Your mother always said don’t play with knives, but sometimes you need to get a little dangerous in the name of good grooming. Blue Steel is just such an excuse.
Once upon a time, having a shave was an occasion, an experience to be anticipated and savoured. There was ritual and ceremony in the act; there was celebration in its simplicity, yet pomp in its purposefulness. After all, if you’re going to shave, you might as well enjoy it.
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Then technology trumped all that; the first electric razor was patented in 1928 and since then the emphasis was on efficiency and speed. Today, you’re more likely to see a bloke shaving in traffic than you are watching a master barber perfect his art.
If you’re looking to go old school, maybe it’s time to pack the Blue Steel “Not a Replica” Straight Razor from Baxter of California, a blade that’s not to be toyed with. Featuring a single blade the folds away into the handle, this frightfully-sharp cut-throat razor is manufactured in the USA by Hart Steel’s skilled artisans in collaboration with the chaps at Baxter.
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Presented in matte black with a blue steel blade, and tested at a Rockwell hardness factor of 63, this is a handmade, water-resistant blade that just might last longer than you do. Just don’t use it in traffic.
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