I herd a story on public radio about Hobos and how they would use a piece of broken glass to shave with. It sounded pretty wild but I could not see myself doing it.
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Thread: Shaving with a piece of glass
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06-20-2008, 02:24 PM #1
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Shaving with a piece of glass
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06-20-2008, 02:33 PM #2
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I think I'll skip this.
"Eat it Grandpa."
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A fresh piece of glass is not as precise as a well-formed/crafted metal blade. Don't even try it, your might cut your hands real good.
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06-20-2008, 04:52 PM #4
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06-20-2008, 05:14 PM #5
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YMMV? I don't think so.
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06-20-2008, 05:27 PM #6
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No thanks. Ouch!
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I'd go for it in a second with a piece of well-knapped obsidian.
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06-20-2008, 07:30 PM #8
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Better than a Merkur blade!
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06-20-2008, 07:34 PM #9
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Why are hobos worried about shaving. They should be worried about bathing first!
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06-20-2008, 07:50 PM #10
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They must be saving their blades for their shivs.
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06-20-2008, 07:54 PM #11
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But...they can't bathe in glass
Originally Posted by 1969Fatboy
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06-20-2008, 10:37 PM #12
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barely Originally Posted by htownmmm
"Eat it Grandpa."
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06-20-2008, 10:44 PM #13
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Shave with glass!!
No thanks. I would rather not shave.
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06-21-2008, 02:49 AM #14
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I would second that motion... Originally Posted by htownmmm
I consider myself to be fairly adventurous when it comes to all things shaving...But i will have to pass on the glass shave....For now anyway!!!!
The last thing I need is another reason to try shaving with something new!!!!
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06-21-2008, 07:58 AM #15
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Not the same thing, but you can make obsidian cutting surfaces (as noted above) sharper than steel blades. However, it's not like hobos had access to volcanic glass and honing materials. If anyone was able to get a socially acceptable shave with a piece of glass...that's quite a, um, different skill.
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06-21-2008, 09:44 AM #16
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I had to re-read that headline a couple of times...
That's just not right.
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06-21-2008, 09:54 AM #17
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Wouldn't the glass break when you tightened down the head?!
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06-21-2008, 10:28 AM #18
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In my mispent youth, I learned how to knap flint and tried glass a few times...
You could get a decent edge, but it has no grain to work with. It's REALLY hard to do. I guess if you had time on your hands you could get it down to a science.
I'd still pass and use my pocket knife, though.Odsman
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you want obsidian st8 right?
Any physicians here willing to chime in on obsidian blades?
I hear obsidian is the sharpest. If "honed" right I think some of these cutting tools seperate on the molecular level.
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06-21-2008, 11:31 AM #20
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Wow. Kinda takes the straight razor users down a notch.
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