tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post7919218523314754733..comments2023-06-17T00:43:15.118-07:00Comments on Urban Adventure League: The Retro-Grouch Shaving Dept.adventure!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-26078244067764981632013-01-31T13:43:46.260-08:002013-01-31T13:43:46.260-08:00Cool. I use the same type get-up. Bought mine at...Cool. I use the same type get-up. Bought mine at a junk store in Minnesota in '84 for $3 and it still works fine.<br /><br />Steve ZSteve Z (swampboy62)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-78879001191799123202013-01-30T17:00:10.180-08:002013-01-30T17:00:10.180-08:00Outstanding! I have been doing this for a couple o...Outstanding! I have been doing this for a couple of years now. I recently got an adjustable like the one shown. They give a great shave. Great blog post!DANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150660041208633962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-22775611722058775972013-01-30T13:40:59.866-08:002013-01-30T13:40:59.866-08:00I've used a variety of razors on my face over ...I've used a variety of razors on my face over the years ranging from regular safety razors (I still have at least one floating around, but I don't use it because the blades have the potential of being hand and mouth lacerating toys for children and cats) and have never seen any sort of advantage to using shaving creams, special soaps, or brushes. No, what I use is a bar Dove soap, lathered by my fingers and wiped across my face ahead of the razor.<br /><br />I've never used a straight razor. I have my great-grandfather's razor (still sharp, 70 or so years after it was last used in anger) so I don't have any excuse (except for terror) to not use it.orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127551500120547348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-61687417925772250502013-01-29T06:45:19.975-08:002013-01-29T06:45:19.975-08:00I’ve been wet shaving with a Merkur Futur razor fo...I’ve been wet shaving with a Merkur Futur razor for three years now and I love it. It used to be a drudgery to shave, now it’s a hobby: something I look forward to. I lather up with a badger hair brush using Col. Conk soap and get the best saves I had in my life. I’m using Feather blades (the Ninja blades of the shaving world). A good stypic pencil is a must have accessory when drawing a sharp blade across you throat. I finish up with a nice non-alcohol based lotion like Nivea for Men.<br /><br />I believe this is the most ecologically sound method of shaving (except maybe a straight razor, which I do on occasion). No more plastic razors in the land-fills. It’s also quite a bit cheaper and delivers a better shave, but it does require some skill.<br />Welcome to the world of wet shaving brother. I wish you many close shaves! Jack<br />The Velo Hobohttp://velohobo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-49502366822349844162013-01-28T20:27:11.715-08:002013-01-28T20:27:11.715-08:00It's been a while since I've used MR shavi...It's been a while since I've used MR shaving cream (you're welcome to do a review of it for Sharpologist!) but as I recall it was pretty good, especially for the low price. I particularly like MR's "Glycerin Lime Oil" pre-shave soap: it works really well for me as a gentle pre-shave cleanser.mantic59https://www.blogger.com/profile/10170330078663138616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-54849924463196917272013-01-28T19:46:54.833-08:002013-01-28T19:46:54.833-08:00Thanks. I like using the oil while traveling becau...Thanks. I like using the oil while traveling because of ease and small size. Have you tried the Musgo Real I refer to? Didn't notice it in the reviews section.adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-27219015588117415482013-01-28T06:19:07.413-08:002013-01-28T06:19:07.413-08:00Generally I'm not a big fan of shaving oils. ...Generally I'm not a big fan of shaving oils. But Pacific is the best I've tried. Village Barber is also very good.mantic59https://www.blogger.com/profile/10170330078663138616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-47879058293614974502013-01-27T21:38:57.006-08:002013-01-27T21:38:57.006-08:00Thanks for the links, some pretty interesting vids...Thanks for the links, some pretty interesting vids, and overall better than that nameless site I bashed. (Though for a sec I thought you were commenter/blogger "mantid". Where is he, by the way?)<br /><br />And mantic59, do you have opinion of shaving oils, like Pacific?adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-88296721983922504552013-01-27T19:32:01.100-08:002013-01-27T19:32:01.100-08:00If it will help you (or your readers) I have a bun...If it will help you (or your readers) I have a bunch of videos on how to use the 'old school' shaving kit. The Youtube channel is at http://www.youtube.com/user/mantic59 (not sponsored!)mantic59https://www.blogger.com/profile/10170330078663138616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-9758851222028426852013-01-27T18:41:32.764-08:002013-01-27T18:41:32.764-08:00I guess I'm an old timer, too, because I have ...I guess I'm an old timer, too, because I have a Valet brand Auto Strop safety razor with a patent date of April 9, 1912 on the back. Before you ask, no, I didn't buy it new. It's probably not as good as the '50s era Gillettes, but it looks cool. I don't use it because it requires single-edge blades with notches on the side that don't seem to exist any more.<br /><br />One of my colleagues stopped shaving in 1976, when he was about 24 or so. He never lets his beard get much longer than mid-chest, and he says that he's never once missed shaving. I'm not quite ready to go that route yet, but it may be inevitable. Andy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01721273913834541311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-5257646998776858382013-01-27T10:03:01.059-08:002013-01-27T10:03:01.059-08:00I had a feeling this post was going to bring out a...I had a feeling this post was going to bring out all the old-timers. ;-)<br /><br />I think the big diff now is that I have many years experience shaving with a modern razor, so I have more of a feeling for how the safety razor is supposed to work, vs learning shaving from the start with a safety. And for the record, like Big Oak I was (and still somewhat am) a pimply faced kid, and even with the modern razors I <b>cut</b> my face shaving. And used a styptic pen. And yeah, it stung like crazy.<br /><br />I'll take the increased risk of cutting myself for the ability to get a better shave. I was getting sick of the rough shave with the modern razor, something that seems inevitable with "better" modern razors, ironically enough.<br /><br />Big Oak, good analogy with the shoes. There's a lot like that in the world today.adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-69063584057278887012013-01-27T06:51:48.720-08:002013-01-27T06:51:48.720-08:00That old safety razor in your photo brings back so...That old safety razor in your photo brings back some horrid memories for me. Growing up as a pimply-faced kid in an era before disposable razors, I donated quite a bit of blood using that thing. But it's not the memory of the cutting myself with the razor that was bad - it's the memory of the searing pain of the styptic pencil to stop the blood loss.<br /><br />However, they do give a much better shave. My barber still uses a straight razor for the back of my neck. I don't have the courage to ask him to shave my face, however. I don't think I could go back to a safety razor, which was a major safety advancement over the old straight razor.<br /><br />By the way, reading about the disposable razors made me think of Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy. In one of the books, he describes a planet whose society made cheaper and cheaper shoes, and therefore had to eventually devote all of its resources to making shoes because they didn't last very long. The society eventually collapsed - they passed the "shoe event horizon". I hope we don't do the same thing with disposable razors.Big Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713190395281794960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-24973355723187180882013-01-27T06:48:13.362-08:002013-01-27T06:48:13.362-08:00Those razors went out of favor for a reason, best ...Those razors went out of favor for a reason, best to keep some styptic on hand. I never understood the idea of more than a dual-bladed razor and when they added a vibrator to them it made even less sense. Just a thought, why didn't Tarzan have a beard? =)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313339952032622637noreply@blogger.com