Shaving Safely with my Merkur Safety Razor
This past Father’s Day was rad. Not only did my wife bring a rad omlet to feast on in bed, but the kids made Father’s Day cards and got me a very special gift, a Merkur 1904 Safety Razor complete with mug, sop, brush and bay rum aftershave.
After my recent trip to the barber for a proper wet shave, I’d been talking up safety razors and the whole process to Hannah. I guess I dropped a hint somewhere that Hannah and the kids picked up.
When I got the razor I was both overjoyed with excitement and horrified that I slash my throat and bleed out with the family looking on as I tried it all out for the first time. So, to prepare myself I visited YouTube for some instruction. If you have not utilized YouTube for instructional videos yet, do it! In addition to learning how not to make a Pez dispenser of myself, I’ve learned how to confidently fix my kitchen faucet and Hannah learned how to put beads in Little Girl’s hair.
My search for instructional videos led me to the work of Mantic59. Mantic has 30+ videos related to shaving from the basics to advanced techniques. Not only do these videos deliver priceless information and demonstrations but they are also quite funny. Mantic seems to have a good sense of humor and his editing and commentary show it. Also, keep an eye out for his upcoming website, shavetutor.com.
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Comments
Hope you are still enjoying the razor after 7 months or so.
The Merkur 1904 is one of the most underrated modern razors. It’s a great tool and excellent for the beginning safety razor user as well as the more experienced.
I’ve actually committed to growing a full beard for a couple of years so I have not shaved in a couple of months. But I have missed the shaving experience and still highly recommend it.
I have, however, continued to use the bottle of bay rum that I received for all sorts of things. Mostly as a deodorant. Very nice!
What is the brand of bay rum that you use? I use the Booster Island Bay-Rum Classic Aftershave. It says that it is the barbershop original and has been men’s favorite since the 1950s.
Happy Father’s Day! Glad the videos were helpful!