shave with shell

[ramon]

I try to sharp a shell for shaving but no function , I think the story about in the pass time the man shaving with a shell is no true , I tried and tried and no work .

 

[stoopidhead]

bahahahahahhaha that's awesome, but i could have told you that wouldn't work.

 

[dpmtherrien]

Nice try though. Is your face O.K.? Or is it still bandaged up?

 

[DSB]

Why do I have a feeling this should have been posted in the clownhouse forum?

 

[jlindy]

Why do I have a feeling this should have been posted in the clownhouse forum?

Because he didn't mention two clam shells and a bumblebee ala Fred Flintstone

 

[silver surfer]

I razor clam, I presume.

 

[mblakele]

Shells may be pretty, but they don't hold an edge. Bone and ivory are a little better, but on the whole I prefer flint or obsidian.

 

[roboboticus]

I seem to recall reading that shells were typically used in a depilatory fashion, meaning you'd use a pair of them like tweezers and actually pluck hairs rather than shave them.

I salute you for trying though

 

[Azza]

Myth busted!

Aaron

 

[Luc]

The last time I saw that was on Flinstones...

 

[RayH]

Since clams shells are layered you can't work them in the same manner as flint or obsidian. But I'm sure a thin layer of shell can still cut you.

 

[Flightless Lobster]

I thought the shell technique was to use two shells with the joint intact and pluck.

 

[Gustav]

Thank you so much for making this experiment, now we will not have to do it ourselves!

 

[Gravy]

Please don't post here that the shaving shells work good. All it does is drive up the price of shaving shells on Ebay.

 

[Trey45]

Under extreme magnification, obsidian blades show a smoother edge than stainless steel razors do. The steel edge appears to have pits, porosity, and other discontinuities, where the obsidian edge appears smooth and even with very few discontinuities.

 

[Gruder]

Better than shaving with BP.

 

[JPDyson]

Please don't post here that the shaving shells work good. All it does is drive up the price of shaving shells on Ebay.

This. I just tried to pick up a ShellBoy but got sniped at the last minute.

 

[ackvil]

But what was your preparation? Did you use cream or lather? How many passes did you make?

 

[buyandhold2018]

Did you hone and strop the shell first?

 

[luvmysuper]

Did you hone and strop the shell first?

+1

Shells will only shave well if honed on an Escher and then stropped on a new Tony Miller.