Thread: swiss army knife

My friend told me, he uses only the first quarter of the blade's edge to shave most of the time. I thought what a waste of a straight razor. When I shave, I use the entire edge, front, middle and heel. I look at the straight razor as a Swiss army knife, a multi purpose tool. The only time I realy use the first quarter of the blade's edge is when I use it to divide my unibrow. I use the scales to stir the sugar in my coffee while shaving; I use the tang to scratch my ears while shaving; I use the jimp to file down a broken fingernail while shaving; I use the point to rest my left index finger while shaving; I use the blade as a magnifying mirror to check my progress while shaving. The only part I have not been able to use yet, is the spine. If you have a suggestion let me know. Juan.

I suppose you could butter a piece of toast with the spine, so you can eat whilst you shave.

Juan, your posts are great.

"Deep thoughts, by Jack Handy... errr... Juan"

Originally Posted by juannaredo

The only part I have not been able to use yet, is the spine. If you have a suggestion let me know. Juan.

hone it and you can shave with and against the grain at the same time

Originally Posted by juannaredo

My friend told me, he uses only the first quarter of the blade's edge to shave most of the time. I thought what a waste of a straight razor. When I shave, I use the entire edge, front, middle and heel. I look at the straight razor as a Swiss army knife, a multi purpose tool. The only time I realy use the first quarter of the blade's edge is when I use it to divide my unibrow. I use the scales to stir the sugar in my coffee while shaving; I use the tang to scratch my ears while shaving; I use the jimp to file down a broken fingernail while shaving; I use the point to rest my left index finger while shaving; I use the blade as a magnifying mirror to check my progress while shaving. The only part I have not been able to use yet, is the spine. If you have a suggestion let me know. Juan.

Just use the back of the spine to dispense corporal punishment to ones head.