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Shaving with a Spyderco?

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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?
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zdp delica i have trimmed the edges of my beard with it before.... work pretty well for a few hairs
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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.
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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.
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A FFG Yojimbo 2?
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[video=youtube;wccP1D9iw-8]https://youtu.be/wccP1D9iw-8[/video]
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Any knife sharpened sharp enough.... My personal pick is the serrated matriarch
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I would shave with a whale rescue personally.
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Btw, chuck what is that, 15 dps per side?
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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?
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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).
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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. :)
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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 ...
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hawaiihunter wrote:I would shave with a whale rescue personally.
That made me almost spit it my water hahaha
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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
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Se Civilian :)

Only Chuck Norris shaves with a Whale rescue blade.
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Something with a low carbide steel that could take a very fine edge is what you'd need.
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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.
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I bet the original Puuko would do a good job.
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v8r wrote:Se Civilian :)

Only Chuck Norris shaves with a Whale rescue blade.
Chuck Norris uses just his finger..
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