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jbcohen If you transitioned from a... 02-27-2008, 01:52 PM
2Sharp I belonged to B&B forum and... 02-27-2008, 02:16 PM
Justme- I always wanted to learn,... 02-27-2008, 03:07 PM
Don What they said 02-27-2008, 03:23 PM
rnfuller I got into it because of my... 02-27-2008, 03:28 PM
alabamalawyer It is the never-ending quest... 02-27-2008, 04:19 PM
ChrisL I've given this a lot of... 02-27-2008, 06:27 PM
1adam12 Why do you think? Because... 02-27-2008, 07:37 PM
ChrisL Napoleon, is that you?:D:D 02-27-2008, 07:41 PM
mischievous I seem to be hard wired to... 02-27-2008, 10:57 PM
LegalEagle I originally did it just... 02-28-2008, 01:47 AM
Soopercat Shaving my head and face with... 02-28-2008, 02:16 AM
They Call Me Blockhead I wrote a longer version of... 02-28-2008, 04:23 AM
Ookla There is a certain degree of... 02-28-2008, 04:56 AM
JCitron A thing of beauty... 04-01-2008, 02:10 PM
Friggin Joe Double Edge took the expense... 04-02-2008, 02:00 AM
CRuzin Everyone else has pretty much... 04-02-2008, 03:03 AM
iron maiden I think everybody else summed... 04-02-2008, 04:11 AM
leadduck I can relate to Friggin Joe's... 04-03-2008, 02:19 AM
keljian I've always wondered about... 04-03-2008, 09:36 AM
jax1-2 i have yet to shave with a... 04-03-2008, 01:14 PM
miguel When I decided to move away... 04-02-2008, 04:37 AM
Belegnole Well I changed over to DEs... 04-02-2008, 05:10 AM
Jfala Most of already stated the... 04-02-2008, 05:34 AM
kubrick I've been shaving exclusively... 04-02-2008, 11:19 PM
roughneck I switch because a straight... 04-03-2008, 01:38 AM
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    I got into it because of my father. When I started the DE thing, I was asking him if he still had any of his old DE razors. He taught me to shave with a DE 40 years ago or so. He said he had since gotten rid of them, but, he told me a story about returning from WWII and he had developed an interest in using a straight because while in Italy, he had seen all of the locals using them, and had many barber shave while there. When he got back to Arkansas, he went to the old home barber and bought 2 straights and had the barber hone them for him.

    He put the razors away and never shaved with it because he just could not work up the nerve. He rummaged around and found them and presented them to me, along with a strop and barbers hone. All NOS and never used.

    Well I am proud to say, that one of the razors was still shave ready, and after stropping, it is now my daily shaver! The other had a tiny nick, and is now on the way to one of our fine honemeisters to be added to my daily rotation.

    Randy

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    It is the never-ending quest for the ultimate shave. There is something about wanting to master a razor that requires skill, attention to detail and proper razor prep. Plus my AD needed another avenue to grow.

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    I've given this a lot of thought since I've been shaving this way (Oct 2007) and although there are components that I can identify that are appealing/rewarding (pursuing the mastery of this art, the challenge, the great shaves, the slower pace, etc) , there is still a lot of the allure for me that I can't really put my finger on and can only say that in some ways I think it satisfies a base level desire to manipulate something that really shouldn't be handled (razor sharp piece of potentially dangerous steel). The blade really does command respect and some level of awe. Like fire in a way. You just can't get that with any other type of shaver. I've said it before (pre-crash) that every time I bring the blade up to my cheek just prior to the first pass, there's the little rush. I can't say there are any other daily routine activities that give me that consistently.

    Cool stuff.

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    Why do you think? Because shaving with a face axe is friggen cool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1adam12 View Post
    Why do you think? Because shaving with a face axe is friggen cool.
    Napoleon, is that you?

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    I seem to be hard wired to have to do things different than the other 99%.

    For me a DE just doesn't have the same personality a straight has.

    No, mine don't talk to me! Much...

    And who doesn't like a good strop?

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    I originally did it just because it seemed like something fun. After having successfully done it a while now, I stick with it because I like the skills and, most importantly, it gives a better shave than does a DE.

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