Aloha!

Yes, that's a great list by PLJ Phrank.

#1 - I agree 100 percent and have since I was 18

#2 - Restoration and honing and stroping to shave ready is really awesome indeed.

#3 - Lotions, soaps and shaving supplies are part of the enjoyment, that's for sure.

#4 - Reminded me of when I shaved at my health club with a straight about 10 years ago. Within about 2 minutes I had about 8 guys around me at the shaving counter. I'd been straight razor shaving for a very long time, but when you suddenly have an audience watching every single wisker sliced by your straight edge, it can be a little unnerving. And the barrage of questions and wise cracks. "What happens if you cut your jugular?" "Can you slice tomatos with that thing?" "I didn't know they still made those things" "How do you keep from cutting yourself?" and so on. I switched to a DE at my health club after that. And I still get comments about using a DE.

#5? I suppose SWMBO finds it a bit "Manly" but not HOT or SEXY. She certainly does appricate a BBS face after shaving with my straight.

-Zip