll have a go at scraping off my whiskers with a stainless steel Opinel. If the durn thing passes muster, I'll order me a No. 9 stainless Opinel (why not, they're cheap) and highly modify the dadburn thing into a super duper, French alpine field razor. Modifications would include removing the locking collar (don't need it), reshaping the point, perhaps add a choil, and reshaping the handle, finishing with staining/dying the handle a nice dark burgundy color and giving it a poly or super glue finish.

Great galloping gophers what fun! Grow whiskers, grow. . . . . .:D

Sarge
 
*L* why stop there? machetes! axes! khukuri! Goloks! the Ginsu 2K!

Seriously, that sounds like a neat plan.

Incidentally, I'm no better myself. I was planning on shaving with that Nessmuk you sent me.:D Wanted my wife to take pics, but she's been too sick to put up with such foolishness lately.

uhmmm...I've also noted a three day beard and been feeling the edge of my own Opinel #7:o
 
Alas, I can grow no wiskers. At 33 I still only shave so I don't look like Shaggy on Scooby Doo.........
 
Cripe. I should be so lucky. I go a full week without shaving and I gotta start dodging gunfire and tranquilizer darts. I should just post the DNA test results by my front door with a sign that states:

I am not Bigfoot.
I am not the missing link either.
 
I took my goatee off with a SAK Bantam this week. My facial hair is much thicker than my arm hair, that's for sure.

How about we see who can convince their SO to let them shave their sensitive parts with a folder? :D
 
Shave? Uh-uh. If they think I'm Bigfoot, that's their problem! :p

I'm missing my right foot, amputated halfway down from the knee. To help the liner for my prosthesis fit better, I shave the stump. Naturally, I had to try a few of my extensive collection of knives.

The clear winner for excellent edge, ergonomic, balanced handle, smooth results ... ta-daa ... the Spyderco Adventura.

I should try the Douk-Douk. I kind of assumed it would work well, though, which is why I didn't bother to test it.
 
I can already see it coming in the Blade Discussion Forum. Which knife would be best suited to shave........

Should I get a Strider?, or do I need to have a spine thicker than 1/4"? How about a Sebenza or an Emerson? Did Cold Steel demonstrate that on that latest "More Proof" video?
 
No knife shaving me for. I have very delicate skin:D Actually I was gifted whiskers that that are as thick and tough as 400lb test line. I hate shaving of any type. straight razor, cut myself too much. 19 bladed suder-duper razor, cuts too deep and the whiskers get ingrown. electric shaver, takes 20 mins and 15 passes to "save time" and not cut the whiskers very close. all of this work, and i still have a kind of 5 o'clock shadow around my chin and mouth:rolleyes:

Generally, I shave with my super-duper face killer twice a week. I kind of rock the 3 day beard thing as I don't get overly wooly. The Mrs kind of likes the look as well;)

However, any excuse to buy another knife is good enough for me:) I'm interested in the results:D

Jake
 
I use an electric shaver too. Blades seem to get hung up in my facial hair too easily for me to want to use them on a regular basis. I only shave once or twice a month at most though, I like having a beard.
 
Guys, I think that it's actually easier if you shave every day when you have thick beards. I used to shave only every few days because I hated doing it and it irritated my skin. Things got much better when I just bit the bullet and started shaving every day.The hair in my beard is very coarse, like .011-17" thick (the wife says I am part walrus :o ).

Esav, how did you lose your foot? Was it peripheral arterial disease? The company that I work for makes intravascular devices for fighting this. If so, let me know and I can put you in contact with a doctor in your area.
 
Keep the locking collar. Just modify it so that it locks the blade CLOSED instead of open. That way you know that sharp bugger will not open in your pack.

Bill
 
Stevo, it was diabetes. Pretty much under control now. It was a bit of a battle to keep the left foot, though.
 
Bill Sanders said:
Keep the locking collar. Just modify it so that it locks the blade CLOSED instead of open. That way you know that sharp bugger will not open in your pack.

Bill
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Or, I could just pack it in my ditty bag like I do my straight razors. I stitch 'em up a neat little case out of leather or canvas lined with flannel, fitted so the razor slides in snug when folded shut. I like doing it that way because it not only keeps me from getting cut, it keeps my razor from getting boogered up by whatever else might be rattling around in the bag with it.

Sarge
 
Vivi said:
How about we see who can convince their SO to let them shave their sensitive parts with a folder? :D
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I have conferred with my sensitive parts and they have expressed some "concerns" about any sharp objects approaching their vicinity. ;)

Eric
 
True to my word, I shaved this morning with a stainless steel Opinel folder. In fact, it was my new Opinel Garden Knife (bet they never had that sort of "weeding" in mind for it). Ladies and gents, we have a winner. :thumbup: Best shave I've ever had with a knife, and as good as some straight razors I've used. While the Douk Douk is a great knife, the Opinel gets my nod for three reasons: 1. Price, it'd be durn near impossible to find anything cheaper that would work half as good, 2. Thin, very easy to sharpen up to razor edge blade, 3. Handle, the Opinel's contoured wooden handle gives a "fatter" grip, that's more comfortable and secure to manipulate with wet/soapy hands.

How'd the stainless steel work out? Performed well up to carbon steel standards as far as taking and holding a superfine edge. I experienced no nicks, grabbing/dragging, and no need to stop at any time to restrop. Good to go, and perhaps the icing on the cake is that rather than the usually fastidious drying and oiling ritual I'm careful to observe with my carbon steel blades, I just wiped this one off and stuffed it back in my pocket. Me likey :D :thumbup:

Sarge
 
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