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That razor sharpening advice from my old coworker was dead wrong
Back in February, I had this guy Jimmy who worked the chair next to me for like 6 months. He kept telling me I was wasting time with my straight razor maintenance. Said I should just strop it dry, no paste, no nothing, and it would stay sharp forever because the steel was 'good enough'. So I tried his way for about three weeks. First few shaves were okay, but by week two it was pulling like crazy. I had a client with super sensitive skin and she ended up with razor burn so bad she almost left a bad review. I went back to my old routine with the balsa wood and the chromium oxide paste, $12 a jar, and it fixed the edge in one session. I guess my question is, has anyone else had a coworker give them confident but totally backwards advice that bit them in the butt? How do you handle it without making it weird at the shop?
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danielwhite13d ago
...and that reminds me of this barber I knew back in Ohio who swore up and down that you should sharpen clippers by running them against a coffee mug. He was dead serious too, showed me this whole technique like he invented it. I tried it on my old pair just to see and yeah, it wrecked the blades worse than if I'd dropped them in a puddle. The worst part was he kept insisting I was doing it wrong when I told him it didn't work. Some dudes just build their whole identity around one weird trick and they can't let it go. I just nod now and say "interesting" and then do my own thing after they walk away.
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