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I wanted to see this for myself. It's a Japanese bowl you can get for $10 on Amazon. Suribachi bowls are the Japanese-version of a mortar and pestle. This one looks great for the price.

The bowl is a non-glazed ceramic with vertical ridges rising out along the insides up to the lip. The ceramic and the ridges give the bowl about 9000% more surface area. This means you can whip bubbles into a Greek yogurt-thick lather with the same confidence you'd get picking up the blue shell in Mario Kart.

This picture is ten seconds of bowl-lathering. It's so thick I thought there'd be fruit at the bottom.

I used a Maggard 22mm synthetic and Barrister & Mann's 42. Maybe it was cheating to use a B&M soap, but the bowl yielded lather so fast that the difference was immediately obvious.

I needed to see the hype for myself. We who live on the /r/wicked_edge have a tendency to throw money at whatever new thing pops up on the market. If Barrister & Mann announced tomorrow that they're making a special limited edition soap/AS set called "Corn," promising that it would smell exactly like corn, reminiscent of the cornfields of Iowa, we would all preorder the set and unzip. The box would come with a recipe for jalapeño cornbread. There'd be mail call posts showing the glorious corn label art. Thirty /r/shave_bazaar posts would pop up with [WTT] and [WTTF] tags. Two years later the violently polarizing Corn would be considered unobtanium.

I can safely say the Suribachi bowl is worth a place in your shave den. The hype is real.

Edit: Here's the link.

Also also wik: Fixed the link.

Got into this to save money, I shave in the shower with a fog free mirror and use a 1946 gillette ball end tech.

Moisturize with Nivea Post Shave Balm afterwards but really nothing fancy. Nothing worthy of a SOTD post. But still wanted to share how much I've saved compared to disposables.

Enter an email to view website content has got to be the dumbest decision a web designer can make. Especially if the goal is to sell merchandise.

edit: check out http://10minutemail.com/ for you guys that really want to get past the email thing.

A few days ago I was searching for something a little bit different for this hobby. Specifically I was looking for books related to wet shaving, that's why I came across to this amazing book.

It's very short and you can actually read it in an afternoon (if you want to enjoy the lecture) but I found it interesting because it was originally published in 1905. Even though it has been written 115 years ago it still has some good information about wet shaving with an straight razor.

Although nowadays you can learn more information in less time with a YouTube video... I think this kind of books are great because (at least for myself) one of the reasons that I like ws; aside from having better shaves, is that it resembles the good vintage gentleman of 1940 (hahahahahaha xD)

This is the link were I downloaded the book for free, and this is one of the links that you can use to buy the original one. Let's be honest, even though I've found it and read it on internet, I still bought the original, It's very cheap and we can support the publisher and people who dedicate their time and effort to share with us this vintage book and; the most important thing, this way we can incentive the publishers to give us more great vintage books about this :)

Have you ever read a book about wet shaving? If so, which one would you recommend? Hope you all have a great shave and an awesome day!

Pretty sure these are Personna blades. They sell similarly packaged ones at H-E-B, if you happen to be in Texas, (heh) that I think are the same ones.

hot damn, they are Personna blades

So I ordered these twist up containters to go with my Arko 12 pack. In my head, they wouldn't be considerably bigger than a stick of Arko. Boy was I wrong. Unfortunate, I was hoping for a decent portable option.

I'm not the type to try to catch them all when it comes to soaps, and I'm happy with how Arko works for me. When I saw that it was cheaper than normal for a pack of 12, I figured the price was right and pulled the trigger.

Insane, considering it's a rebranded Chinese razor.

Shoot, that entire razor/brush/stand kit shown, which will run you about €180 on their website, only costs somewhere in the realm of $50.

> I actually wonder how these would preform

These are my daily driver blade. I bought my 100 pack at amazon for about $9. A merkur or feather blade is much sharper than these Dorco, but that also means you have to be more careful with your shave. I'm pretty tired in the mornings when shaving, and found that the Dorco are much more forgiving.

Especially for new DE users, having a slightly less sharp blade is better. I've given some of my 100 pack to other new DE users.

I've also found that the Dorco blades seem to hold their (less sharp) blade sharper for a longer period of time. I get about 2 weeks of daily shaves out of a single blade.

More and more I think that a significant part of the enjoyment comes from experiencing mindfulness, which traditional shaving seems to encourage: full awareness of sensory input and nonjudgmental focus on what is happening in the present moment, without being preoccupied with thoughts of the past or the future. Indeed, it's similar to the state of mind one achieves in natural surroundings, when the response is probably basic to survival and thus strong by natural selection, and easily triggered in that environment: paying close attention to what all your senses are telling you and being alertly aware of your surroundings and not getting lost in thought about other things (i.e., not being inattentive). I'm just now reading Jon Kabat-Zinn's <em>Full Catastrophe Living</em>, which offers interesting reading and good guidance regarding mindfulness.

edit: word correction

Been in your position, now I have no bumps at all. Face is clean and looks like I never had any.

Most important thing is to STOP SHAVING until your beard fully comes in. If to start shaving now you'll just hurt yourself. Go back to using your Bump Patrol. Use it Twice a Day. Most of the bumps will go away after all that. Now onto shaving......

Use a Sharp as shit Double Edged Razor Blade. I prefer Feather Blades they work really well for me.

1. Wash face with a face cleanser
2. Exfoliant
3. Use a non scented high quality shaving cream/shaving soap (DEFINITELY DON'T USE HAND SOAP OR CHEAP CREAM)
4. Shave in 1 direction only.
5. Use a Alum bar to stop any bleeding
6. Use 91% alcohol on your face to disinfect
7. (Optional) Bump Patrol for the first 2-3 weeks
8. Witch Hazel (Find it at your local CVS )
9. Jojoba Oil to moisturize

Its going to take a few months but if you do this every time you shave you'll be good to go. In fact you'll see a massive difference after the first 2 weeks. I know it's a lot of take in but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Yes this. Buy some dices and place a dice on top of each blade and turn the dice �� to show the number of shaves on the side facing up.

https://www.amazon.com/Sided-16mm-Standard-White-Multi-Color/dp/B00NEXGJKU

This is a travel case with my new Edwin Jagger DE89LBL inside. It holds four blade (maybe more if the paper were thinner like Astra or something similar) along with the disassembled razor.

If interested, you can pick one up here.

Edit: removed redundant phrasing

Before I started DE shaving I was able to get months out of a single Fusion razor cartridge using the blue jeans sharpening trick. I think I went a year before I used up a full 4-cartridge pack before I switched to DE.

Brand new blades were sharper, but after about a week of shaving and keeping it "honed with blue jeans" it reached an equilibrium where the shave I got was pretty much the same every time as long as I was using it. The main reason I would switch to a new cartridge is because the little rubber bit on the bottom of the cartridge would wear out and start to break apart.

Some points here:

• $6 for 5 blades? that's $1+ per RAZOR. Razors cost is in the cents. Complete rip off

• Amazon has 100 razors (20 5 packs i believe) for ~$20

• Why the hell are razors listed under "Party & Occasions > Crafts > Scrapbooking & Paper Crafts" ?

*Edit: I think it's fair to add this, 300 razors variety pack, 3 brands for $18. I did the math earlier in someones comment. Shaving every other day, 182 shaves getting about 4 shaves per razor, that's 45 razors. In. A. Year. for $18, that means that:

18/300 = $0.06 per razor.

So 45 razors x 0.06 = $2.7) That's $2.7. Per Year. In Razors.

What the actual hell. My Chick Fil A order cost me more than that, and that was 1 meal..

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B003LW4LJK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

Is this a mild razor? It's what I've been using.

Enabler here. If you have Amazon Prime and live in one of these cities, you can have a much better brush delivered to your door in time for tomorrow's shave.

Interesting. It's not uncommon to offer one VERY high-priced model—e.g., a fountain pen that costs $300,000 (because encrusted with diamonds), or a similarly extravagant knife or handgun or the like. The idea is to establish a very high anchor point to frame the prices in a way the manufacturer wants. "$300,000 for a pen! As if! That's ridiculous. But look: here's one for just $550. That's a lot less. I think I might get that. Same brand as that expensive one, but a lot less. Cool."

The book Winning Decisions talks about this sort of ploy. Also some discussion in Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In.

The main problem with Amazon is that the absolute worst gear has glowing 4 and 5 star ratings. For instance, the Escali badger brush shown here:

http://www.amazon.com/Escali-100-Badger-Shaving-Brush/dp/B003WR3QSG

Gives results like this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/wicked_edge/comments/4boklv/for_the_love_of_god_do_not_buy_a_cheap_escali/

Shaving items on Amazon are often over-priced as well. The false reviews and very uneven pricing make it really hard to know what to buy unless you already know a lot about shaving merchandise including how much said merchandise should cost. To add to this, a lot of resellers sell the same merchandise under different brands with different descriptions and wildly different pricing. Depending on how photos are taken it can be hard to tell if you are really buying a razor worth $30 or if you are over-paying on a cheap $5 razor from China.

With some research, Amazon is a fairly good resource for picking up certain types of gear but you need to do that research or at the very least, you need to not mind getting ripped off.

Decent beginner razor, but horrible price. These are Chinese made Baili or Weishi razors, that you can get for <$5 on AliExpress or for $13 on Amazon.
This for example is literally the same razor as the on on the right.

Also, the blades will most likely suck. Try a sample pack of different blade brands and see which ones you like best.

This spice rack is available on Amazon for anyone interested. I also purchased the razor stand on Amazon but they're currently out of stock. I can also answer any questions about collection specifics if anyone has any. Yes I know I have a lot of canned shave foam. I like it. Sue me.

Have you seen a dermatologist? They can probably give you details about your skin type. Then you can use some products (likely a specific face wash and moisturizer that will help).

Does your skin get dry or oily?

Maybe use a face cleanser with some sort of scrubbing grain/exfoliation.

My layman advice as a girl who dealt with acne/razor bumps/etc

Wash your face twice a day. In the morning in the shower and in the evening before bed. I use Shea Black African Soap on my face and legs in the shower this helps with my oily skin on my face and gives needed moisture to my legs before I shave them.

In the evening maybe use an exfoliator like this one.

I recommend adding moisture to your face in excess right before your shave to avoid irritation. This can be with a lather or another moisturizer in the shower that you prefer. Make sure to use an alum block and more moisturizer after your shave.

Also wash your pillowcases every two-three weeks.

This one: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0721RVRYN

Mason jars come separately. I got a 12-pack of 32oz jars from Target for something like $15.

Cleanup is only slightly troublesome. What I do is take a paper towel, hold it over the mouth of the filter, then hold the filter upside-down under a trickle of water to catch the lion's share of grounds. Towel+grounds go into compost, and then whatever little remains in the filter just goes down the drain as I rinse it more strongly.

The coffee itself is pretty smooth, albeit a little muddy at the bottom.

Personally, I've had good experience with Col. Conks. personal preference would either be almond or bay rum. Ymmv

Edit: excuse me while I go behind the wood shed and shoot my autocorrect.

It looks exactly like my Parker 60R. I bought mine from Amazon in 2011 before I met any of you wonderful people. It is a modern razor, manufactured within the last 10-15 years.

It's a decent razor. It has a strange TTO mechanism that can cause the plates on the head to get stuck in weird positions, but it shaves well.

That's more of a "straight razor shaped knife" than an actual razor. If you want one they can be had for under $10 on Amazon, but I wouldn't recommend actually trying to shave with it.

Barrister &amp; Mann <em>Latha</em>. Join the Rewards program to get $5 off your first purchase and offset shipping costs.

Pre de Provence. It's usually $15 or so, but Amazon currently has it for $11 with free Prime shipping. Hurry.

I know you asked about a "decent" puck of soap. Neither of these fits that description; they're both world-class.

I love Arko's performance, and at $0.40 per ounce it'll give you a huge bang for the buck. The downside is that it can be very drying, and you have to buy a box of 12 sticks to get the best price.

/u/InscrutablePhil metioned Pre de Provence, but his per-ounce price is based on full retail of $15. Right now it's down to $9.58 on Amazon with free Prime shipping. That's $1.82 an ounce, which is a screaming bargain for a top-tier soap. And since it's a hard soap, an ounce goes further than an ounce of a soft soap or cream.

As I understand it the idea is that on the "Platinum" blades a thin coating of a platinum alloy fills in microscopic pits in the blade edge to make it smoother (and thus sharper), and is also harder and more wear resistant to provide a longer lasting edge. Other kinds of coatings may be applied for other properties, as well.

I haven't ponied up for it, but here's a paper from the 22nd International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films -- let me tell you, those cats know how to party -- titled "Comparative analysis of razor blade coatings using Auger electron spectroscopy." The abstract is an interesting paragraph, anyway.

Wow, that brings them down to only five times as expensive as blades that most people prefer. What a bargain!

Oh, wait....

Simpsons Trafalgar T3 - classic look, incredible performance and it's synthetic so doesn't require all the maintenance

https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Simpson-Trafalgar-Synthetic-Shaving/dp/B08H4HNBFZ/

The cheaper ones are the T1 and T2, which are just smaller brushes. Simpsons is a UK company

$30 for 12 sticks of Arko? Are you made of money? Amazon has 12 for $11 right now (they usually hover just above or below $12). Also, you'll want a brush for that, probably a Maggard's Synthetic. Total cost for several years of shaving, ~$40.

Pictured: Edwin Jagger DE86, Simpsons PJ1.

The Simpsons Persian Jar brush has a narrow handle, which made it fall out off the opening of the old stand far too easily. I made this new design modular so I can swap out parts to hold different razor and brush models if need be.

I've uploaded the design here: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/home/shaving-razor-and-brush-stand

Good to hear. nickuniquestore on eBay has some of the cheapest priced Feathers I've found, both in 50 and 100 packs.

Gillette is the likely manufacturer, and if they work and are unbent, you're not risking much. OTOH, you can get a new Lord L6 for $12, so you can get started with a known quantity at a lower price. (Indeed, a new razor from the Edwin Jagger DE8x series is around $32-35, and those are quite solid performers.)

Still, I totally understand the thrill of the hunt. You might browse through eBay (link is to "safety razor" search) looking at photos of razors which might help you identify the two you say and also give you an idea of current value (and give you better and knowledge and better choices to improve your BATNA).

As has been pointed out to you by the others so far, wetshaving is more of a "costs up front" kind of method. You'll be spending somewhere between 30 and 45-ish for a good quality first razor. I started on a Merkur HD. I've seen recommendations for the Merkur 180 as well (better if you're used to long-handled mach 3's and the like) but overwhelmingly, most newbies are pointed to Edwin Jagger's DE8[x] series, whereas [x] is one of several different letters.

All of them have the same shaving head, which is the important part. They just have different handles, as Leisureguy pointed out.

If you're really wanting to go the vintage route, here's one similar to what I use every time I've shaved. However, mine is an adjustable. There may be a difference in the head shape from mine (a 1970 Gillette "Black Beauty" Super Adjustable) and the one I linked is not adjustable, but if it's at all like mine, I think it provides a very comfortable shave.

Your mileage may vary.

As an aside, I would not recommend you consider adjustable razors until after you've perfected your technique with a fixed DE razor.

Senators of the 112th Congress for easy contact info.

Companies that support SOPA and/or Protect IP.

Here you go!

The part and assembly files for the EJ89 as it is sold: here

The part and assembly files (including the parts I used from McMaster Carr) for the razor as I printed it: here

I don't know the IP laws for this kind of thing, so be responsible.

The tone of helpfulness, civility, and courtesy has been maintained surprisingly well even as the subscribership has grown—the sub has more than 25 times as many subscribers now than when I first joined. And given the tone of the sub, any negativity and particularly any hostility sticks out like a sore thumb and is encysted by downvotes.

If you've read Robert Axelrod's fascinating book, <em>The Evolution of Cooperation</em>, you can see one explanation of why it happens. (Link is to secondhand copies, the cheapest of which cost little more than shipping.)

> Alcohol has been used forever for its ability to kill microbes

Alcohol is used to disinfect intact skin, not to treat wounds.

https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/ss/slideshow-wound-care-dos-and-donts

This presupposes that less pressure on softer hair somehow produces a smoother shave. For me, it doesn't work that way. I think Shaving Made Easy had it right in 1905, when it explained (on page 50) that:

>A wrong idea prevails regarding the use of the soap. The popular impression is that the soap is used for the purpose of softening the beard, in which condition it is supposed to be most easily cut. This is a mistake. The soap is used, not to soften the beard, but to produce exactly the opposite effect—namely, to make the hair stiff and brittle, so that they will present a firm and resisting surface to the razor. A hair, as is well known, is a tube composed of a hard fibrous substance, growing from a bulb or root, which secretes an oily matter. This oil works its way up through the hair, and by permeating all parts, renders the hair soft and pliable. Now in this natural oily condition, it is very difficult to cut the hair with a razor, and it becomes even more difficult if the beard be made still softer by the application of hot water. Many do this, and it is no wonder they find shaving difficult. When this is done, the hairs become soft and limp, and the razor will either slip over them entirely, or else cut partly into them, bend them back and slice them lengthwise, all the while pulling and straining them at the roots, and making the process of shaving most painful. Now soap has the opposite effect. It contains either alkali, potash or soda, which when applied to the beard in the form of lather, unites with the oil of the hair, neutralizing it and removing it, and renders the hairs hard stiff and brittle—in which condition they may be easily and readily cut. For the sake of cleanliness, the face should, of course, be washed previous to shaving in order to remove any dirt or grit from the beard, which might dull the razor ; but before applying the lather, the face should be well dried with a towel.

I was using Cremo for a bit but didn't notice any significant differences between it and regular conditioner. I'm thinking of ordering this sample pack of blades, it has a lot of the bigger names I've seen around here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N6EEZ60/ref=ewc\_pr\_img\_2?smid=AMCQF7KJK4BWI&amp;psc=1

I always do a top to bottom stroke before I switch to a sideways stroke like that like that.

The leather strop is super important when starting out too. Some website have said that after you hone you don't need the leather right away. I find this is false. Finish on the leather strop. Personally, I actually hone maybe once every six-eight months. It shouldn't need to be all that frequent when you get it done.

I've been using this razor strop for nearly 20 years and it's nicked up a bit but still going strong so, as the Food Reviewer would say "it's a buy" as far as I'm concerned. Welcome to SR shaving and best of luck to you!

For me: Schumate Barber razor, Willams soap, wash face in shower before shaving.

I use a 4000/8000 stone for honing once or twice per year and the above mentioned leather strop. That strop has a linen too.

If that's the extent of your need I would recommend a shavette. Most will use your Feather blades if you snap the blade in half. They're also much cheaper and much lower maintenance than a traditional straight.

Your local barber shops and shave shops will almost definitely carry them.

My personal favorite is the Sanguine Shavette which is available on Amazon.

Edit: here's the Amazon link. I have this one with wooden scales. The build quality is exceptional and the blade is held more securely than any shavette I've used in the past.

Cut Throat Shaving Razor / Cut Throat Razors / Shavette Razor (coolcut) + Free Blades & Pouch https://www.amazon.com/dp/6042354213/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_Yo9gwb3Q24NZC

I use this blade disposal case that I got from Amazon. It will easily fit a year's worth of razor blades.

You don't sharpen a straight razor, you hone it. It's a completely different process than sharpening a knife, and the overlap in stones is minimal.

For your razor, when stropping no longer gives you the edge you want, use a balsa strop and an abrasive (eg, CrOx). When that no longer does the trick, all you need to refresh the edge (unless you damage it) is a finishing stone like a Naniwa 12k. You'll need to know whether the spine of your razor was taped during its initial honing, and if so, what type of tape and how many layers were used.

For kitchen knives, anything over 1k is considered a polishing stone. I'm a big fan of a jig for getting the angle right; I use the Apex Edge Pro, but it's expensive; there are now moderately-priced Chinese-made equivalents on Amazon.

I got them from Amazon. Here is a link.

Floating Shelves Wall Mounted Set of 3 by Love-KANKEI, Rustic Wood Wall Storage Shelves for Bedroom, Living Room, Bathroom, Kitchen, Office and More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077GQ87NP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.wqDAb4QBYNZM

You don't generally sharpen them. How long they last really depends a lot on your hair coarseness, skin sensitivity and frequency of shaving. My stepdad could probably shave with a rusty nail, he replaces his blade every couple of months. I have stupidly sensitive skin, and get about three shaves out of a blade, but that's my entire head. They've gone up slightly in price since I last ordered them, they're $18.50 on Amazon for a 100 pack, so $.19 per blade. That pack has lasted me two years shaving once or twice a week, and I still have quite a few left.

Are these really any different than the Baili or other cheap Chinese TTO razors people have been using for years?

I tried a couple different ones back in the day and generally found them to be too mild to get a great shave with. I rarely used the included blades, but for $1-2 the razors weren't terrible.

My personal favorite cheap razor is still the RiMei (or whatever brand it's being sold under today). They're generally $3-5 and are much higher quality than you would expect for that price offering a shave very similar to a Gillette ball-end tech of which they are undoubtedly a clone.

thanks! as i posted here anyone can order it from ponoko (i used the italian factory), and all the design plans are here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h0tqlttbbk9wk2v/nS71rLCc7V

EDIT: so, to respond your question, i'm not selling it commercially, and i already gave out all the specs, plans and "source code"!

Here is a nice selection at a decent price: http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-DOUBLE-EDGE-BLADE-SAMPLER-FEATHER-GILLETTE-BLUEBIRD-ASTRA-SHARK-LORD-TREET-/250899373188?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&amp;hash=item3a6ac49c84

I've purchased razors and blades from him. Very quick service and good customer support.

Interesting!

Vitamin E is a fat soluble antioxidant and its potential anti inflammatory properties have been discussed for decades. When I still was doing research in the field in the nineties, our lab actually had some cooperation with Lester Packer, the antioxidant guru who wrote the book on vitamin E.

I’m not too astonished that it may show an effect in your case, but on the whole I find the heralded therapeutic promises of vitamins (there seems to be a new one in the limelight every decade or two) haven’t materialised over time. None of them prevents heart disease or cancer (beta carotene notoriously <em>increases</em> lung cancer in smokers), so yes, I’m sceptical.

For the same money as the EJ you can get a better brush from Ian Tang

We will try to get some pictures posted tomorrow. The finish of the Baby Smooth will be Black Anodized. We will also announce the sale date and time on instagram... there will be a few days heads up. The price (I believe) will be the lowest price on the market for a CNC razor. You can get more updates on our instagram page...

https://instagram.com/razorock

... they haven't been in the sidebar for a while.

Here is an internet archive entry from last week where the rules aren't present in the sidebar:

https://web.archive.org/web/20140707023325/http://www.reddit.com/r/wicked_edge/

I don't think they were removed in relation to this incident. I am pretty sure that the rules haven't been in the sidebar for months.

The Rimei Razor is the king of inexpensive "giveaway" razors. They are less than $4 shipped from Deal Extreme, come in a nice little carrying case and more importantly they are much higher quality than their price would suggest. The handle and cap are made from chrome plated brass, and the baseplate is chrome plated stainless steel.

These razors give a really nice shave, equal in quality to razors costing 5-10x the price.

Occasionally there are some QC issues, so if you decide to buy them you may want to pick up an extra just in case you get one with a bent base-plate or something.

May i suggest a Frank Shaving Silvertip Bagder Hair Brush it's both cheap and high quality plus it feels like your lathering with a cloud I love mine.

The problem is that daily delights live in disguise, their secret identity hidden under the drab exterior of daily routine, and to reach them requires a trek through the rocky country of experiential learning before you arrive at the previously secret oasis of daily renewal. (Carol Dweck's interesting book Mindset bears directly on this issue.)

Now that I think about it, I've been having the same experience in cooking my daily fare---like shaving, a daily chore that, viewed externally, looks drab, but as experienced is interesting, absorbing, and rewarding. Daily fare, like the daily shave, is not a peak experience (such as a big celebratory dinner party: unusual and clearly special), but a daily encounter with sustaining pleasure. Or so it seems to me.

Of course, this is territory well explored by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi in his book <em>Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience</em> (inexpensive secondhand copies at the link).

You're right. Looks like the price is stabilizing around $26 [link]

I got a 100 for $23 back in December and it hasn't dropped below since.

I just bought that same GEM micromatic clog pruf at a flea market recently and shaved with it for the first time yesterday. I had to purchase these blades. It has a nice weight to it and it gives a good shave.

Looking at the blade from the side of the razor, I'm not sure you have it tightened up all the way. I haven't used that razor in particular, but my vintage 1960 Gillette Slim Adjustable pushes the middle of the blade much more tightly against the doors of the razor, giving it a more prominent upside down U shape then what's happening in the picture with yours. Your blade still looks pretty straight, which would contribute to the amount protruding out the gap of the razor.

With most butterfly razors, there's a mechanism that pushes the blade more tightly against the butterfly doors AFTER the door is shut. When the doors are closed and you first start feeling resistance in the dial, that should be the mechanism just starting to push on the blade. Don't stop then. Keep going until it won't physically twist any further.

All that being said, provided you have twisted it all the way and it is 100% closed and locked, it could just be shoddy QC. If you're still interested in trying out a butterfly razor for cheap, the Feather Popular is a great mild, inexpensive option, and comes with 5 Feather blades. My dad's been using this same Wilkinson Sword for around a year and a half now. Can't speak for how mild it is as I haven't tried it myself, but it seems pretty well built for the price.

Be sure to read /u/Leisureguy's book Leisureguy's Guide to Gourmet Shaving the Double-Edge Way, easily found on amazon Leisureguy's Guide to Gourmet Shaving the Double-Edge Way https://www.amazon.com/dp/151151583X/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_CXBKvbSSHQJ63

Helped me out big time.

It's a Weishi in "alluvial gold" color. About $12 US via Amazon. WEISHI 9306-ds Alluvial Gold Twist to Open Double Edge Safety Razor with 10 Blades.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HS1IAII/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_t-GEwbQB4H9PB

I think the highest quality per dollar you can get, shipping by itself, is PdP off of Amazon. It's a triple milled soap, so while it's more expensive, it will last longer than a softer soap.

boa noite, I pretty much had the same routine (electric shaver most the time with a fusion razor when I wanted to be cleaner) and I hated shaving, usually I would have a scruffy beard my wife hated.

I gave DE a shot and love it, the ritual, the feeling of clean skin, the nice smells from the soaps and after-shaves.

You just got to be patient while learning and no go overboard on soaps (oops failing there) and supplies.

Hopefully someone international (i'm in US) can chip in with things to get from amazon or places to buy where you are at, I picked up Leisureguy's Guide to Gourmet Shaving and enjoy reading it.

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The Maggard/Stirling kits are both excellent, but if you must keep with Amazon: Get more variety in blades and lose the brush, as others have said. Buying 100 of one kind at this point is a bad idea. As for the brush, the Fine Synthetic is MUCH better, even as it is somewhat more expensive. A good badger brush will run you $40 or more, and ones cheaper than that are simply not worth your time. Synthetics are just as good or better for a fraction of the price :)

And a heads up for starting with a DE: Even as you follow tutorials and shave carefully, a little irritation/bumps are to be expected early on. This doesn't necessarily mean wetshaving isn't working for you, just that you're learning the process and your technique is still developing! The important thing is to take your time and be careful-- make note of what seems to work best and mirror it down the road.

Take a look at the Dorco PL-602. Not available on Amazon, but they're two for <$7 with free shipping on eBay.

On Amazon Prime, check out the Baili razors (which are seldom sold under that name). Here is a TTO; here's a three-piece. You can probably find them under $10 if you hunt around.

That Baili is good and the MenEssentials rebranded Baili is on Amazon with Prime shipping. I'd just stick with that and get some goop to shave with locally. Cremo or Barbasol Purple or Orange would be easy to find. You can get a shave brush with Prime shipping but they start at around $12.

Might see can if one can do a barter with a WE member to send you a kit made used good stuff and send them $20 worth of whatever from your Amazon account.

Barbasol is cheap but it irritated my skin to the point I was getting rosacea (a not good skin condition.) Now I use Arko (Amazon link) at about $1/stick and each stick lasts about 3 months. It's been great on my skin, does not require a bowl to lather, and works great.

Just learn to use the soap you have. Lather & Wood is made by WSP using their "Formula T" tallow soap base; it's high quality stuff. It's just that lathering a soap is a little different than lathering a cream; you have to spend more time loading the product onto the brush, and you need to add more water. Once you have that dialed in you should be able to get great results.

Now if you want to buy more soaps anyway, you've come to the right place. IMO Pre de Provence is one of the best-performing soaps on the market, and it's an absolute steal on Amazon. Or how about a puck of DR Harris Almond in an attractive wooden bowl for less than $16? If you're willing to expand your shopping horizons, head over to Maggard Razors and take a look at the artisan products - there are literally hundreds of good options.

For all intents and purposes it's a 60's Superspeed. Feels the same in the hand as a Superspeed. Weights a little more than a Superspeed. In terms of aggressiveness, it's between a red tip and a Superspeed.

From what I read previously, these things are nickle-plated stamped brass, just like a vintage 60s Gillette. I wonder if Weishi bought some old Gillette manufacturing equipment.

I bought the black one, which costs more. If you get the standard silver one, it's only $9.98 on Amazon.

If this was the only razor I owned, I woldn't have any complaints.

https://www.amazon.com/Edwin-Jagger-Double-Safety-Razor/dp/B002RBF1PO/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=edwin+jagger&amp;qid=1553115131&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3

If you can spring $5 extra bucks or so, I highly recommend the Edwin Jagger DE89. Very high quality. Not the most aggressive razor ever, but gives a very nice shave and won’t irritate your face. I have had 5 or 6 other razors, and this is the one I use 90% of the time.

Preshave - Proraso Green .

Lather - Spieck cream with a Omega 11047 – “Mixed Midget” – Badger/Boar brush .

Razor - ShearsDirect Kamisori shavette with a Feather Artist Club Prolight blade https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078BDCZQ9/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1 .

A/S - Nivea 2in1 Protect and Care .

My first attempt with this kind of razor ($20.00 from Amazon) which is a decent bargain buy if you want to try a shavette that uses Feather AC blades. Make no mistake, I am sure the build quality isn't better than the similar CJB shavette (which itself is a knock off of the Kai Captain, I think) and I am pretty sure it won't last me more than a year or two. Still, for what it is, it's an OK product that is letting me try a different style of shaving for a little while. I only did a one pass WTG and was fairly pleased with my results...borderline Damn good shave with only a couple of nicks and no razor burn. If you want to give shavette shaving a shot without investing a lot of money, I suggest giving this one a look!

As for the rest of the gear, the Omega Mixed midget is a fairly good budget brush that I have been using some the past month. I have lost some hairs each time I have used it, but that now appears to be slowing down. We'll see! I do get a good lather with it though and it's a nice switch from my Stirling Tuxedo Syth. Also, I have been hitting that Nivea aftershave alot - really like it and I'd love to see them sell it stateside. Love the splash/balm combo feel!

I think you answered your question. Wet shaving is a skill, therefore there is an art to being good at it.

Book titles that make this comparison: The Art of War, The Art of Fielding, The Art of Computer Programming

Hmmm ... thanks for the link, but I have to wonder about the level of scholarship the author put in, given that his etymology for "barbarian" as meaning "the unbarbered" is completely false. And here's another source, if you wish.

So, no doubt the Egyptians had hair removal; but I doubt that daily hair removal was the norm. I was mainly asking about when we shifted from once or twice a week ( as the 19th-century standard) to daily shaving. Even if the Egyptians were doing it daily, it seems to have dropped out of favor.

I've mentioned this bay rum a lot, and although this particular example is $16, it'll last you a damn long time, smells great, and I have yet to get any noticeable razor bumps, burn, or any discomfort when using it (but then, my skin is akin to rhino hide).

The Clubman styptic is alright, and you can also find it at HEB if you're in Texas. Leaves a lot of white on your face (but as thats the only styptic I've used, it may not be that unusual).

Link to his store Amazing quality, and I love it! Anyone looking for hand made high quality stand should check this out!

Denial can be very strong. Trying to solve problems by ignoring them as much as possible is often the first thing that people try. It's a basic, primitive psychological response and sometimes hard to overcome. When you tell someone bad news, quite often their first response is, "No!" and it comes from the heart. Deny, don't see, ignore, and so on. You see it in individuals, in families, in communities, and in societies. Indeed, let me recommend (quite highly) Daniel Goleman's superb book <em>Vital Lies, Simple Truths: The Psychology of Self-Deception</em> (inexpensive secondhand editions at the link). Self-deception is a powerful thing.

Obviously blades are YMMV, but this is a great read and good place to start if looking to explore new blade options. You may not experience the exact same results as him but it's a good direction as far as which brands to try.

Here is an image of the summary at the bottom if you don't want to go through the whole post.

Can't mention blades without linking to leisureguy's post on them. I can tell whether a blade is good on the first few strokes but for those starting out it's good to set up some good test rules, regardless of how extensive they are.

I find that there's a good sweet spot around 3-1/8" to 3-1/2" handles. The way I hold my razors -- fairly close to the head -- a longer handle more or less just gets in the way. I do prefer a thicker, heavier handle to a thinner one, though. Generally speaking, I find it's a bit easier to hold a fatter handle more gently.

My absolute favorite handle is a nice heavy fluted one from Bob's Razor Works that I use with a Gillette NEW head.

Check out this wiki on /r/3Dprinting.

This looks to be based on this model on Thingiverse.

I think that's clay rather than meerschaum. Clay pipes are great, but they do take a while to break in and are, of course, somewhat fragile. They burn a little hot, thus the long stem. I smoked pipes for around 10 years, finally gave it up (sinuses). I did enjoy it a lot. Had fine collection, too, with briar quality difficult to find nowadays. (This was from 1957-67.)

Good points on the kind of participants wetshaving attracts. Plus it's generally not at all competitive, partly because of the YMMV thing, and lack of competitiveness helps a lot---cf. Alfie Kohn's The Case Against Competition. (Inexpensive used copies at the link.)

Full wedge, french points. This is one of my favs.

Really, all straights, of good steel, have an equal chance to shave well IMO - it's just in the hands of the honemeister. I'm just drawn to the look of the frenchy wedge.

Not a mod, but I am going to answer you question as best I can. By standardizing on a size the banner size will stay the same even if the image gets changed with another one. They ask for a finished composed image, ready to be used in the banner. As most image straight from the camera is larger than your screen resolution they need to be scaled down. Photo's from a camera are usually 3:2, 3 times the width and 2 times the height. That would not look good in a banner as it's height should be much less than it's width. So you need to crop the image. Your original image should have had a lot of dead space on the top and/or bottom so that nothing is lost when you crop it. Any program that can crop/resize a image will have a option to save as png as this is a extremely common file format. Even MS Paint can save as png, but resizing and croping isn't that good in Paint. I am guessing no one is going to buy Photoshop for this contents, but there are other freeware programs. The most common would be GIMP and Paint.Net. Both MS Paint and Google Picasa can crop, but they don't let you predefine how large the are should be(in pixels, only ratio). Hope this answer your questions :)

This is the brush, but the razor is no longer listed on Amazon. It was listed as the Merkur 180, but the original listing isn’t up anymore. I’m pretty satisfied with the razor, but unsure how it might compare to others that are out there. I love the feather blades. The brush is what I’m most looking at replacing, since it’s so old and wasn’t the highest quality to begin with. Open to recommendations. Thanks!

Getting ready for our river dinner cruise in savannah with the help of sterling and ramblin man.

I'm using ramblin man soap with a West coast shaving synthetic brush and a collapsible sterling bowl.

Razor is a West Coast shaving 110b midnight with a astra blade.

Post is unscented sterling aftershave with ramblin man post shave balm.

And not pictured is ramblin man cologne to finish off

Travel case by Naked Armor on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RJKV5LQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_M7XVZ7VWMWYMCWMWHKKQ?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

I usually replace my blade once a week, but probably could get more use out of it. You can get 100 blades for $7 on Amazon. That makes them about $0.07 each. That is not expensive to me.

The first one that you posted is the new labeling. I don't know if it is paraben free or not, but that is the newest packaging.

Edit: per Amazon that first version is indeed paraben and silicone free as well as vegan.

Amazon is great for some things, but wet shaving gear is not one of those things. If you have to buy from Amazon (eg, because you need to receive shipments at an Amazon locker, or you have a gift card you can't cash out) there are viable options, but caveat emptor - way too many people pay $40 for a razor thinking they're getting a quality piece, only to discover that it's a cheap Chinese import wrapped in a whole lot of false advertising.

The Maggard Razors basic starter kit is a better way to go. It gets you higher-quality stuff for about half what you'd pay for comparable gear on Amazon.

Not bad at all, just overpriced. You can get a 50 pack of Feathers on Amazon for just $15.

Tryablade.com is good because you can buy razors individually or in 5 packs, or try a bunch in a sample pack. Every person's preferences are different, so see what works best for you. I found that Personna Reds are my favorite blades.

The nice thing about DE shaving is that blades are all around pretty cheap. Even if you treat yourself to the most expensive blades money can buy, you'll still only be spending like $.80 for a week's worth of shaves.

Edwin Jagger is also on Amazon. I just linked the Sandalwood as that is what I have now, but I am sure more are available.

It's $15 on amazon. Note: It says 6 pack, but you only get 1 for $15. Not sure why it says 6 pack...

yes, it is. It is called Window Garden Double Veg Ledge. I got it from Amazon. It works extremely well. I figured if this can hold plants, why not a a DE set? The suction cups are strong. Just make sure not to push the cups way too much, or the shelf will not be a level (It will incline towards the mirror) Now my wife wants one for her stuff as well :)

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At that price, I would go for a scuttle instead of a bowl and get nice hot lather. I see the Crown King at $25 USD on Amazon. Looks like a sweet deal.

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> I would love to have "silvertip" shaving brush, which is not too soft and have some/plenty of backbone in it.

The bad news is that most brushes sold as "silvertip" have little to no backbone. The good news is that "silvertip" is strictly a marketing term. It doesn't actually mean anything, so you don't have to worry about it.

If you want good backbone and soft tips, right now the best deal going is probably the Semogue Owners Club 2-band. Full retail is $95, and the best price is [typically ~$70]. Right now it's $57 on Amazon with free Prime shipping; I say grab one.

Amazon. They said that they are Israeli, but the package says American safety razor company.

200 Israeli Personna Blue Razor Blades - Double Edge Blades - Personna Double Edge Razor Blades https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0728M2ZCR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xK-TAb6T42QXS

Ordered this shaving stand from Amazon and it came in today.

All metal. Seems pretty sturdy. No complaints so far.

The brush in the picture is a Razorock Big Bruce Synthetic and the razor is a 1951 Gillette Super Speed with Astra SP blade.

My friend I’d be doing it a disservice if I didn’t tell you that I had it in my Amazon cart when my girlfriend gave me a sampler pack of aftershaves with it included. The sampler will last me a good bit and I still immediately ordered the bottle on Amazon afterword.

It’s like the quintessential barber smell (I believe a lot of barbers use the powder on their brushes when they get all the hair off your neck). I happen to love that smell and I’ve yet to meet anyone that doesn’t. I’ve lurked in r/wicked_edge for a bit and I often see people sharing the same sentiment. My father payed me a visit today so I showed him my wet shaving gear and he asked me if he could use some of the Pinaud.

I will say, I say it at my local CVS and it was $10, on Amazon it’s $4.80 with prime shipping. My recommendation, buy a lifetime supply lol. But then again I’m also still coming down from the best shave ever so I may be a bit biased haha.

I've gone through some bad patches where I was somehow angry at everyone. Glad to get past those.

In fact, now that I think about it, Stephen Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has an example of how knowing more totally changes one's perceptions of the situation---basically, how we view something affects our behavior. (This is part of Habit 1: being proactive instead of reactive, which requires a paradigm shift in how we view things.)

At any rate, he tells about being on a subway when a man and two small children got on and the kids are going wild, screaming, running up and down, bothering passengers, and the man simply lets them do it, sitting and staring into space. Covey finally couldn't stand it any more, and firmly went up to the man and said, "Sir, your children are really bothering people." The man looked up and said, "I'm sorry. We just came from the hospital. Their mother just died and they don't know what to do. I don't either."

Covey's whole attitude---his paradigm for interpreting what was happening---shifted, along with his attitude and behavior. His immediate response was to ask whether he could do anything to help.

We never know. It's always good not to lock a door that you might have to walk through.

please take a moment to read how i developed it here: http://www.reddit.com/r/wicked_edge/comments/17iwrt/a_razor_stand_i_designed_and_w_e_modified_ideas/

and you can find all the project plans here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h0tqlttbbk9wk2v/nS71rLCc7V

there are also some renderings, and the acrylic one is definitely the nicest one!!

this is the first prototype, i wanted to see if everything worked, that's why i used the cheapest material available!