Well, any questions out there?

[Laz in Tampa]

Anyone have any questions about straight razors, but were afraid to ask? C'mon now, ask away.....

[Seraphim]

How can you tell if the razor is sharp enough?

[Kentos]

The Hobbyist Badge suits you oh Master of the Ginsu Gold Dollar!

[Go West Young Man]

Anyone have any questions about straight razors, but were afraid to ask? C'mon now, ask away.....


If only there was a website..... where people could ask questions about razors..... and had been around for years.....

[Lexbomb]

Oh I've got a couple of questions that I havnt seen answered before so here goes...what's better a coticule or a j-nat, what strop is better 2" or 3", what's the best razor for a newbie?
Thanks guys I hope you can answer this :)

[kjparker]

If only there was a website..... where people could ask questions about razors..... and had been around for years.....

I know one, Just dont mention chinese steel.....

[Legion]

I'm thinking of taping the spine. Is that a good idea?

[Kentos]

Can I shave with both sides of a Kamisori?

[Legion]

Can I shave with both sides of a Kamisori?

And how the hell do you strop that thing???

[honed]

How can I avoid over-honing?

[GreekGuy]

What's the best finisher?

[Drybonz]

I have a coticule... do I need anything else?

[Legion]

I'm bleeding quite heavily into my bathroom sink. I'm getting a bit weak from blood loss, but the phone is in the kitchen, meaning I will have to cross about twenty feet of carpet to call for help. We just had it put in, and my wife will kill me if I get blood all over it. I've saturated all the towels in this room, but is there another way to staunch the bleeding so I can make a dash for it? I'll need an answer quite quickly.

BTW, I tried styptic. It stung but didn't work so well.

[Drybonz]

I'm bleeding quite heavily into my bathroom sink. I'm getting a bit weak from blood loss, but the phone is in the kitchen, meaning I will have to cross about twenty feet of carpet to call for help. We just had it put in, and my wife will kill me if I get blood all over it. I've saturated all the towels in this room, but is there another way to staunch the bleeding so I can make a dash for it? I'll need an answer quite quickly.

If I had a nickel for every time somebody asked that one...

[GreekGuy]

I'm bleeding quite heavily into my bathroom sink. I'm getting a bit weak from blood loss, but the phone is in the kitchen, meaning I will have to cross about twenty feet of carpet to call for help. We just had it put in, and my wife will kill me if I get blood all over it. I've saturated all the towels in this room, but is there another way to staunch the bleeding so I can make a dash for it? I'll need an answer quite quickly.

BTW, I tried styptic. It stung but didn't work so well.

How many times do we have to tell you not to use modern williams?

[honed]

I'm bleeding quite heavily into my bathroom sink. I'm getting a bit weak from blood loss, but the phone is in the kitchen, meaning I will have to cross about twenty feet of carpet to call for help. We just had it put in, and my wife will kill me if I get blood all over it. I've saturated all the towels in this room, but is there another way to staunch the bleeding so I can make a dash for it? I'll need an answer quite quickly.

BTW, I tried styptic. It stung but didn't work so well.
:bayrum2:

Try Bayrum (and don't forget to turn on the video camera)

[Slash McCoy]

Which is better... face lathering or bowl lathering?

[Lexbomb]

What do you wipe you blade on during your shave, I'm thinking of buying a rubber shave bowl to wipe my blade on it looks like a plunger but it's $55

[Legion]

What do you wipe you blade on during your shave, I'm thinking of buying a rubber shave bowl to wipe my blade on it looks like a plunger but it's $55

If you are thinking of the bowl I think you are, I think it is made of clay. Even better!

[kjparker]

ahh, hone and shave at the same time!

[Lexbomb]

Yes you are, see if it wasn't for this thread I would have just cut a plunger in half and used that and boy would I look like a birk then, well i'll just throw this plunger with my dead badger and cow bone I found.

[Seraphim]

I just bought a razor from an antiques store. Is it shave ready?

[shm]

Can I shave with both sides of a Kamisori?

If you use both sides, isn't it regarded as a DE then :confused1 - and if, I think you have asked the question in the wrong sub-forum :lol:

[maxman]

I find it more comfortable to shave with the dull side if the razor (I think its called the spine??).
I don't seem to be getting very good shaves....what am I doing wrong???

[Lexbomb]

I just bought a razor from an antiques store. Is it shave ready?

Probably just give it a try, if it has a blood stain on it then it's defiantly sharp.

I once tried shaving with both sides of one of my kamisoris I worked out that the bottom side was a lot sharper than the top side

[Jim]

Should I buy or lease?

Seriously, thank you for the post Laz!

[Lexbomb]

seriously though, what should I do with this dead badger!!!!

[August45th]

If I tape 2-3 straight razors together, will it give me as close of a shave as my Mach 3??

[gearchow]

where am I?

-jim

[BOOURNS]

If a tree falls in the forest and kills a mime, does anybody care?

[goatee]

I'm bleeding quite heavily into my bathroom sink. I'm getting a bit weak from blood loss, but the phone is in the kitchen, meaning I will have to cross about twenty feet of carpet to call for help. We just had it put in, and my wife will kill me if I get blood all over it. I've saturated all the towels in this room, but is there another way to staunch the bleeding so I can make a dash for it? I'll need an answer quite quickly.

BTW, I tried styptic. It stung but didn't work so well.

get a cordless.

[Seraphim]

I'm bleeding quite heavily into my bathroom sink. I'm getting a bit weak from blood loss, but the phone is in the kitchen, meaning I will have to cross about twenty feet of carpet to call for help. We just had it put in, and my wife will kill me if I get blood all over it. I've saturated all the towels in this room, but is there another way to staunch the bleeding so I can make a dash for it? I'll need an answer quite quickly.

BTW, I tried styptic. It stung but didn't work so well.

Better to bleed out with dignity in the shave den, then to have to head off for the big dirt nap with the last words you hear being from your wife saying "I told you so!"

R.I.P. brother!

[Krodor]

Hey Slash, is yellow tape better than red tape?

(too funny. Folks pick on him, but I'm fully on the no-tape side with him, I'm just quiet about it.)

[Seraphim]

Hey Slash, is yellow tape better than red tape?

(too funny. Folks pick on him, but I'm fully on the no-tape side with him, I'm just quiet about it.)


Please see post here (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/276692-the-KRYSTAL-EDGE-challenge?p=3986089#post3986089)

Slash is compromising his principles...

[bbarton713]

I'm bleeding quite heavily into my bathroom sink. I'm getting a bit weak from blood loss, but the phone is in the kitchen, meaning I will have to cross about twenty feet of carpet to call for help. We just had it put in, and my wife will kill me if I get blood all over it. I've saturated all the towels in this room, but is there another way to staunch the bleeding so I can make a dash for it? I'll need an answer quite quickly.

BTW, I tried styptic. It stung but didn't work so well.

The best thing you can do at this point is work on your flexibility which will probably improve on its own as you start to veer toward unconsciousness. Your goal is to bend over, grab your ankles, and kiss your @$$ goodbye!

[Kentos]

If you dig up a neglected thread from 2005 do you get a Necromancer custom title?

[bbarton713]

I just bought a razor from an antiques store. Is it shave ready?

Do I need a tetanus shot before I used a razor from an antiques store or do you think they sterilized it before putting it for sale? Shave ready = sterilized?

[Doc226]

What is the meaning of life?

What came first the chicken or the egg?

If I travel back in time and kill my great grandfather how can I exist to go back in time to kill my great grandfather?

If I travel faster than the speed of light and look back do I see myself coming?

If a tree fall in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

[Kentos]

What is the meaning of life?

What came first the chicken or the egg?

If I travel back in time and kill my great grandfather how can I exist to go back in time to kill my great grandfather?

If I travel faster than the speed of light and look back do I see myself coming?

If a tree fall in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

I think Spock answered most of those questions in the 5th episode of the second season of Star Trek. The one where they had trouble with their dilithium crystals.

[Woodash]

Dear Dr. Straight -

I have heard of something called a 'coochie razor' but there is nothing in the Wiki. Please advise.

Also, just what is a 'Weishi', anyway?

[Seraphim]

The questions are for Laz in Tampa to answer....

he's been dying to answer them all since 2005...

[goatee]

If I travel faster than the speed of light and look back do I see myself coming?

If a tree fall in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

no. traveling faster than light, means no light from behind can catch you. last time i tried it, it was pretty dark behind me.
no. i was in the woods really far away and a tree landed right near me. it was as silent as the night.

[Slash McCoy]

What is the meaning of life?

What came first the chicken or the egg?

If I travel back in time and kill my great grandfather how can I exist to go back in time to kill my great grandfather?

If I travel faster than the speed of light and look back do I see myself coming?

If a tree fall in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

1. The egg. The first egg wasn't laid by a chicken. It was laid by a dinosaur. But it was a deformed egg. A birth defect It hatched out a chicken. Probably the parents were cousins or something.

2. By being your own grandpa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'm_My_Own_Grandpa. But why would you be so mad at him in the first place?

3. No. All you would see are "zip" lines, like in the funny papers.

4. Of course it does. Just because you don't hear it doesn't mean there wasn't a sound. Haven't you ever tried to talk to an elderly hard-of-hearing relative who conveniently had his or her hearing aid turned off? "Uncle Lester, that's not the bathroom... you are peeing in the closet!" and he doesn't hear you, but you did say it, all the same. The tree fell. It made a big friggin crashy sound. All that zen riddle stuff is for retards. Of COURSE it makes a sound. What... you think it falls softly or something?

There. I answered all the questions... CORRECTLY.

<edit> Oh I forgot to answer the first one. The meaning of life? It's just a big cosmic game of Sim City. The Gods get bored, too. Isn't it obvious? Look at all the stuff that looks like somebody thought it was a good idea or that it made sense, but it really isn't/doesnt. It is an attempt at an orderly system that just doesn't quite work. It is all just too pat to be a big bunch of coincidences.

[rockviper]

Does a razor's tang taste like orange juice?
http://www.foodchannel.com/media/uploads/tang_orange.jpg

[ladykate]

I'm new to wet shaving so I bought a Dovo Shavette with Feather blades. I cut myself. I'm not sure I want to do this. Any advice?

[Doc226]

I think Spock answered most of those questions in the 5th episode of the second season of Star Trek. The one where they had trouble with their dilithium crystals.
Came on-they always had trouble with the dilitium crystals, name an episode where they did not. :turned:


no. traveling faster than light, means no light from behind can catch you. last time i tried it, it was pretty dark behind me.
no. i was in the woods really far away and a tree landed right near me. it was as silent as the night.
But what happens when you stop suddenly?


1. The egg. The first egg wasn't laid by a chicken. It was laid by a dinosaur. But it was a deformed egg. A birth defect It hatched out a chicken. Probably the parents were cousins or something.
I am going to have to disagree. The chicken is an actual chicken, while the egg is a potential chicken-everyone knows that actuality precedes potentiality, therefore, the chicken came first

2. By being your own grandpa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'm_My_Own_Grandpa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_My_Own_Grandpa). But why would you be so mad at him in the first place?
Interesting

3. No. All you would see are "zip" lines, like in the funny papers.
I see, string therory

4. Of course it does. Just because you don't hear it doesn't mean there wasn't a sound. Haven't you ever tried to talk to an elderly hard-of-hearing relative who conveniently had his or her hearing aid turned off? "Uncle Lester, that's not the bathroom... you are peeing in the closet!" and he doesn't hear you, but you did say it, all the same. The tree fell. It made a big friggin crashy sound. All that zen riddle stuff is for retards. Of COURSE it makes a sound. What... you think it falls softly or something?
Can you prove it?

There. I answered all the questions... CORRECTLY.

<edit> Oh I forgot to answer the first one. The meaning of life? It's just a big cosmic game of Sim City.
I can agree with this
.

[Pilotgod]

Life is just the Universe trying to understand itself.

Oh, and which is better Sheffield or Solingen?

[Seraphim]

Laz...we hardly knew ye... (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/1039-Some-questions-and-answers?p=10470&highlight=#post10470)

[hokahay]

Oh I've got a couple of questions that I havnt seen answered before so here goes...what's better a coticule or a j-nat, what strop is better 2" or 3", what's the best razor for a newbie?
Thanks guys I hope you can answer this :)

1. No
2. yes
3. Maybe
4. 42 (HG2G)

[Brent]

When are the impending nuptuals between Honed and Seraphim's brain?

[Seraphim]

when are the impending nuptuals between honed and seraphim's brain?


lol!

[Jporco]

Here's my question....If one straight will last a lifetime, why would someone need to own more than one?

[Drybonz]

Here's my question....If one straight will last a lifetime, why would someone need to own more than one?

Shhhh... we do not ask this question.

[Jporco]

Oops, forgot about the first rule in "straight club."

[Drybonz]

Oops, forgot about the first rule in "straight club."

:lol:

[Super Speed]

I'm thinking of getting my self a strait razor...
My questions are; To put a proper edge on it, would a bench grinder be suitable? What about a knife sharpener? Would that work? How come they don't make serrated strait edge razors that you wouldn't even need to sharpen? And finally, what is the air speed velocity of an unladen Swallow?

[Slash McCoy]

1. The egg. The first egg wasn't laid by a chicken. It was laid by a dinosaur. But it was a deformed egg. A birth defect It hatched out a chicken. Probably the parents were cousins or something.
I am going to have to disagree. The chicken is an actual chicken, while the egg is a potential chicken-everyone knows that actuality precedes potentiality, therefore, the chicken came first


I think you got that backwards. Potential must be, before actuality can occur. If there is no potential, the thing obviously cannot come into existence. I stick with the incestuous mysogynist deformed mutant dinosaur theory.


4. Of course it does. Just because you don't hear it doesn't mean there wasn't a sound. Haven't you ever tried to talk to an elderly hard-of-hearing relative who conveniently had his or her hearing aid turned off? "Uncle Lester, that's not the bathroom... you are peeing in the closet!" and he doesn't hear you, but you did say it, all the same. The tree fell. It made a big friggin crashy sound. All that zen riddle stuff is for retards. Of COURSE it makes a sound. What... you think it falls softly or something?
Can you prove it?


It could be proven, but I am in Oman and there is no forest handy. The experiment would be simple. A digital audio recorder or tape recorder would be left on. A tree sawn nearly all the way through, kept upright by guys made of fiber rope. A candle would be secured across each guy and set alight. When the candle burns down to the rope, the tree would fall, and the audio recording would record the big crashy sound of the tree falling.

[AverageJoe]

I find it more comfortable to shave with the dull side if the razor (I think its called the spine??).
I don't seem to be getting very good shaves....what am I doing wrong???

Ah-----you're not pressing hard enough!! LOTS of pressure and many, many, MANY passes are needed when shaving with the spine!! This is because you are basically wearing away the whiskers rather than shaving them as you would when using the more common "sharp edge" of the razor-----keep working on it! Ironically, shaving with the spine is safer than shaving with a 'safety-razor'!! Good Luck!

[Seraphim]

Laz,

If a tape recording of a tree falling is played, but nobody is around to hear it, does it make any sound?

[hig789]

I've got this very nice and very rare CUSTOM Pakistani razor. Any ideas of what's worth?

[Slash McCoy]

Laz,

If a tape recording of a tree falling is played, but nobody is around to hear it, does it make any sound?

If the volume is turned up and a speakr plugged in, yeah. But if nobody hears it, it is just a waste of perfectly good noise.

[HLS]

Which is better? The AR15 or AK47?

Also which pistol caliber is better? The .45 or 9mm?

[Seraphim]

Which is better? The AR15 or AK47?

Also which pistol caliber is better? The .45 or 9mm?

Don't forget to ask what firearm is best for home protection.

[kirk 988]

is honing of 1 k enough to get a great smooth shave

ha ha silly question to ask

[kirk 988]

which is a better small dear calibre 243 WSSM or the 6.5 swede you cant win

[Slash McCoy]

Which is better? The AR15 or AK47?

Also which pistol caliber is better? The .45 or 9mm?

1. Tossup. Depends on the application.
2. The .45, of course. Don't be a sissy. Don't use a sissy gun. The .45 makes a bigger hole going in than most 9mm make going out. The 9mm goes pow. The .45 goes BOOM. (a .50AE goes KER-BLAMMO! FWIW)

[hig789]

Which is better? The AR15 or AK47?

Also which pistol caliber is better? The .45 or 9mm?

This question alone could start a 15 page thread on other forums I belong to.

My vote would be AR and 9mm. .45 don't do much good if you only got 8 shots. I'll stick with my 13 round mags.

Slash I love your sig.:lol::lol:

[Doc226]

This question alone could start a 15 page thread on other forums I belong to.

My vote would be AR and 9mm. .45 don't do much good if you only got 8 shots. I'll stick with my 13 round mags.


Glock 21, best of both worlds.

http://www.mouseguns.com/compare.htm

[August45th]

And finally, what is the air speed velocity of an unladen Swallow?

African or European?

[kelton]

what's the best oil to mix with water for a squeaky hone

[Super Speed]

African or European?

Hu... ah... I don't know that! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhh
:001_tt2:

[Slash McCoy]

This question alone could start a 15 page thread on other forums I belong to.

My vote would be AR and 9mm. .45 don't do much good if you only got 8 shots. I'll stick with my 13 round mags.

Slash I love your sig.:lol::lol:

Well, a P-14 uses a 14 round mag and with one up the spout that's 15 rounds of 230 grain .45ACP. Plus, if you hit what you are shooting at, you should need fewer rounds of .45 than 9mm to correct a situational deficiency.

[mycarver]

This question alone could start a 15 page thread on other forums I belong to.

My vote would be AR and 9mm. .45 don't do much good if you only got 8 shots. I'll stick with my 13 round mags.

Slash I love your sig.:lol::lol:

I've got extended mags for my Kimber Custom Gold Match,, 10 rds. and my PO holds 14 rds .45 , stock,, and my other PO holds 16 rds of .40. Love 45's and anything in the 1911 style.

[JZH]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM-DGaNmtA0

[hig789]

Slash that would be nice for a home defense gun but do you actually carry it? I have a XD subcompact 13 rounds and it would be hard for me to conceal anything much bigger.

[Mr. Scruffy]

Let's not push the envelope too hard, shall we?

Laz knows nothing of concealed carry or home defense.

[hokahay]

Which is better? The AR15 or AK47?

Also which pistol caliber is better? The .45 or 9mm?

g26 gen3 meprolight nght
noveske n4 light m4s 3x mag

[saf]

Is ebay a reputable seller?

[Jporco]

Ooh, ooh, ooh....I have a (another) question!
Can I just throw away the mint condition pressed horn scales of my 9/8 W&B Barber razor and call it a Kamisori?

Just axk'n

[Slash McCoy]

Slash that would be nice for a home defense gun but do you actually carry it? I have a XD subcompact 13 rounds and it would be hard for me to conceal anything much bigger.
For carry I have a p10 which is smaller than a colt officers model. The new kid on the block is the warthog which addresses some reliability issues in the p10. Both are really small and have 11rd capacity. I will trade off two rounds for the increased power any day. If I need half of those 11 rounds I am in big big trouble anyway. By the 4th or 5th me or the bad guy is gonna be dead unless it is a 100 yard shoot out.

[Slash McCoy]

Ooh, ooh, ooh....I have a (another) question!
Can I just throw away the mint condition pressed horn scales of my 9/8 W&B Barber razor and call it a Kamisori?

Just axk'n

Yes of course. Send those old scales to me. I recycle them onto rusty old razors to PIF to impoverished barbers in Sudan and Lower Slobovia and Elbonia and other shaving disaster zones around the world.

[mycarver]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM-DGaNmtA0

That gives a whole new meaning to the term "double taps" . Sort of 2,,,2 mints in one! Or when you're just too lazy to pull the trigger a second time. And are guns going the way of razors where this is the Trac 2. Lets see how many guns can get stacked together to make a Mach 5.

and another question,, will the HHT debate ever be resolved?