i also shave about as fast, I can go 4 passes in about 20 minutes or less.......no issues.
Geofatboy - See how quickly he shaves!!!
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Attempted to speed up my shave...did a 2 pass in 15m42s...i now have a series of bumps on my chin - may have accidentally used too much pressure - this was shave no.19 with a feather blade...it may have added to the bumps.
No matter what I use, it takes me about 10 minutes from start to finish. I'm not going for speed, but I'm not letting the grass grow under my feet either.
I recall one of his vids where he shaved with a 1912 or some such GEM razor. He called the blade a "scraper" blade, but he managed to get through it without losing an ear. He didn't look comfortable.
Now, as for how speedy he is - next to Charles Roberts he looks like an arthritic shaving with his off-hand because his dominant hand is tied behind his back.
As Roy Jones used to say, “Ya’ll musta forgot!” Geofatboy is molasses in the arctic next to the original “wet shaver”
Charles Roberts:
Charles Roberts:
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Thats crazy...but how sure are we that he has a blade in the razor for this video?
I'm not impressed with Charles Roberts, at all.
Far too many passes over the same area, with questionable end result.
Some folks have light beard, meaning not only their facial hair is thin in diameter, but their stubble is sparse or patchy.
If you have a tick and dense stubble, which in addition grows almost parallel to skin, then there is no way you could shave like this guy.
For me to achieve a BBS, I have to stretch my skin opposite to the growth pattern of my facial hair and then shave ATG and even then, there are a few areas, where I need to buff the remaining stubble off, shaving only with water splash and the remaining residual slickness of the soap, as otherwise I wouldn't be able to get that "glass smooth" that Geo always mentions in his YT videos. To each his own I guess...
Charles was a quirky but nice man. He’s no longer with us. Let’s give it a rest.
I've said it before, when they carve the wetshaving Mt. Rushmore, Charles' pan will be on it, with the forms delineated. He was an early pioneer in the revitalization of wet shaving with traditional instruments, and his products had a wider following than his "method" did, which had a fair amount of adherents. I didn't buy into the entire method thing, but I have adopted some of his techniques, which is the only my wiry old beard can be reduced to bbs.
Do what?
Are you referring to the video OR to my shaving technique?
Sorry, I just wanna make sure I understand what you're saying.
Yeah, shaving like the guy in the video. I'm amazed he has a face left
Most people viewing his videos today don’t realize that he’s probably contributed more to “modern” DE shaving than anyone else. Multiple passes, beard”reduction,” emphasis on slick lather and the concept of BBS being paramount are all things he was a pioneer of. Not to say the concepts didn’t exist prior but he was the one who made them the standard for modern DE shaving. Mantic59 is probably given the most credit for such things but he just adapted what he learned from Roberts and was more popular once youtube took off. His whole story is interesting and his razor skills are undeniable.
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Ah...didn't mean to cause offence...ive jut never seen anyone do that before...i was expecting a blood bath...he's too good!!
There is no blade in that razor.
false. I’ve seen him shave in person and he actually shaved half of my face one time in his shop.
My observation was related to the video posted.
And I’m telling you I’ve seen him shave like that in person so I have no reason to doubt he has a blade in there. I used to shave like that when I used his products.
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