My old barber once told me, if you want to save money on razors, stop buying the disposable junk, and get a straight razor. He said its a skill to learn, but once you have it, you'll love it and save tons of money. I just ordered one

@TechRat09

5 ай бұрын

It should last a lifetime if you buy a quality one and take care of it. I'm sure it saves a lot because you don't have to buy cartridges and such

I remember old timers waaaaay back in a day in mexico, that would do this style of shaving. So cool, it doesn't get any more old-school and nostalgic than this 🤘🏼

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

It’s therapeutic as well 👌🏼

@dappershaves

Жыл бұрын

its the only way to shave, regards dapper shaves

@UsenameTakenWasTaken

Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, I just want something reliable while out in the woods. I just want something I can maintain along with my tools.

@StaceysDogGrooming

6 ай бұрын

A friend once had this done somewhere and it was on a beach, he is a skinhead so they did his face and all his head... people where watching and laughing, when he finished my friend turn round and the shaver was blindfolded!!

I've shaved off of an edge honed on an 8000k stone and it shaved, but finishing off with a 12k grit stone and some laps on cotton w/ chromium oxide paste makes a HUGE difference in the edge. Keep it simple though, it's amazing how complicated people make the honing process. It's not complicated, and this is a refreshing video to watch.

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the insight and feedback! 🙏

@dappershaves

Жыл бұрын

nicely said, simplicity is the key, regards dapper shaves

Glad you’re feeling better brother! Thanks as always for the great content! You’re the man and welcome back!

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

Heyo!!! Thanks brother!!! Happy New Year!!!

I am sorry to hear you had been sick. The important and best thing is, is that you are now well. All the best to you Dan! Jeff

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

I sincerely appreciate this, thank you very much, Jeff. I hope all is well on your end 🙏

I can tell by the sound that you are honing correctly haha, thank you for the awesome video, I’m really excited to start this new small lifestyle change.

@dappershaves

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I would love to hear about your journey, how is it going? regards dapper shaves

Glad to hear your feeling better brother 👊

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

HEYO!!! Thanks Rock!!! Happy New Year!

Your stropping removes any fine burring made during the honing, great video like that you showed the grit grades 👍

Before I got into straight razors I was using Shavettes and I’m glad I did because it gave me a lot of practice. Are you safety razors more often but are used to use one alternating with my safety razors. Like on a Monday I will use a vintage Gillette, and next time I see you I will bring out a straight razor. I hone my blades myself and really enjoy the process of stropping and maintaining my razors

Nice video man! Youre underrated asf

Sorry to hear that you've been sick. I knew something was up. Glad that you're feeling better. I've missed you.

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

HEYA!!! Happy New Year!!! I missed you as well!!! Perhaps we'll do a LIVE soon to make up for lost time. Hope you're having a great start to the New Year!

@tonyabomia7217

3 жыл бұрын

@@danzbeard So far, so good. Yes, definitely need to do a live chat soon.

Hello Dan! I want to ask a question. I have curly hair similar with Henry Cavill, i want to do undercut. Which number for tops and sides-back will look better? I dont want it to be messy! Thanks a lot

very clear and helpful thank you!

@danzbeard

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! 🙌🙏

Thanks for the vid. I just bought a straight razor over the weekend and decided to try to achieve the manliest shave possible. 😂 I tried using the whetstone and strop I ordered to sharpen it but didn't seem to be getting anywhere. I didn't think to soak the whetstone but now it makes sense why the strop has the canvas side as well as the leather side. I will try it again after fininshing the whetstone soak and see if I get better results the second time around.

@TheRussianRob

8 ай бұрын

And how are the results looking sir?

I’m kinda scared to start shaving with a straight razor but I love blades so I gotta do it 👍✊

Very helpful thank you

Thanks that was very helpful I just got a straight razor and like you said it isn't sharp at all

Thank you for the video. It was informative.

@dappershaves

Жыл бұрын

wonderful yet brief overview, would love to hear more details. regards dapper shaves

Aside from the one in the video any recommendations on a similar razor? Tired of these disposable razors and looking to switch thanks!

Think you covered the basics. You’ll be surprise the video that I see out there haha! 💈😁

@danzbeard

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is definitely just an intro

Very helpful video but I have a question. I’ve seen people putting on some kind of wax before sharpening. Is that a must?

Well presented. Thanks

@danzbeard

7 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

a BIG TX for the video my friend!!!! :D

@danzbeard

Ай бұрын

My absolute pleasure!!

What are some of your favorite blades? My pops got me two different one from art of shaving almost four years ago...use one at home and one for travel and only shaved w both since recieved and now first time home one is needing sharpening..i always thought they were a bit pricey cant remember exactly but somewhere just above$200 each one but now after 4 years first time needing sharpeing thinking well worth it but wonder what the $20 blades off amazon or others am unaware of would be like

@danzbeard

5 ай бұрын

I'll have to make a video on that! Thanks for the inspo and for sharing how your pop got you into shaving 🙂

I always taped the spine to prevent wear when sharpening. All "I" have owned have the angle made into them, meaning laying the razor flat on the stone gives you the angle needed to sharpen. If there are any made different I've never owned them. If you wear the spine down it will change your angles, atleast that's always been my thought.

@dappershaves

Жыл бұрын

interesting observation. never had spine issues honing without tape. regards dapper shaves

@oggabryrente5159

Жыл бұрын

Putting tape on the spine of the blade will slowly but surely change the angle of the edge as the blade wears down.

@JBREWER2002

5 күн бұрын

@@oggabryrente5159 I was worried about wearing down the spine also but you make a very valid point. I think I’ll follow this mindset from now on and not tape.

Thanks

Where can you get a quality strop from ?

Great video! Glad you're feeling better!

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

HEYO!!! Thank you on both counts! Happy New Year!

Happy to see you are back... love from India ♥️♥️

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend 🙏 Happy New Year!

Nice video, you are super clear and articulate, I would say, 1) double sided blocks are not great, each side is different and this can cause them to bend a bit over time or temp.. 2) place your fingers across the blade when pressing down, (also 6lbs pressure seems a bit much i would of said 2) if you are holding the handle make sure you just use it as a guide, if you are pressing on the tip and the handle you could cause the blade to bow. 3) personally i dont like doing leading strokes on stones as you could dig in and gouge them but thats more a preference thing and honestly never seen it happen, but i like trailing strokes really. 4) Really dont wipe your fingers across the flat of the blade after sharpening, if you have caused a burr to raise up they can slice you open!! 5) when it comes to stropping some people like really light passes, some people say press really into it hard, personally i like to do it lightly, the apex can be really thing and pressing it into the strop could bend it over a bit.

@danzbeard

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this feedback and insight 🙏

Broooo your giving me beard envy!

That's a glorious beard man...

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Man, your beard is better and better the longer it’s growing. Peace

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

thank you!!! Cheers brother!

Can I use a regular leather belt?

Only if the blade is very destroyed i use the stones, which is very rare. Every knife/razor i'm sharpening is with a steel mostly. Pull through system, i start each side from 45° or 30° angle, i go lower until i reach about 15-17° angle on each side. Only after that i drag the knife over the leather strop, while placing it totally flat not raising it at all. Always away from the edge, very important. I do the straight motions, no x or cross action. This way i can guarantee that the blade will become scary sharp. It also makes sense to start from the higher angles to get the blade more durable and all the way to lower angles to make it the sharpest possible 😉. But that's only one of my techniques out of numerous ones haha. Nice video though 👍🏻.

@J86_918

17 күн бұрын

I know I’m a year late to the discussion, but if you’re a true blade smith, you know it’s all subjective. A somewhat to each their own type of situation. I never hold mine flat while stropping but definitely want to keep it at a lesser degree to avoid reversing the entire prior process of honing. I’ve never seen anyone hold it flat, but if this works for you and is your preference, I surely won’t tell you it’s “wrong”. There’s an old saying “everyone loves the smell of their own farts.” ( which I truly truly hope is strictly figurative because… well 🤢) which for those who don’t understand, it means everyone has their own process and this holds true when it comes to sharpening as well. I don’t mean to come off as aggro or combative, but I will say your demeanor somewhat felt like you were telling him “he’s doing it wrong”. To which one could argue, most of the renowned smiths will tell you almost word for word what he just did. Again just a “personal preference is key” subject and i sincerely apologize if that wasn’t your intent. All the best🫡

My dad finished barber school. Would cut my hair, I wish he was alive to show me how to do this. I do remember ( not laughing) him using the big barber razor strap to hit my thighs. A multi- purpose tool I guess. I wish I had that one. Somehow got kissed. A great video. I have purchased everything. I like how complete it was and I also collect and sharpen knives- learning a lot. Thx - a beautiful beard BTW.

@danzbeard

5 ай бұрын

You are welcome, thank you for sharing your story. Happy to have helped in any way.

How many shaves between sharpening?

I don’t have either of these tools any suggestion what I can use to sharpen?

@trunkerdixon

2 жыл бұрын

Pay someone else to sharpen it for you, but you have to have a strop if you use a straight razor and that can be an old pair of jeans or my preference which is a piece of balsa wood with diamond paste on it. T

Excellent presentation. Thanks for sharing. A suggestion. As I understand it, in woodworking and knife sharpening using water stones or other types of stones for sharpening plane blades, chisels, spokeshaves and others, it is necessary to be sure the stone is flattened. Woodworkers often use diamond plates to ensure flatness for the sharpening stone. The procedure is to start by wetting the stone with water or even glass cleaner or Hone-Rite or a similar product sprayed on or the stone to make a good slurry. Then rinse the stone with water. If this procedure is skipped, a divot, a kind of scoop will be introduced into softer stones. Then follow the same procedure shown in this video. The angle for the blade, if kept as the gentleman shows should make a perfectly sharp blade at the correct angle provided the manufacturer has the rounded non-cutting edge set for the cutting edge to be at the correct angle. This process might take some time to acquire the proper technique. But going slowly as shown in the video seems to work very well. Introducing a test by cutting something as seemingly insignificant as paper, might render the blade far less optimal for shaving. However, testing this out for oneself is reasonable. Another suggestion is to re-strop the blade on the strop as the gentleman perfectly demonstrates in the video. A light and gentle honing and stropping will keep the razors sharp end from becoming bent. Too much pressure will distort the razor's edge. Again, many thanks for sharing. I'll explore you channel for updates and your other presentations.

@danzbeard

4 ай бұрын

This is very informative and interesting! Thanks for sharing 👏🏻

what the razor called that you are using? I want the same exact one. Love the Damascus folded steel look.

@danzbeard

2 жыл бұрын

HEYO!!! It's a straight razor that I got from The Beard Struggle, but they no longer carry it.

@jannpatrick6392

Жыл бұрын

@@danzbeard you can still order it as part of the shave kit

Get better soon ese👊🏼

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏 Happy New Year!

For a beginner (never used a straight razor) how should I go about getting one.& practice I guess so I don't cut my throat?

@danzbeard

2 жыл бұрын

Practice on the top of your arm

@trunkerdixon

2 жыл бұрын

Either use a blunt straight razor or a shavette with no blade in it to practise your strokes without injury. You will cut yourself, so buy alum and a styptic pencil as you learn. T

Very helpful! Quick question, what angle should the razor be held at when honing?

@mellilore

2 жыл бұрын

When the shoulder of the razor touches the stone, that's the right angle. Same when stropping on leather. Please note that when honing on stone the blade "goes first", when stropping on leather the shoulder goes first.

@vishensivparsad

2 жыл бұрын

@@mellilore to add on that, is there a way to protect the spine of my razor during sharpening so no metal is removed from it?

@mellilore

2 жыл бұрын

@@vishensivparsad tape on the shoulder

@joepangit6938

Жыл бұрын

@@vishensivparsad If you don't remove metal from the blade and the spine, the blade angle will slowly change over time. You rest against the shoulder and blade when removing metal, if only one of them loses metal, the angle the blade is sharpened at will end up becoming greater.

@vishensivparsad

Жыл бұрын

@@joepangit6938 I see thanks for the new information. I have to grind in a bevel though because my razor came completely blunt, so I'll have to protect the spine until the bevel is nearly set then I'll remove the tape from the spine

Hello your Stone is a Chinese low grit , it is advertised as 3000/8000 but it is actually around 400/1000 grit

Hello brother one question you wash your beard with soap and conditioner every day??

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

As of late, I haven’t. I’ve been washing and conditioning every other day. Cheers

@Carlos-hh9km

3 жыл бұрын

@@danzbeard thanks bro :)

So, how many passes for each grind? I got a straight razor that needs a sharpening, I'm tired of spending money on razot blades, but I'm afraid of ruining it

@danzbeard

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if it's technically correct but I do 6-8 passes

@Momo_Kawashima

Жыл бұрын

@@danzbeard thanks

I just ordered a straight razor, but I don't have a whetstone or strop, so I'd probably have to go to a local barber shop to get it sharpened

@danzbeard

7 ай бұрын

That would be a safe bet

Is that blade Damascus, or is it just an aesthetic finish?

@danzbeard

5 күн бұрын

Just an aesthetic finish

I bought one around 3 years ago, once you get used to it, its easy to do. The damn cartridges got too expensive and i wont go back.

@danzbeard

13 күн бұрын

Yeah, the cartridges are ridiculously expensive

How often should straight razors be sharpen?

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

It depends on how often it's used

So the video starts and I think ... "Yeah, that guy knows about shaving."

You shouldn't have the stabilizer on the stone while sharpening and honing. Stabilizers are different, but most will mess with your angle if you have it on the stone. Also I would get a better quality finishing stone, I doubt that stone is actually 8k JIS. That appears to be a Chinese Amazon/AliExpress stone and their grit rating is considerably coarser than Japanese. You won't get a fine enough edge. I'd use a compounded strop before the bare strop too.itll make the edge smoother.

@danzbeard

Ай бұрын

I genuinely appreciate this feedback. Thank you

@codyholland5138

Ай бұрын

@@danzbeard after reading my comment again, it sounded kinda like I was ridiculing you or critiquing. I really am only trying to help. I'm no professional or even close, but I've got most aspects of razor sharpening down. I get pretty good edges on my razors, but I'm sure they could be better. I use a 10k Super Stone, then Stropbros green compound before going to bare leather.

I've heard you shouldn't test razor sharpness with the paper test as it damages the edge too quickly

@danzbeard

2 жыл бұрын

I can see that being a valid case, thank you

man.. your beard is just.. wow

@danzbeard

3 ай бұрын

thank you!

Bro's got that Christian Bale slick back. My man hasn't been out of the Bat Cave in months. Excellent tutorial. I'm thinking about upping my game from DE Safety Razor for a Straight one (for the beard lineup and to help avoid skin irritation) and I'm looking up blade aftercare videos. Thanks a bunch.

Can someone tell me how to shave my head with a cutthroat. Subscribed to your channel. So much help. Learning with a zeva. So beautiful

@ericknighton2533

3 жыл бұрын

Go to a barbershop. Lol

@Call_me_scum

2 жыл бұрын

It's really the same process of shaving your face. I do it all the time. Warm hot towel Shaving cream Shave with COLD water Not too much pressure or you'll scalp yourself. Just gotta start doing it, or you'll never get it.

@trunkerdixon

2 жыл бұрын

Treat the blade like a comb and be careful around your ears, as they bleed for ages. T

Where do you use this razor?

@danzbeard

2 жыл бұрын

Cheek lines and neck line

Looks like we bought all the same stuff except I went with a Dovo razor lol

Straight shaving is where it’s at.

If you can't afford a strop, you can just use you leg with then without pants.

All was good.... and then you just had to mention TikTok, lol :D

Are christian bale with beard

To be honest they’re wet stone looks mighty cheap looks like it’s only meant for knives. If I were you I would get the naniwa SUPERSTONES or something like a Norton ir Shepton glass. But I can understand why somebody doesn’t want to get a wide variety of grits because once you set the bevel all you have to do is just touch it up and a lot of people just keep one finishing stone like a 12 K And use The green chromium oxide on the cotton part of the strop in between honings

Can you the suede side of an old belt as a strop?

I found 8000 grit was to corse

2021 hair transformation?? 👀

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

We’ll see 😁😁😁

Im telling my kids that this is Luke Harper

@danzbeard

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

Should we hit the gym before we learn to strop the razor? Lol

@danzbeard

4 ай бұрын

Hitting the gym is a must 😉

Thought you was Brodie lee

A lot of people don’t even shave off a 8000

I could never see an edge going into the blade, never made sense, I move my blade away from the stone just like you do on a grinding wheel, you sharpen the blade moving it so you cause a edge coming on the blade, that's how I see it.

vlad tepes?

@danzbeard

5 ай бұрын

😁

I can offer a decent ammount of insight regarding the stones and sharpening a razor

@danzbeard

2 жыл бұрын

yes please

Just letting people know, a better way to test the edge is to steal a strand of hair off your wife's hair brush. The weight of the hair should be enough for the hair to split in half if you drape it over a true razor edge

@dappershaves

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 I dont shave my wife, so use I use my own hair. regards dapper shaves

@peetsnort

10 ай бұрын

Whittle is the best test. I managed 4 curly hair shaved before the strand cut through. And that was with my chef's knife

@dvldgz6306

10 ай бұрын

@@peetsnort I do this as well. But there is a little skill involved getting the angle right

@peetsnort

10 ай бұрын

@@dvldgz6306 yes. And different hair behaves different

How many passes for honing?

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

depends on the condition of the blade

@dappershaves

Жыл бұрын

there is no magic number, so edge condition will determine the effort required, regards dapper shaves

Tiktok dance moves! Let's see it

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahah. It quite on that level yet hahaha

Am i the only one here finding it ironic coming from a man with a literal bush on his face

i sharp my blade like hel, its cuts like a beast but as soon as i touch my face it only ripps a few hairs... i think i stand at a wall. i dont know the quality, i only know its 70 years old. i should get a new stone.

@danzbeard

Жыл бұрын

hmmm that's very interesting... let me know what you do, and if it helps. cheers

Sounds like he dubbed the strop

This is the oposite of those leg shaving adds where girls are alredy shaved. This man didnt even touched his beard. Just joking

What exactly do you need a straight razor for?!

@danzbeard

Ай бұрын

cheeklines

You look like former wwe wrestler Luke harper

@danzbeard

2 жыл бұрын

😞🙏

@dappershaves

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 regards dapper shaves

Only way a man can remove unwanted hairs viking style

why don't you tape the spine

@christopherbound2154

2 жыл бұрын

If the bevel angle is fine, no need.

@dappershaves

Жыл бұрын

taping the spine increases the bevel angle, thereby decreasing the sharpness ability, regards dapper shaves

Buzzcut in 2021?

@danzbeard

3 жыл бұрын

That’s yet to be determined 🤔

From personal experience spending money on the WRONG things to maintain my blades

My man looks like Luke Harper. RIP

@danzbeard

3 ай бұрын

RIP 🙏

I buy one of those stone from china not work at all

Take your cheap set of old set of knifes.. And make them Razor sharp!!

Mick Foley 144p 😜