Examples of straight razor

• Many edible clams are roughly oval-shaped or triangular; however, razor clams have an elongated, parallel-sided shell, suggesting an old-fashioned straight razor.

• The shave brush is utilized most often today by wet shavers in tandem with a double-edged safety razor or a straight razor.

• The animal escaped with the sailor's shaving straight razor.

• One of the oldest types is the straight razor.

• Rumors went even further; people said he constantly carried a straight razor, and was not afraid to use it.

• Despite its long-term advantages, the straight razor lost significant market share.

• And as shaving became less intimidating and men began to shave themselves more, the demand for barbers providing straight razor shaves decreased.

• After a few weeks of this, he will come out of hiding and attack his victim with a straight razor, asking them to admit their dark secrets.

• For testing the sharpness of a straight razor, a traditional though dangerous test is to "place" a moistened thumb on the edge, and feel if it catches.

• Men shaved with straight razors that needed sharpening every day using a leather strop.

• Straight razors used for shaving must cut with minimal pressure, and thus must be very sharp with a small angle and often a hollow grind.

• Straight razors were the most common form of shaving before the 20th century and remained common in many countries until the 1950s.

• They were immensely successful because of advertising campaigns and slogans denigrating the straight razor's effectiveness and questioning its safety.

• Disposable bladed straights are used in the same way as straight razors but do not require stropping and honing.

• They are a manufacturer of scissors, shaving equipment such as straight razors and safety razors, as well as manicure tools.