#Shave and a haircut two bits plus#
#Shave and a haircut two bits professional#

It was obligatory and a requirement for civility to use honorific for an elder, whatever caste he/she may hail from), a very endearing person, living in the neighborhood and employee of Jodhpur Museum which my grandpa headed. In my childhood, we had a family barber, Kanji ba - Kanyhaiyya ji (Krishna's name, ba as in Bapu, honorific, uncle, grandpa.

I do remember the rate of milk (0.5 Rupees/kg, now 50), ghee (clarified butter 4 R/kg, now 500), goat meat (1.25 R/kg, now 650), but I do not remember the rate for shaving and hair cut. So, for guys who are prone to getting 'shaving bumps' or infected follicles, with a safety razor you can reasonably and affordably change the blade frequently.Click to expand.The value of currency has changed drastically, whether in India or in the US. The blades are really inexpensive and are recyclable. They are much sharper.ДЄnother interesting thing - it's made it a lot cheaper for him to use fresh blades. Disposables take pressure, and if you apply the same pressure you'd use with a disposable while using a double-edge safety razor, you will get razor burn. The real key is to use zero pressure with the blade. The technique used with an old-fashioned safety razor is also different - it's important to read directions or watch a quick video about it. The razor is very sharp and designed for coarse hair, like beard hair. This is his website talking about the product is. Some have more or less razor edge exposed, or the razor edge is tighter to the comb - and this makes a big difference because men's beard density and hair coarseness is very individual.ДЄfter spending so much time finding a good one, the one he found wasn't sold anywhere online! So he decided to private label it and sell it. He wasn't happy with the first one he bought, and spent a bunch of time finding one he liked. He ended up switching to an old-fashioned butterfly head safety razor. My husband will never grow a beard (too itchy, he says) and had the same issue - he a daily shaver and hated going through so many razors. You can re hone the blades with a good flat stone, but they stay sharp forever as long as you cut clean hair-it is the dirt that dulls them just like sheep shears.

#Shave and a haircut two bits professional#

The new consumer one isn't so good, am going to buy a professional one and be done with it for life. $20 in 1990, I finally had to buy a new one a couple years ago. I have done my own hair ever since, with my wife trimming the edges. Shaving is a small price to pay with big dividends.ДЄs to hair, I started using an electric clipper when I went to college. I have 3-4 years worth of safety blades left until I have to try to make the switch.Д«eards are more economical, but my wife doesn't like them. My 17 YO son started shaving w/ a straight, but I don't yet.

#Shave and a haircut two bits plus#

I'd just to point out for people like me who are daunted by the straight razor scene that while you are trying two screw up the courage to take the plunge, there's a much easier step that is still a significant stride towards frugality and sustainability and that is to go from aerosol cans of foam shaving cream to a mug and brush and from the plastic and metal cartridge plus handle to the safety razor.

Micky Ewing wrote:Some day I also plan to make the switch to a straight razor, but it looks like it'll be quite a challenge.