What a timely thread.

Just last night my son, who is 26 went to the drug store to get some razor blades. He came back and said "I can't believe they want $4 a piece for blades, I didn't have the cash to buy a package. Maybe I should look at a straight razor"

Not one to miss an opportunity, I quickly told him that I would give him one of my razors and teach him how to use it. He already uses a brush and decent shaving soap, all he needs is to get rid of the 4 or 5 blade monstrosity they call a razor.

His eyes lit up when I told him I have not spent a single penny on blades in the last year. Being a chip off the old block, he also realizes that I'll give him a strop and touch up his razor on the barber hone. I think he likes the idea of saving money

The last person to use a straight razor in our family would have been my grandfather, so it might be a nice thing to start a new tradition and do a bit of father son bonding at the same time.