The Gillette Mach 3 blades will last me 3 - 4 months, if rinsed immediately after use. I need to log when I put one in to service or I'll lose track of how long it's been in the razor.
________________________________ From: Bill M. <bmenn...@comcast.net> To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wed, August 11, 2010 8:16:28 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Man-Topic [Shaving Facial Hair] On the rare occasion I shave with a blade (generally after a week of camping when I haven't shaved at all), I use a mug and brush and a cheap modern twin blade. Otherwise, I use a Norelco, which allows me to shave first thing in the morning when my eyes aren't open enough to see myself in the mirror. I often shave with my eyes closed, just by feel. A blade shaves closer, but the electric is fuss free, uses no water (a precious commodity where I live), and probably saves energy as compared to running hot water. My barber uses a straight razor to trim around the edges. I can really tell when the blade is less than perfectly sharp. Bill On Aug 11, 2:22 pm, "S.Cutshall" <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > Odd? Unrelated? I think not [Rivendell sells Porto-Shaving-Cream, > so... ]. > > I am not one to shave often. When I do it's for two distinct reasons: > > 1. I look up, while brushing teeth, and jump with fright at what I > see looking back at me in the mirror. > > Or... > > 2. My wife and/or daughter tell me to [because I repulse them]. > > Fair enough. > > For years, and because I have a 'Stache, I've simply used an 'lectric > trimmer [no, not an actual electric shaver--more of an electric beard > trimmer] and it leaves a fair amount of stubble... so I am not really > ever -that- shaved right after I shave. > > So, I grew [pun] tired of the stubbled look and began a search for a > non-electric shaver that doesn't look an Apple product or like a Casio > "Baby-G" wristwatch, or is not disposable... and it took a minute > too. And then I found a site called "Classic Shaving"... wow, the > choices were about as endless as looking for a new tire pump on a walk > through Interbike. > > In the end, I selected a nice German shaver, a Merkur [just like my > dad used when I was a youngster], some blades, a nice brush, mug and > some cream. Cost around $160.00 for the whole setup, but I figure > it'll save money over time, space in land fills and I can have a > better shave [when I remember to do it]. > > Anyway else here shave 'Old Skool'? > > Was tempted to enter my toes into the world of Straight Razors but the > prices for those [plus all the additional accessories] -and the > thoughts of all the failures while in the Learning Curve stage Re: > loss of facial skin- put the kibosh on that. > > PS--> Guess this could be a Lady-Topic too [but I doubt many women > would own up to having facial hair that needs shaving]. > > -Scott -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
