You can't pass that one to your son would be awkward AF "Hey son this is my favorite hooker I have been using for years, she's yours now!!"Buying a $200 razor is still a better hobby than hookers.
You can't pass that one to your son would be awkward AF "Hey son this is my favorite hooker I have been using for years, she's yours now!!"Buying a $200 razor is still a better hobby than hookers.
When it comes to power tools the cheapo's are the worse ones, they have crappy support, replacement parts are harder to get, you'be better off with some brand like Makita or Festools.This isn't the first time I've thought about this topic. I know it's possible to get a great shave with less expensive razors. I have evaluated how I approach my hobbies.... all of them, not just this one. I've always had expensive tastes...... you know, champagne tastes but a beer income. This hobby is comparatively inexpensive than all the other hobbies I've had.... or tools I used for work in years past. I don't have to own "the best"... but I tend to choose the best I can afford at the time. When I started this journey, I had a decent size slush fund saved up. I used it up faster than I thought possible... so there is that. Now, I save up for any new gear I want, but I don't have much on my radar at the moment.
I find this the key to understand both groups, lovers of cheap razors and also those who like to spend money on something more expensive. What is parallel for wet shaving is in my case road bike. I like it so much that my road bike cost more as car that I use daily. Does it make sense? Probably not, but car is for me only utility, what I have to use to go shopping, to work.. but what I enjoy is road bike. Same for wet shaving, I like it as hobby, not only need to shave daily.I really think this all comes down to the difference between a user wet shaver and a hobbyist wet shaver..
Nothing wrong with being one and done, however let’s face it, 98% of people here are not one and done lol .In my 7yr journey into traditional wetshaving I spent the first 2yrs chasing the next best thing for what I thought was my price ceiling which was around $50 and can honestly say the longest lasting shave I got was about 5-6 hrs worth and the entire time it was right in front of me with all the suggestions to upgrade to a Timeless razor... Shortly into my 3rd yr I found a great deal in a BST on another forum for a Ti Timeless razor that from the 1st shave with it the shave quality was the best I'd ever had at about 14-16hr average BBS shave!! I sold everything else off and used the Ti Timeless for the next 3yrs as my sole razor but in the back of my head I kept saying if Blackland ever came out with a titanium version of the Blackbird I would buy one because of all the positive feedback the SS version had. That wish came true about 2yrs ago and the shave I found was even better than the Ti Tmeless so it had to go and now the Ti Blackbird is the only razor in my cabinet because paired with the right blade delivers me a 16-20hr BBS every shave out and is just what I've always looked for and the search was over...
Long story short, although I spent $300 for a razor, which btw after selling the Ti Timeless it was only about $80 out of pocket, I see guys today that buy up every GC, Lupo, Overlander, Henson, Yates, and every other <$100 razor and have a collection that cost 2-3 times more than my $300 razor and then justify it by saying they don't need a $300 razor because it can't possibly shave or doesn't shave as good as my <$100 razor!! Ignorance is bliss friends!!
Last but not least... @SharpieB It doesn't matter what you play it through or how many pedals you use to make it sound better,
A Squire Strat
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Will never match the sound and quality of a Gibson SG!!
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In my 7yr journey into traditional wetshaving I spent the first 2yrs chasing the next best thing for what I thought was my price ceiling which was around $50 and can honestly say the longest lasting shave I got was about 5-6 hrs worth and the entire time it was right in front of me with all the suggestions to upgrade to a Timeless razor... Shortly into my 3rd yr I found a great deal in a BST on another forum for a Ti Timeless razor that from the 1st shave with it the shave quality was the best I'd ever had at about 14-16hr average BBS shave!! I sold everything else off and used the Ti Timeless for the next 3yrs as my sole razor but in the back of my head I kept saying if Blackland ever came out with a titanium version of the Blackbird I would buy one because of all the positive feedback the SS version had. That wish came true about 2yrs ago and the shave I found was even better than the Ti Tmeless so it had to go and now the Ti Blackbird is the only razor in my cabinet because paired with the right blade delivers me a 16-20hr BBS every shave out and is just what I've always looked for and the search was over...
Long story short, although I spent $300 for a razor, which btw after selling the Ti Timeless it was only about $80 out of pocket, I see guys today that buy up every GC, Lupo, Overlander, Henson, Yates, and every other <$100 razor and have a collection that cost 2-3 times more than my $300 razor and then justify it by saying they don't need a $300 razor because it can't possibly shave or doesn't shave as good as my <$100 razor!! Ignorance is bliss friends!!
Yes, that is exactly what I'm saying, for "ME"...What you seem to be saying is that extra $$$ spent equates to more hours of BBS.
I've been told by some friends that parts of my life are bizare, I call it being unique... Seems to work for me!!Whilst I can't deny your experience, I do think this sounds rather bizarre.
That was the most important part of that sentence and I'm very happy for "you" that "you" can do that!!As I always say, when your technique is good enough, "you" can get a great shave out of pretty much anything
Again, I'm very happy that that works for "you".... Not so much for me!!some of my best shaves are achieved with a $4 shavette.
As I posted previously, when I used that Ti Timeless the 1st time I knew instantly that was the razor for me and yes, the levels were beyond any shave I'd ever had up to that point!! It was pretty much the same when I received the Ti Blackbird with the exception the BBS lasted longer than previously. Granted, not by much, but was still enough I knew the Ti Blackbird was the razor for me at that point and still is to this day!! It has been a magical part of the journey so far in my 7yrs traditional wet shaving... So magical in fact I found with the Timeless that I could get away with shaving every other day instead of daily because at the 24hr mark there just wasn't enough stubble to shave at that point.I struggle to accept that some kind of correllation magically kicks in at the $200 mark and allows access to levels of shave quality that were previously unattainable.
No, I don't think you've misunderstood anything, if I hadn't spent the $200 on the BST for the Ti Timeless I probably would've quit shaving altogether and grew a beard if I'd had to keep using the cheap razors I was using unsuccessfully!! Not sure if anyone else shares the same views as me as I am me and not anyone else...So, I can't help but feel I have misunderstood your point. Is that what you are saying? And if it is, is there anyone else that shares this view?
Thank you... and to think it only cost me another $80 out of pocket after selling my Timeless!!I think it's great that you have found what appears to be your grail razor,
We are different people and not related as far as I know so it should be different from yours!!I just find the experience you recount to be radically different from my own.
It doesn't. It never did. Same goes for everything in western society. Cars, scotch, TVs, you name it. Buy what you can afford, and let others enjoy theirs. Members meet here to discus their hobby, be it cheap or expensive. $300 razor is the answer to some. So be it. I read about it and I am happy for them.Why does it come off as a 300 dollar razor is the only answer?
We are different people and not related as far as I know so it should be different from yours!!
So magical in fact I found with the Timeless that I could get away with shaving every other day instead of daily because at the 24hr mark there just wasn't enough stubble to shave at that point.
No, I don't think you've misunderstood anything, if I hadn't spent the $200 on the BST for the Ti Timeless I probably would've quit shaving altogether and grew a beard if I'd had to keep using the cheap razors I was using unsuccessfully!!
When starting out, several of the online sites have sample packs of blades. I put on my Christmas list the 8 varieties of blades (total of 50 blades - 1 duplicate) and it's $14.25.Just reviewed my new Razorock Adjust (Rebranded Baili) adjustable DE razor. I've been impressed with it. It runs from mild to moderate. At the mildest setting it is slightly more aggressive than my very mild King C. Gillette and similar to my moderate aggressiveness Weishi 9306 long handle. It has the longer handle you are looking for. This is still on sale at Italian Barber for $7.99 U.S. ($15 regular price).
Grab one of their Monster 26mm plissoft synthetic shaving brushes for $8.99, a three-pack of their What-the-Puck shaving soaps (Black, Blue and Green) for $8.99, the $3.49 brush and razor stand and $4.99 steel lather bowl and you have a nice initial DE shaving set up for under $35 plus shipping (roughly $7 to the U.S.). These are all sale prices.
Note that they also have blades either by the 100 pack or in smaller quantities such as four 5-packs of Astra SPs (20 blades) for $3.49. I have and use all these items and have found them to perform well. Note their Teck II safety razor, a mild DE on sale for $4.99, is well regarded by many fellow B&B members.
Razorock Adjust Butterfly Safety Razor: Review after First Use
Hi everyone, I just posted on my first use of my new Razorock Adjust Butterfly Safety Razor (Rebranded Baili). Review and results from my first shave available via the link below. Copy of the review alone pasted here for convenience: Razorock Adjust Review: Loaded a new new Derby Extra blade...www.badgerandblade.com
I disagree. Read the posts here and you’d see it for yourself. It’s almost a 2:1 ratio for a razor over $100 versus under that price point.It doesn't. It never did. Same goes for everything in western society. Cars, scotch, TVs, you name it. Buy what you can afford, and let others enjoy theirs. Members meet here to discus their hobby, be it cheap or expensive. $300 razor is the answer to some. So be it. I read about it and I am happy for them.
Now it's razors over $100?
I do think you should invest in the best quality shaving towels you can afford.
If you Razor of choice is 15.00 Vintage Tech, and your happy shaver
What have you decided on for a first "back to DE" razor and brush?When starting out, several of the online sites have sample packs of blades. I put on my Christmas list the 8 varieties of blades (total of 50 blades - 1 duplicate) and it's $14.25.