Straight Razor Video

**joel** · 02-21-2010, 07:03 PM

Contrary to popular belief, if you have a thick beard, you don't need a straight razor with a thick grind to get a good shave.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W44WFTfqzA[/YOUTUBE]

**ambrose** · 02-21-2010, 07:09 PM

Full hollows are my fav for my heavy beard. Nice Video

**ouch** · 02-21-2010, 07:16 PM

Elvis called.

He wants his sideburns back.

Nice vid, and mad stropping skills!

**DunEdinRanger** · 02-21-2010, 07:16 PM

Great video, Joel! Thanks for posting this, except now I think I may be getting another acquisition disorder.

**Ru4scuba?** · 02-21-2010, 07:18 PM

Awesome vid Joel. Thanks for posting this. Been thinking about leaping to str8s for awhile...this put me over the edge!

**GoldenMonkey** · 02-21-2010, 07:18 PM

"I call bollocks..." - classic!

Joel, you look like Patrick Marleau...

**joel** · 02-21-2010, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by ouch

Elvis called.

He wants his sideburns back.

Thank you... thank you very much.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YAcoDkj_dI[/YOUTUBE]

**GoldenMonkey** · 02-21-2010, 07:22 PM

That's "a couple of days growth"? Wow...lol.

**joel** · 02-21-2010, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by GoldenMonkey

That's "a couple of days growth"? Wow...lol.

Yeah - the quality of youtube (and apparently my camera's ability to focus up close) really hosed me. When you look at the beard refuse in the later shown towards the end, that's a better representation.

**Sid Vicious** · 02-21-2010, 07:32 PM

Very nice. Thanks.

**Townyj** · 02-21-2010, 07:36 PM

Thanks for the video Joel. Im currently deciding whether i want to give Straights a crack sometime down the track. Seeing you work from the different angles has definitely given me a positive reaction.

**Rev. Nathan** · 02-21-2010, 07:36 PM

I just started straight-razor shaving. Thanks for another video to see the basic techniques... and in hi-def! This helps a lot to see what I should be doing. Do you typically do one pass with your straight razors? With the grain?

**mantic** · 02-21-2010, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by joel

Yeah - the quality of youtube (and apparently my camera's ability to focus up close) really hosed me. When you look at the beard refuse in the later shown towards the end, that's a better representation.

Welcome to my world.

Good vid though, favorited to one of my playlists!

--Mark

**Seraphim** · 02-21-2010, 07:38 PM

Thanks Joel.

One of your older vids (shaving with a Dovo 5/8) turned me on to the smaller blades. I still prefer wide ones, but watching that shave opened my eyes earlier in my shave "career".

**joel** · 02-21-2010, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by Rev. Nathan

I just started straight-razor shaving. Thanks for another video to see the basic techniques... and in hi-def! This helps a lot to see what I should be doing. Do you typically do one pass with your straight razors? With the grain?

Yeah - I find 90% of the time, a one pass with the grain is all that is needed.

**joel** · 02-21-2010, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by mantic

Welcome to my world.

Good vid though, favorited to one of my playlists!

--Mark

Cool, thanks. You might have favorited the one I just deleted

I replaced it with another one with a few more comments.

**Mr. Imperial** · 02-21-2010, 07:55 PM

That's almost enough to convince me to join the str8 ranks...

Almost.

**huntmol** · 02-21-2010, 08:00 PM

GREAT video, Joel!

I think this is one of the biggest myths of straight shaving, especially for newbies.

I've actually 100% converted to full hollow blades because I appreciate the feedback so much.

**Shane27** · 02-21-2010, 08:06 PM

Good job Joel! Every time I see one of these videos making it look so easy, it makes me re-think my decision to stick to DE shaving...

Thanks for the inspiration!