Thread: What is WRONG with You Guys????

"cheap" being a relative term here... ~$10 is the most i've ever spent on a razor (until this Zeepk thing)

To be completely honest the macho thing plays a big part in it... I like to revel in my masculinity.

I think it dovetails nicely into a lot of other aspects of my life. For reasons that I cannot really explain, I am drawn to many anachronistic things. I grind my own flour, make bread with a sourdough starter that is more tan 150 years old, I love pocket watches, I think spats and gaiters are cool. My farm tractor was built before WWII broke out. I am a sucker for flathead engines. I collect WWII and earlier battlerifles and am especially fond of black power cartridge guns, I'm a sucker for anything art deco and art nouveau... I cant explain, I just give in.

i dont have any straight shaving equipment yet - but i think its gentlemanly ? straight shaving to me is kind of like "one of the finer things in life"

i can picture it being very relaxing, and the idea of doing something most dont would give you a sense of accomplishment.

mostly, i think its fancy.

i too am watching the noobie kits, but i doubt id be anywhere near lucky enough to get one.

perhaps after i look around the forum more i might find stuff for sale, i havent been on here very long.

I have told this story way to many times. My girlfriend at the time father saw me shaving with a give all your money to me razor, and asked me in German "what the h*** are you doing. Real men don"t shave like that." So that started my adventure.. I did take a break for awhile, after I left Germany. The Army took my razors, something about deadly weapons in the barracks.

Like is repeated in several postings, tried them all, but when the price of Mach 3 cartridges got so high, and my eight year old would tell me not to rub my face against her cheek when I hugged her. I had my fill of it. I new there was a better way to shave out there.

What I didn't know was about forums. Had no clue they even existed. Then as I was looking for the things I knew I needed. I stumbled across a link to this forum. The rest as they say is history. Now I have a certain pride when I give my daughter a hug before she goes to bed and says " Daddy, I can still smell your after shave and I like that one."

Phil

I have to agree with a lot of what has been said. I too drive a stick, (or a horse whenever possible), like good whiskey, and generally like doing something that not everyone can do.

It started when i was 8 and one day saw my uncle cleaning old rusty SR, it was lost in the memories and about a year and a half ago that memory came back ...then it all started Dovo,The Art Of Shaving,Truffit & HIll....
when shaving all world disappears its only the blade that exist,same with stropping ... follow the blade and only then it will be sharp...its a lifetime journey
or maybe it wasn't just memories maybe i just grew up and started appreciating things that have a quality ,durability,character perhaps.....
sold my GMC safari and bought 24 year YOUNG diesel Mercedes Benz,bought another one 1.5 years ago ,this time w140 s320.
2 month ago bought my first ,not the last Fountain Pen...


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