Gents-- I recently received a straight razor from my father-in-law. There are no brand name markings on it; it just says "Pakistan" on the side of the box it came in. It has a plastic handle that almost looks like mahagony. Any ideas whether its worth while to hang onto?
Speaking of str8 razors...is there a good tutorial somewhere on the 'net on just how to use these things? I've seen info on preparing them (sharpening, honing, stropping, etc.) but nothing on how to shave with it. I don't know if I'm ready to make the jump to str8 yet, but I can at least find out the mechanics of shaving with it.
I would think a razor from Pakistan would be the best you can get. The fellas from the middle east are pretty hairy. Maybe they know something we dont about a soft razors. Then again they really dont shave that much. Maybe thats why, they have shitty razors.
My shaving notes are copies of those presented to me while I was training at the Portsmouth Barber School in 1984. I always refer to them as a guide because, as with most things, rules are meant to be adjusted to fit the circumstances.
Although I was taught to shave using an open razor all those years ago, we only use shavette's in our Barber Shop for health and safety reasons. It also means we do not have to use a strop, so I will leave it to you to make sense of my guides!
