I've very recently bought a Solingen Boker straight razor. I've yet to use it, though my girlfriend shaved at least part of legs with it last Friday. That razor still had packing oil on it. I was watching college football and not paying attention to her. I told her that if she had cut herself that oil on the blade could cause a nasty infection. I was pleasantly surprised that when I cleaned it I saw a lot of her hair of it. It does really work.

This morning I bought a Boker Edelweiss, yet I've yet to use the first razor I bought. So when is straight razor therapy indicated? Will I have to attend a 12-step program?

Heck, I don't own a strop, a badger brush, an 8000 grit stone, or even shaving soap. So what can I expect? Will I have a collection of straight razors before I get around to using one? I'm already thinking of diversifying. I'm considering other Solingen brands, like Dovo.

I'm probably going to buy my girlfriend a straight razor for Christmas. I've told her to get pampered at a salon where a woman will shave her legs with a straight razor. That way, she can watch a professional practicing the art of straight razor shaving. What she doesn't get is that straight razor shaving is a process, not an instinctive process of dragging a Fusion over shower soaped legs. Hence, without a tutor or a professional showing her how it's done, I'm afraid that she'll cut the heck outta herself.

Here's a question I've been pondering. I hope one of the more experienced posters can help me with the answer. How long should my girlfriend go without shaving her legs before she tries straight razor shaving? I'm guessing two weeks for her first rear try.

BTW, I went with an Edelweiss based upon positive reviews about it that I've read here.

One more question: how many straight razors constitute a collection?

I gotta run. I have to check out straight razor therapy in my area.

BTW, there are few things that look as cool and as masculine as a straight razor.