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If you had to use it as a razor for your facial hair or other hair, what Spyderco knife would be best suited for shaving?

zdp delica i have trimmed the edges of my beard with it before.... work pretty well for a few hairs

I'm guessing something like an FFG Endura would be good as it's kind of similar to a straight razor.

I have actually been thinking about buying a straight razor to shave with as the price of razor blades is going up all the time. Does anyone here use one? Would be pretty cool to have a Spyderco Razor.

I would say the Roc. I would want to dremel out handle to get a better purchase closer to the blade.

I really wouldnt want want to shave with a pocket knife when I have a perfectly good straight razor.

A FFG Yojimbo 2?

[video=youtube;wccP1D9iw-8]https://youtu.be/wccP1D9iw-8[/video]

Any knife sharpened sharp enough.... My personal pick is the serrated matriarch

I would shave with a whale rescue personally.

Btw, chuck what is that, 15 dps per side?

I've used Resilience before, easy to get that shaving smooth sharp, and been trying to make my GB and Endura SB as shaving knives. Works ok, but yet to match a small 52100 customer I have.
Needs to be smooth, so it's a challenge there.

chuck_roxas45 wrote:[video=youtube;wccP1D9iw-8]https://youtu.be/wccP1D9iw-8[/video]

Chuck,

Any tips for the GB smoothness, .25u diamond paste strop? .1?

Thinnest stock (Chaparral I would think), though I'm a sissy and use an electric shaver. I have had fairly bad eczema my whole life and given the variations of my skin day to day, I can't imagine a knife being conducive to a good shave with my skin, but I'd try a Chaparral before any other Spydercos if I had to (I always had the best luck test shaving arm or leg hair in short amounts with it before I sold my Chaparral).

anagarika wrote:I've used Resilience before, easy to get that shaving smooth sharp, and been trying to make my GB and Endura SB as shaving knives. Works ok, but yet to match a small 52100 customer I have.
Needs to be smooth, so it's a challenge there.





Chuck,

Any tips for the GB smoothness, .25u diamond paste strop? .1?

My finest paste is 1u. Finer would probably be better. :)

chuck_roxas45 wrote:My finest paste is 1u. Finer would probably be better. :)

Thanks. I'll try that. Some more knowledgeable folks say that high Vanadium carbide is not to be taken too fine ...

hawaiihunter wrote:I would shave with a whale rescue personally.

That made me almost spit it my water hahaha

hawaiihunter wrote:Btw, chuck what is that, 15 dps per side?

Around 14 dps. Micro'ed at around 18 dps.

hawaiihunter wrote:I would shave with a whale rescue personally.

For the win! :D

Se Civilian :)

Only Chuck Norris shaves with a Whale rescue blade.

Something with a low carbide steel that could take a very fine edge is what you'd need.

Toss-up between Rock salt and Warrior. But seriously I have shaved with my Manbug before. It worked better than the box cutter blades. Don't ask.

I bet the original Puuko would do a good job.

v8r wrote:Se Civilian :)

Only Chuck Norris shaves with a Whale rescue blade.

Chuck Norris uses just his finger..