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Zach4542

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You would think that with all the knife nuts people would be interested in using straight razors.
 
I am interested in straight razors, however at this time I should be saving some money instead of buy a kit/making a kit to shave with.

Argument: Using a straight razor or even a safety razor will save you money and is an investment.
 
nate1714 said:
I am interested in straight razors, however at this time I should be saving some money instead of buy a kit/making a kit to shave with.

Argument: Using a straight razor or even a safety razor will save you money and is an investment.
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You can get your set up fror let than 70 bucks.
 
My DE razor saves me about a dollar a day.

A pack of five DE blades costs about a dollar and will give thirty excellent shaves. A package of Sensor cartriges (not the most expensive cartridges by far) costs about $30 and will give 25 acceptable shaves.

A can of shaving foam costs about $3 for a basic brand and will give about 20 shaves. A piece of my favorite soap costs about $10 and will deliver about 45 shaves.

The lather is more expensive the DE way, about seven cents per day more, but the blade is well over a dollar a day less.

It takes me about three minutes per day longer with my DE than with my old Sensor. I time from the very first twist of the faucet to the very last wipe of the towel cleaning up the counter top. Sensor takes about nine minutes. I've got my DE shave down to about 12 minutes. That's acceptable.

The DE shave is, of course, significantly better. On the worst day, my DE shave is better than my best Sensor shave ever was.

With a very real savings of over a dollar per day, the cost of my razor, brush, stand, and bowl purchased at the end of last year were paid for months ago and it's pure -- and very real -- dollar-per-day savings from here on out.

The economics of this DE thing is great.

I'm no raging environmentalizt whacko, but I am an Oregonian so I do think about the environment. There are some simple things we can easily do which will have a substantial impact on our environment. One is to prefer products which are less-packaged, longer-lived, environmentally-friendly, and recyclable. My DE blades are nothing but thin bits of highest-quality steel. They are totally recyclable. I collect them in a steel "blade blank" box and, when it's full, I'll put that whole collection of high-quality steel into the recycle bin. Contrast that with cartridged which are mostly plastic. My DE blades (Bic Chrome Platinum) come wrapped in paper in a small cardboard box; the packaging is as recyclable as the blades. Contrast that with Sensor cartridges which come in a plastic tray inside of a huge, oversized box. My soap is made from 100% natural ingredients, none of the synthetic detergents, chelators, foaming enhancers or artificial colors found in canned foams. Yes, she does send them in a plastic bag, but at least there's no metal/plastic can to throw away. My Futur razor is obviously a life-time item. And the brush can be re-fitted with new hair when it eventually wears out. It's all very environmentally-friendly.
 
Zach4542 said:
You can get your set up fror let than 70 bucks.
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Yep... especially if one can score some good used stuff. Folk who aren't interested in maintaining old shaving equipment will often let it go for a steal. Also, a few accessories might be jury-rigged by those with a slightly handy disposition if needs be.

Gollnick said:
I'm no raging environmentalizt whacko, but I am an Oregonian so I do think about the environment. There are some simple things we can easily do which will have a substantial impact on our environment. One is to prefer products which are less-packaged, longer-lived, environmentally-friendly, and recyclable. My DE blades are nothing but thin bits of highest-quality steel. They are totally recyclable. I collect them in a steel "blade blank" box and, when it's full, I'll put that whole collection of high-quality steel into the recycle bin. Contrast that with cartridged which are mostly plastic. My DE blades (Bic Chrome Platinum) come wrapped in paper in a small cardboard box; the packaging is as recyclable as the blades. Contrast that with Sensor cartridges which come in a plastic tray inside of a huge, oversized box.
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This notion of trying to minimize waste is right down my alley. I'm currently using a DE for the bulk of my grooming, and I keep old blades in a matchbox. I've got YEARS worth of blades in there, and it's not full yet. Imagine how quickly big clunky disposables or cartridges would pile up! :eek:

Soon I hope to give straights a try, at least for part of my shaving regimen. If I can get the hang of it and the results are satisfactory, I'll be looking at even less junk, and of course, the increased "cool factor" of using a "cut throat". :D

P.S.: in this same ethic, I also often use an old fashioned dip pen and ink bottle when at home.... that is to say when I actually need to write on paper instead of sending all these new-fangled electronic messages.
 
I use a straight (just started) and I think that with the right resurch you can get a great shave for only a small investment.
Plus it makes you feel pretty BA as someone tto use a "cut throte" razor.
Right now to further cut costs check out anything from straight razor design.
If you buy anythingfrom them before the end of the year youi get lifetime honeing. I plan on taking full advantage of that
 
Yea look at it.

Razor - used and shave ready for 30
Brush, Bowl and Soap - Walmart for 10 bucks.
Strop - The Filly off ruprazor.com for 20 bucks in the US +14 for other countries.

Thats all you need to start!
 
I just bought my Christmas presant for myself. It ran araound 150 bucks! but I got a DOVO 5/8 black star in green scales. Its beautiful it has a gold inlay on the blade and black tint on the spine and tang. also got a latigo and cotton strop and a bunch of shave soap samples. I do realize that I could have bought alot of disposible blades and shaving cream cans for that money but hey, this is more fun!
 
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I picked up most of my straight razors from another forum. You can also get em on ebay. Theres quite a few guys out there doing razor restoration.
 
For me and this is only a personal thing. I have tried nearly every method of shaving: Straights, traditional Safety razors, electric razors, modern disposables. All at a substantial cost. For me the easiest and the most effective is the Gillette Mach 3 Turbo. All other razors have their advantages/ disadvantages but the M3 just gives me a nice close shave at a decent price. The biggest difference is not so much in the razor/blade hardware but in shave preparation. Preparing the beard with hot water and rich lather is the most important factor in a nice close shave. And yes there is a large difference between the Mach 3 and the Mach 3 Turbo.
Sorry if this is a downer but it is what works best for me.
 
I am realy enjoying the prep part of str8 shaving, I used to shave in the shower with nothing but whatever bar soap I happened to use I think that if I were to try this kind of prep with my mach 3 I would be happier with the results than I was before, but I realy enjoy the str8 razor itself also so I'm hooked, I think. But I can see where someone would find them to be alot of unnessary work compared to a cartridge razor. So I figure to each his own.
 
For my part, I do most of my shaving talk on Badger and Blade and Straight Razor Place ;)

I've been cartridge/shaving goo free for over a year now. I'm never going back.



... ok, I still use an electric trimmer for my sideburns and ... other places.
 
Partly this forum is so dead because about 90% of the time people are refered to one of the shaving forums.
 
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