The worst thing about being a man? Shaving. Not only is it uncomfortable, but razor blades are ridiculously expensive. The Razor Pit supposedly fixes one of those problems by letting you sharpen and refine your razor blades up to 150 times.
Costing $30, the Razor Pit is a sharpener that removes all the crap that gets stuck in the blades after you shave. You know, the oils, the hair, the dead skin follicles… all that nice stuff that causes your razor to rust prematurely. Apparently it takes 12 seconds to do and will let the razor last for up to 150 shaves.
We’re kind of sceptical, but given that an 8-pack of razors can cost almost as much as this thing does, maybe it’s worth giving it a go to see if it works?
Olt
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 12:55 PMSupposedly you get the same effect by “simply, slide your razor up your forearm, backwards, with moderate pressure about 10 times.”
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ADaRIqy0Dc
Trjn
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 1:37 PMSaw that video about a year ago. Have been using the same razor ever since.
As long as you clean it after use and make sure it dried out properly, honing the blade using this technique will let you use a razor pretty much indefinitely.
bugwan
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:16 PMSame here – about 6 months or so with the same razor. I think I saw it in a lifehacker article?
Max Powers
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 3:49 PMYup, saw the same video. It really works. I went from one week on one blade, to over 3 months.
Graeme
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:09 PMAh, so that explains Emo cutters. They’re just trying to be thrifty but got the instructions rotated 90 degrees.
Chris
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 6:01 AMor perhaps you saw it on gizmodo like a week ago :P
Andrew Bitto
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 12:58 PMOr just buy a razor with 70 blades in it, stay sharp as it shaves your head off!
Seth Grimshaw
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 1:26 PMPersonally I use a straight razor.
No need for fancy multi-blade razors when you’ve got a carbon-steel edge ready to slice though anything in its way, include fingers and skin.
Kalem
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 2:01 PMWhat straight do you use? I have 8 myself and a japanese kamisori on the way.
Dave
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 1:36 PMIf you’re worried about the cost of blades, start using double edged safety razors. It’ll take you a week to get used to it, but the shave is closer, and you can pick up 100 blades for under $10.
ozoneocean
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 5:23 PMThey do shave pretty damn close… That’s something that’s hard to get used to after using modern multibladers for years and years. Gave me asty razor burn the first time I tried. :(
Nodeity
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 1:50 PMOr use an electric shaver as I have for over 30 years… No shaving cream, no nicks or cuts, no aftershave and from start to finish it usually doesn’t take more than a few minutes and my face is dry… Of course it helps if you start out using one, because your skin and beard adapt over time, but it will still adapt eventually even if you are a very late starter…
Nathan
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:45 PMNo matter how hard I try, they electric shaver just doesn’t get a lot of my stubble. And if I’ve let myself go, it hurts like a bitch to shave a beard off with one of those things.
Nodeity
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 3:19 PMYeah, if you’ve got a manly man’s beard, of course your gonna need a manly man’s shaver… :] I stopped being a manly man shortly after I started doing the family cooking, don’t ask me how I ended up with that deal after 12 years a “combat engineer”..
Joshua
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 1:52 PMYou can just use an old pair of jeans. I swipe my blade on an old pair I keep around. The razor is always… ehem..razor sharp.
salmonpie
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 3:51 PMElectric all the way for me, took a couple of weeks to get used to but for the last 11 years has been the only way I shave, no nicks, cuts or rash
yup yup
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 4:15 PMits so worth the $20-30, pays for itself in the first month. Got mine close to a year ago and have only been through a few shaver heads.
Franz
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 7:26 PMDoes it support my 15-blade razor?
olearymo
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 9:25 AMI, too, have been using the arm technique. Can’t say if it’s working or not yet, though.
Hey, giz, any news on general shaving stuff, progress in science etc? Maybe it’s something for Lifehacker, but I’m waiting for science to create some thing you can take or apply that will stop facial hair growing for like, a week at a time or something. Apply sunday night, shave-free week!
IJustKnowStuff
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 4:59 PMYeah I’ll +1 that.
Be good if they made one of those creams you can apply that dissolve your hair follicles….but one that won’t burn off your face or genitals…not that I’d be applying to my genitals, it’s just what they say on the packaging.