Straight Razor Shaving: You can flatten a honing stone with just 400 grit sandpaper

The normal option is to buy a special flattening stone, but these can be quite costly. What works just as well, is to use 400 grit sandpaper, which you tape to a flat granite or marble surface.

I've criss-crossed the honing stone with pencil lines, and soaked the stone for 15 minutes in water. Then all I did was lightly rub both sides of my 3000/8000 grit stone on the sandpaper until the pencil marks were removed. That gave me nice flat surfaces to further hone my razor with.

My straight razor is now all honed and stropped, and ready for another two months or so of use before I need to hone it again.

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Which Razor is Best for Sensitive Skin? Be Safe with a Safety Razor

There is one in three guys who undergo skin irritation once they’ve shaved. Considering that you are reading this post, you’re most likely one of these guys.

If your sensitive skin is a newbie to shaving, then your best bet would be a safety razor. A double-edged safety razor can give you a close and clean shave without as much fuss as a straight razor.

It’s also hygienic than a multi-blade cartridge disposable. Because there are no multiple blades lying closely beside each other, there will be no hair, skin or oil stuck in between the blades. And since we all know that acne results from follicles clogged with sebum and dead skin cells, you won’t get an acne blow-out after shaving with a safety razor.

The beauty of a safety razor’s single blade is that it does not irritate. Multiple-blade disposables actually damage your skin because the blades are scratching the skin repeatedly. It can also lead to a lot of ingrown hairs which are painful.

There’s also a practical benefit to using a safety razor. The replacement blades are less expensive and you don’t have to buy them as often as you would with a disposable cartridge razor. And because it’s usually made of metal or some other form of durable material other than plastic, you’re not contributing to the plastic pollution that’s making a mess out of our environment.

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Almost half of all Americans have sensitive skin. Why is this so? Should men be concerned about sensitive skin? What's the best shaving razor for sensitive skin? When you’re a newbie, getting a clean shave is what matters. Well that, and because you also want to have a love life as quickly as possible. A safety razor has a shorter learning curve than a straight razor. Read more.

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Safety Razor Vs. Cartridge: Which One Should You Get? Cost vs Environment vs Shave Quality Compared

No real surprises here, as this pretty much the consensus I've been seeing for a while (unless you watch Gillette adverts, and then remember they relaunched their own safety razor recently). A straight razor is probably the best overall, but not everyone in the modern era has got past the longer learning curve in stropping the blade and using it.

For me personally, a safety razor has definitely been noticeably better for my skin, and I have not disposed of a single blade yet over many years (they are all collected in a large money tin for recycling disposal one day). Cost? Well I bought 400 safety razor blades a few years ago, and am still working my way through those packs, replacing the blade weekly. My father's 1960's Gillette safety razor actually still works fine today, 60 years on.

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Which is better for you—a safety razor vs cartridge razor? In this article, we give the pros and cons of the two razors to help you choose which to go for.

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Best Straight Razor for Beginners and Pros

Straight razors are also often referred to as straight edge razor, cutthroat, barber, cut-throat, cut throat, open, open-blade, straight edge, straight blade and straight-edge razor -or as Shakespeare put it: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet“.

With the many straight razors on the market all claiming to be the top pick of the century or the best straight razor for beginners, it is a daunting process to choose the straight razor most likely to provide you with the best result. We all want the best for ourselves which is only natural.

However, finding the perfect straight razor is not always an easy process. The fact that there are several brands, makes and models of the straight razor in the market do not make the decision-making process any easier.

Personally I think you can learn better with a proper straight razor vs a shavette as I found the shavette was not as forgiving (maybe that's just me). Startup costs for a straight razor will be more, and you can delay getting the honing stone for a year, but costs after that get very cheap as you're not replacing and disposing of blades at all. Allow a good 15 to 20 shaves to get the hang of stropping as the initial muscle memory takes a while to get just right.

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Finding the best straight razor depends on your preference and experience. Our guide tells you what you need to know before you buy and where to get good deals.

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It is quite possible to have a quick Traditional Shave, but would you want to?

One can do a safety razor shave in about the same time it takes to use a cartridge razor with a can of goo, but many do enjoy taking a little longer with a better quality traditional shave. The little longer is what separates the traditional shaving from its disposable counterpart, and the better quality products do work better given a bit of preparation and time.

The separation is really not that much extra as the traditional shave is like muscle memory, once you have the habit right, it all just happens.

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Greetings! In this episode Geofatboy performs a quick minimalist shave using only a razor, brush, and tube of shaving cream which is Hand-Lathered. Finishing...

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