Not a macho thing for me, not many know I shave with a straight and those that do may not know what the heck I'm talking about...

Historical pull had something to do with it I'm sure as I started thinking about a straight while I was out muzzle loading one year. I was using an old straight that was made into a patch knife.

Another factor was not wanting to buy M3 blades anymore...

Now that I'm a full time convert I can't imagin using anything else.