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Extending razor life

  • 10-08-2013 9:33pm
    #1
    macsauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭


    Apologies, I know this has been done on boards.ie already but I can't find the thread.

    How can i extend the life of mach3 razors? I think I saw a thread which said there was a little gadgety thing that one can use. Any help is much appreciated.

    M


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  • #2
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,060 ✭✭✭OU812


    Get rid of it and get a de kit.

    Better shave & far far cheaper


  • #3
    jpb1974
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,025 ✭✭✭jpb1974


    Think this is the yoke you're looking for -

    http://4men.ie/m/19/razorpit

    They also say that running your blade along a pair of jeans does something similar. Google it ->

    http://www.google.ie/#bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&fp=7794f6d7f4621be&q=razor+jeans+sharpen


  • #4
    macsauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭macsauce


    I'm actually looking at DE kits on 4men.ie now. I'm also thinking of going with a straight razor but the maintenance and my general unfamiliarity with them is putting me off. I know there're plenty of videos online but I'd like more direction before putting a blade to my face.


  • #5
    macsauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭macsauce


    jpb1974 wrote: »
    Think this is the yoke you're looking for -

    http://4men.ie/m/19/razorpit

    They also say that running your blade along a pair of jeans does something similar. Google it ->

    http://www.google.ie/#bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&fp=7794f6d7f4621be&q=razor+jeans+sharpen

    Thanks thats exactly what i was looking for! The denim trick sounds interesting too. Do you use a razorpit by any chance?


  • #6
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,060 ✭✭✭OU812


    macsauce wrote: »
    I'm actually looking at DE kits on 4men.ie now. I'm also thinking of going with a straight razor but the maintenance and my general unfamiliarity with them is putting me off. I know there're plenty of videos online but I'd like more direction before putting a blade to my face.

    DE is so simple & a pleasure to shave. I've actually cut shaving by half since I started using one. Gonna order a straight sometime in the future to try


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  • #7
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    macsauce wrote: »
    I'm actually looking at DE kits on 4men.ie now. I'm also thinking of going with a straight razor but the maintenance and my general unfamiliarity with them is putting me off. I know there're plenty of videos online but I'd like more direction before putting a blade to my face.

    Go for it!! It isn't that hard to learn, and maintenance is minimal really. You can get away with a strop and say paste on balsa for probably six months to a year before you need to think about full rehoning if you are careful and getting a straight rehoned isn't expensive and is easy to learn to do yourself.


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