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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Fox_Hound on March 04, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
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Just had a wonderful experience. I've started shaving with a traditional straight razor. Very relaxing, great way to spend a little time before work. I suspect there may be a few of you who enjoy this old world pleasure as well. If not, give it a try! TONS of great info at straightrazorplace.com. I did pretty good. One little nick on my chin, but that's all. Hopefully no Scarface related nick names in my future!
~Fox
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My granddad used to shave with a straight razor. Once, when he was 85, he sneezed while shaving and cut clear through his cheek. Told everybody it was unfair that at his age he suddenly had another little mouth to feed. ;) ;D ;) ;D
I have a couple of beautiful old German steel straights--one with an ivory handle. Keeping them honed and stropped is more work than I enjoy. But, I agree that it is a relaxing shave. I have an old fashioned barbar that still does that and I enjoy a "professional" shave on occasion. Good luck with your straight.
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On my wedding day, I went to the Barber Shop for a shave, well, it was a great experience. The gentleman with the razor, was,...well, lets just say,......GAY.(not that there's anything wrong with that),... ::) But you really can shave a balloon with a straight razor, if your trained and practice, He did, and it was a great shave.
Plus it's a great back-up SD weapon,.... ::)
As CR stated, having a pro shave, hot towel, face tonic, get the nose and ear hairs, etc,.... reminds me of the old Western Movies, and from time to time is well worth it.
I guess wanting to see a posting of some straight razor porn is strange???? ;)
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My doc won't let me shave with anything but an electric. Since my heart went south she says if I cut myself, since I take Coumadin, I could easily bleed to death.
I'd prefer to avoid that.
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me and the guys at the farm have been having a mustache competition, mine is going pretty nicely, decided to go with the big bushy hungarian style, maybe braid it later on too. ;D
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So you put a blade to your throat each morning?
Adding you tot he Prayer List, Fox =)))
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I have always thought about getting a Traditional Turkish Shave
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me and the guys at the farm have been having a mustache competition,
Anybody want to have a go at that one? ;D
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I'm not going to say anything about a mustache riding competition.
Oops. I just did. I'm off to the corner.
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Anybody want to have a go at that one? ;D
What? Like...Dude, those weren't dudes!?
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So you put a blade to your throat each morning?
Adding you tot he Prayer List, Fox =)))
To relax ? ;D In my old neighborhood the only times razors were held to throats were when debts weren't paid ;D
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I'm not going to say anything about a mustache riding competition.
Oops. I just did. I'm off to the corner.
If I wasn't grinning so big.. I would send you to the danged corner.. but hard to keep a straight face when I try to.. LOL
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I have always thought about getting a Traditional Turkish Shave
That's a great way to have a shave!! I wish I could find someone around here to do that.
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My doc won't let me shave with anything but an electric. Since my heart went south she says if I cut myself, since I take Coumadin, I could easily bleed to death.
I'd prefer to avoid that.
All bleeding eventually stops ... Trust me!
Let's see ... rule of thumb - about one ounce of blood per pound of body weight ... Damn Sam!!! You could bleed for days ;)
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If I wasn't grinning so big.. I would send you to the danged corner.. but hard to keep a straight face when I try to.. LOL
Pretty sure your not exempt from the corner.
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Pretty sure your not exempt from the corner.
NOOO !! NOT THAT :o
She makes us clean it up :( :-[ :-[ :(
;D
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All bleeding eventually stops ... Trust me!
Let's see ... rule of thumb - about one ounce of blood per pound of body weight ... Damn Sam!!! You could bleed for days ;)
Heck, that'd make me a walking blood bank.................. :o
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That's a great way to have a shave!! I wish I could find someone around here to do that.
same I have not found anyone around here
only heard about it last year
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I take it none of you ever saw the Movie "Sweeney Todd" ?
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same I have not found anyone around here
only heard about it last year
It's been 20 years but I can still remember a barber in Clovis, New Mexico that did a real good shave like that! Some day I'll find another I hope!!
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Yeah, to relax! Very relaxing. And yeah, I've seen Sweeny Todd. I was surprised at Johnny Depp's singing voice. Not my kind of movie. Not a gun in the whole thing.
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I take it none of you ever saw the Movie "Sweeney Todd" ?
Muahhhhhhhhh Pork pies any one?
Mrs Lovett was a lovelly lady!
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Did someone say mustache rides?
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/5/56/Huge_mustache.jpg (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/5/56/Huge_mustache.jpg)
;D
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If I wasn't grinning so big.. I would send you to the danged corner.. but hard to keep a straight face when I try to.. LOL
Yes, the thought of "free mustache rides" always makes her grin from ear to ear.
*I'll go hang it in my ass :-[
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If I wasn't grinning so big.. I would send you to the danged corner.. but hard to keep a straight face when I try to.. LOL
That;s cuz you always make the full 8 seconds. ;D
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All bleeding eventually stops ... Trust me!
Let's see ... rule of thumb - about one ounce of blood per pound of body weight ... Damn Sam!!! You could bleed for days weeks!! ;)
Corrected for accuracy, chrome dome. ;D