Oh, cool. I bought this sampler from Amazon that has 5 Shark blades, but I haven't used them yet.

whats the denim for ? to sharpen it or some shit? longer life?

teach me

god damn blades are expensive

I'm definitely an enthusiast! I've been wet shaving since the early 1990's. I started using a DE eight years ago, and a straight razor about 4 years ago. I've got a nice little collections of DE and straight razors (new and vintage), a few brushes, a bunch of soaps and creams,and a bunch of aftershaves. I also have about 100 blades left...I bought about 300 blades once I decided I liked Derby's, Sharks, Astra SPs (the Astra and Shark blades are my favorite).

Nope, tried it when I was a young pup at the advice of my dad and grandpa. Made my face look like a sloppy joe

www.westcoastshaving.com

www.maggardrazors.com

www.shavenation.com


There are several others out there as well. And a bunch of artisan soap and after shave makers if you really catch the "disease".

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Jeez. 21 posts into a thread titled "wet shaving" and no one has mentioned beaver once? This place is slipping.

Bro, that's why you gotta get a double-edged safety razor. It is an expensive initial outlay ($50 for a chrome Merkur, $15 for a badger hair brush), but the razor blades can be bought in a pack of 100 for like $10, and each blade lasts 3-4 shaves. So in my case (shaving three times per week), that $10 pack of blades will last me about two years.

And DEs don't give you razor burn like a Mach 3 hack job.

Yep. I am doing it and don't mind a bit. Yes, the single blade doesn't quite get as close as the multimillion dollar 5 blades but the single blade stays sharper for a longer time IF you dry your blade and razor after every use. Now of course there are variables like the density of whiskers a man has I get that but I refuse to buy the 5 blades that last only about a week for medium whiskers.

No need, I look good with a constant light beard/5 o'clock shadow. I only shave my neck and use an electric Braun for that.

I've been using the Merkur 39C for a while. The slant bar is where it's at if you have thick/coarse hair. I started with West Coast's choice sampler. Feathers have to be the sharpest blade made by man, but I like them. My go to blade is the Derby Extra. It's a durable edge and a little forgiving in case you get a little hurried. I use them three times on face and head.

No love for Harry's I know guys who switched from Dollar shave to Harry's and like the quality better. Also got a tip that works great from them. Cheap hair conditioner as a shaving gel. Any will do the cheaper the better I go with suave coconut as it doesn't smell to girly. Smooth shave work great and worth a try although all whiskers are different.

As for safety razors there is a reason men started bolting from in the 60's when Gillette introduced SS blade and Bic released the first true disposable. Then the 70,s and Gillette released the the twin blades and safety razor all but dissipated from mens shave kits. My dad packed his away but luckly went up in attic where me and my brother picked through after he died. Keep as keepsake rarely use for good reason IMO.

I have a weird, hybrid system. I use an electric razor Tue-Friday mornings. Basically lay in bed and shave. It does a perfectly reasonable job. I typically skip shaving on Sat/Sun, and then on Monday I shave with a Sensor (the 2 blade one). None of that ridiculous five razor crap for me -- seriously why does anyone spend the money on that?? The 2 blades do a good job, and I've learned that using a blade at least once a week reduces ingrowns.

Works very well, and costs very little since I use a disposable blade once a week.

Blade reviews are worthless. What works for one person or razor sucks for another. Try as many blades as you can. Try to limit other variables so they get a fair test. There are some good sampler packs available.

I use a 39c for my first pass and follow up with an HD and then a 1940's super speed for the second and third passes. I used to use Feathers but have switched to Voskhod in the slant and Astras in the HD and Superspeed. Shaving soap has always been Mitchell's Wool Fat.