Quote Originally Posted by joebehar View Post
As far as being the cheapest way to shave, I'm afraid you're off the mark....just wait till you want to try new soaps, get a new brush, have more than one strop and heaven help you if you decide you get bit by the collectors syndrome
Your confusing shaving with a hobby. I know they could be the same thing, but I was talking about the cost of shaving alone, not the hobby aspect that can be associated with it. To straight razor shave you could buy one straight, one strop, one honing stone, and be able to shave for the rest of your life and trust me you'll be saving money. Nevermind adjusting the price to comparing the quality of each shave you have compared with the inferior disposables. Just compare cost of shaving and straight is way cheaper. The moment you start experimenting with different razors, strops, brushes....your a hobbiest. That's not a cost of shaving that's called fun.

And by the way soaps, creams, brushes and so forth are not limited to straight razor shaving. Anyone who shaves can use them.