Shaving with a Machete

**mkornecki** · 04-25-2010, 11:44 AM

I hope this hasn't been brought up before, but we are all wusses!

Technically, this should go in the straight razor forum, but I think it will be enjoyed by all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM60p...eature=related

**trewornan** · 04-25-2010, 11:49 AM

There are a couple of good videos of people shaving with axes too. The guys with big amish style beards are a laugh.

**icedoverfire** · 04-25-2010, 12:51 PM

That's awesome.

**mkornecki** · 04-25-2010, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by trewornan

There are a couple of good videos of people shaving with axes too. The guys with big amish style beards are a laugh.

I like how he chopped up the small tree first. I'm assuming that he shaved with the part of the blade that wasn't used during the chopping.

**michiganlover** · 04-25-2010, 01:16 PM

That video is pretty extreme, you have to realize he is trying to sell you on his products for knife sharpening. The idea I guess, is that if the blade is sharp enough to shave with (and not get cut) it should be sharp enough for any other activity.

I much rather prefer this video of backwoods shaving: A true gentleman of the outback packs all of his high class shaving products for the long trip into the wilds:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg9dKvV4psk&playnext_from=TL&videos=QKxE5R sFnKo[/YOUTUBE]

**Alacrity59** · 04-25-2010, 01:34 PM

I love what this guy does. I've watched many of his youtube presentations and found them to be quite educational.

**GoldenBacon** · 04-25-2010, 01:43 PM

Dang, thats a nice knife!

**HoratioCaine** · 04-25-2010, 01:45 PM

And we wonder why women roll their eyes at us.

**Omnichron** · 04-25-2010, 01:47 PM

Chuck Norris shaved the machete.

**verdict** · 04-25-2010, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by michiganlover

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg9dKvV4psk&playnext_from=TL&videos=QKxE5R sFnKo[/YOUTUBE]

Wow,cool vid! Is that all there is to straight shaving? "All" you need is a Waterstone of some sort and a leather strop?

Originally Posted by HoratioCaine

And we wonder why women roll their eyes at us.

**mattbikes1** · 04-25-2010, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by verdict

Wow,cool vid! Is that all there is to straight shaving? "All" you need is a Waterstone of some sort and a leather strop?

Pretty much. That and good technique. You can easily cut yourself much deeper than you can with a DE, but it is 1,000 more fun to shave with the straights. Way less irritating as well.

**michiganlover** · 04-25-2010, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by mattbikes1

Pretty much. That and good technique.

+1

Straight shaving doesn't have to be madly expensive: you need one shave ready straight razor, a leather strop, and some means to touch up the edge (be that a barber's hone or similar stone, or a piece of balsa, and fine cutting pastes).

Most straight razor users turn it into a hobby, with multiple razors, strops, and the full set of hones, so they can restore badly damaged razors.