A safety razor is often said to be a razor with a guard. So a safety razor blade is therefore a blade for a safety razor. Or is it a razor blade with a guard. Is it, in fact, a safety-razor blade, or a safety razor-blade?
According to Alfred W Ferrara, it is the later. So lets us see what imaginary problem he sought to solve with his invention:
Continue readingRazor: Tatara Masamune
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Cold River Soap Works’ Barbere Sapone
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Cubebe
Additional Care: Alum Block
A luxurious humpday shave, with my most fluffy brush and a very nice, new production razor.
It is important to stretch your skin while shaving. So important that several inventors have come up with ways to do it for you, in the forms of razors or attachments. So Giulio Benvenuti was in good company when he invented a razor with skin stretching means. And the means in his case was rollers, which is also a recurring idea on razors. What makes Giulio’s invention stand out is how he used rollers to stretch the skin.
But first, let us see what he intended to achieve with his invention:
Continue readingAfter coming across a meme on the internet, I recently spend some time tracking down the patent for what I can only think of as the Crime Skeleton. It is a perfect example that the line between genius and insanity is blurry at best. I’m not quite sure which side of that line Helene Adalaide Shelby’s invention falls under, but I am inclined to go for “genius”. And a somewhat spooky and misguided genius at that.
So let’s take a short break from weird shaving patents and look at a plain weird patent.
Continue readingRazor: Tatara Masamune
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Pine & Cedarwood
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Cubebe
Additional Care: Alum Block
A spooky shave on the spookiest day of the year.
Razor: “Normal”
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Tundra Artica
Additional Care: Alum Block
A fine Friday shave, showing once again that a traditional shave don’t have to cost an arm and a leg to be highly enjoyable!
Self protected shaving device having multiple cutting edges… Try saying that three times fast.
A couple of days ago I posted about a razor that was all edge and no point. One of the patents that cited that one is Donald J Yellon’s self protected shaving device having multiple cutting edges. So lets see what that actually is, and means.
Continue readingRazor: “Normal”
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Tundra Artica
Additional Care: Alum Block
A delightful humpday shave.
Most inventions have a point to them. Charles Ackerman’s patent, filed in the last days of 1950, could be said to be an exception. It is a safety razor that can being described at being all edge and no point.
And honestly, that is not a bad thing. No point means less chance of nicking oneself on the corner of a blade. So let’s have a look at how a razor can be all edge and no point.
Continue readingRazor: “Normal”
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Wet Shaving Products Pre-production Sample
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Tundra Artica
Additional Care: Alum Block
New week, new shave, and a new aftershave too. Bought after trying it during my Sample September.