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yep, I signed up for their emails yesterday. looking forward to receiving them.
Classic shaving sends out good emails. Just sign up for their email list. I'm glad others are finding it useful.
Anyone with a decent skill set should be able to use any razor and achieve the shave they desire even with men shaving a couple of times per week.
Maybe, with enough effort. But it's a heck of a lot easier to get there with a razor well suited to one's face. And honestly, there are some razors I don't think I could have ever gotten a good shave with even though I believe myself to have grown quite adept with a DE.
Years ago, in the straights forum, when I was inquiring as to the why's and wherefores of that manly art, I mentioned that I was shaving daily with a Futur set to 6. The overwhelming response was that anyone who can shave daily with a Futur set to 6 can shave with anything -- even a shard of flint or broken glass. Hyperbole obviously but you get the point. I shave with the most aggressive razors with ease. Most mild shavers, with enough effort, can be beaten into submission against the shoals of my wiry beard. But some are just not up to the challenge.
I do too. Well, not always. Perhaps if I did, I could shave with anything. But not easily. I mean, it's that last little wisp of whisker that's hard to get.For me, no more effort, but I do shave everyday.
It’ll never happen, but it sure would be nice.It would be nice if manufacturers provided the exact dimensions of their razors so that we could make objective decisions about them.
I do too. Well, not always. Perhaps if I did, I could shave with anything. But not easily. I mean, it's that last little wisp of whisker that's hard to get.
Heck no! Just feel it with my hand. That's how I check the quality of the shave. If I'm being fanatical, I'll pull out a cotton ball. But that's typically just if I'm doing a shave-off or otherwise putting a razor through its paces to understand what it can accomplish.That's the difference, you eyesight is better than mine.....LOL!!
Heck no! Just feel it with my hand. That's how I check the quality of the shave. If I'm being fanatical, I'll pull out a cotton ball. But that's typically just if I'm doing a shave-off or otherwise putting a razor through its paces to understand what it can accomplish.
I don't agree with the blade angle illustration. To me, that's handle angle -- the blade cutting angle usually isn't the same.
You are correct that the blade angle and the handle angle are not equivalent. However, the handle angle shown in the illustration is the "neutral" angle, that is the shaving angle in which you will neither be riding the cap or riding the guard, or you will be riding both with equal pressure in the case of a blade with negative exposure. If the head of the razor is designed properly with respect to the way the DE blade is held and curved, the neutral angle is the angle at which the razor was designed to be used. However, a specific individual may achieve better results with a shave angle slightly more or less than neutral.
+1 to all three above.The only complaint that I would have is about the diagrams being vague or wrong.
And the nonsense about OC razors.
IMO this is good ‘introduction’ to a complex subject!
"The geometry came from a bunch of research to familiarize myself with how razors are configured and then creating analogies between how a blade is configured and real world applications. The one I'm most proud of (because I saw an immediate improvement), was to support the blade as much as possible as a way of eliminating chatter). All razors support the blade on the top side with the top cap, but chatter comes from cyclical loading...force, no force, force, no force, etc. The unloading comes from loading the blade during cutting, but then something gives (such as the whisker that is being cut) and the blade unloads for a split second. The top cap can only help with the loading, so the baseplate has to work together with it."
Maybe, with enough effort. But it's a heck of a lot easier to get there with a razor well suited to one's face. And honestly, there are some razors I don't think I could have ever gotten a good shave with even though I believe myself to have grown quite adept with a DE.
Years ago, in the straights forum, when I was inquiring as to the why's and wherefores of that manly art, I mentioned that I was shaving daily with a Futur set to 6. The overwhelming response was that anyone who can shave daily with a Futur set to 6 can shave with anything -- even a shard of flint or broken glass. Hyperbole obviously but you get the point. I shave with the most aggressive razors with ease. Most mild shavers, with enough effort, can be beaten into submission against the shoals of my wiry beard. But some are just not up to the challenge.
Yeah, when I came back here some months ago the Futur went in a drawer and it's sat there ever since. I have a stable of around 15 aggressive razors I've been using of late. The Mark Cross -- which can be set up to be aggressive or mild -- is my latest fascination.There is an element of machismo in using/needing/ being able to uan aggressive razor.
I meant to respond and forgot. I've never used a Futur, but I do use a straight and a shavette. If shaving with the Futur means you shave with the blade and the holder does not come in contact with your skin, as you would with a shavette, I can understand the response from the forum.
Did you stop using the Futur?
Yeah, when I came back here some months ago the Futur went in a drawer and it's sat there ever since. I have a stable of around 15 aggressive razors I've been using of late. The Mark Cross -- which can be set up to be aggressive or mild -- is my latest fascination.
Thanks!Congratulations on the Mark Cross.