Safety razor advice

[Joey Shabadoo]

Any and every manual task undertaken should always be accompanied by lots of swearing, it is a fundamental law of the universe.

Also, you have to draw blood. No job was ever worth doing if it didn't involve a little accidental blood.

 

[PaulSecteur]

Believe it or not, safety razors have quite a following - especially if they are vintage. It might be worth posting a few pics and a fault description on the badger and blade forums...

http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/forum.php

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Believe it or not, safety razors have quite a following - especially if they are vintage. It might be worth posting a few pics and a fault description on the badger and blade forums...

http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/forum.php

Oh my. And I thought a cycling forum was niche.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Believe it or not, safety razors have quite a following - especially if they are vintage. It might be worth posting a few pics and a fault description on the badger and blade forums...

http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/forum.php

There's a razors forum?
I need to click on this link to see what the topics could be!

 

[stephec]

There's a razors forum?
I need to click on this link to see what the topics could be!

I already have done, you do so at your own peril.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I already have done, you do so at your own peril.

I just did: general shaving discussions?
How can one discuss a shave??
I thought we are bad with the numerous tyre/saddle threads

 

[NorthernDave]

There's a razors forum?
I need to click on this link to see what the topics could be!

Don't bother - it's full of nonsense about beardies not paying razor tax or using their mirrors...

 

[stephec]

I just did: general shaving discussions?
How can one discuss a shave??
I thought we are bad with the numerous tyre/saddle threads

Did you see how many threads there were in the shaving brushes forum?

Shouldn't laugh really though, each to their own, live and let live, etc.

 

[jefmcg]

There are razors forums?

FTFY

http://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/community/index.php
http://theshaveden.com/forums/
http://shavenook.com/index.php
etc

 

[postman]

Brilliant,one forum-What is in my pocket.--most of them carry knives.

 

[mybike]

I bought a safety razor a while back. The blade is replaced by turning the handle, which should open up the head in a clamshell manner. Mine doesn't, cos it's stuck.

I tried spraying some GT85 into it, without luck. I've also soaked it in vinegar, thinking it might have been caused by timescale clogging the thread, but still no joy.

Any ideas as to what I can try, before I bin it?

ETA: "limescale", obviously, but I kinda like that error.

Serves you right for shaving. Why anyone would want to shave beats me.

 

[r04DiE]

This doesn't necessarily mean grow a beard. Hipsters who are clean-shaven would go artisanal.

Yes, this is what I use. A real razor.

 

[Profpointy]

This doesn't necessarily mean grow a beard. Hipsters who are clean-shaven would go artisanal.

I do quite like the idea of "upgrading" to one of those -anyone tried it? I'm wary of investigating the razor blade forum as there must be some odd bods on there... oh, hang on

 

[swee'pea99]

Grab the naughty end with a pair of oven gloves, attach mole grips to the handle and turn. It'll either unscrew, in which case, result, or it'll break, in which case you were never going to get it undone whatever you did.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

FTFY

http://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/community/index.php
http://theshaveden.com/forums/
http://shavenook.com/index.php
etc