Thread: Straight Razor hobby reactions

ive told a few people and they think its eather a wast of time (since there are way better razors out there) or they think im a loonie, then i tell them i hang out on a website dedicated to it with a bunch of older gentlman discusion just about everything you can think of and they just shke there head and wonder why the only girl in my life is my dog and my hens.

Originally Posted by ace

If it took me an hour to shave, I'd quit.

There is shaving and there is "shaving". As a teen my mom wondered what I was doing in the bathroom for so long...I was "shaving"

All kidding aside, if I find the rare opportunity to do so, I might soak in a tub then eventually shave, then clean up the area...if I'm really lazy and slow, it might take up to an hour?

Most think it is awesome. A couple of colleagues at work are given straight razors a try, for various reasons. Not because they are really 'into it' like I am, but because they have skin irritation from their cartridgs, or because it's much cheaper.

What also happens is that people are now asking me to sharpen their kitchen knives, and a couple of people have also asked me to forge them a kitchen knife. The fact that I forge knives puts me way up on the manliness scale with most people. I'm a systems engineer, but everybody knows 'computer people'. Being a skilled engineer is not the big badge of distinction it once was. But the ability to fire a forge and shape metal on an anvil is rather unique among the people I know.

Bruno --
So, real men make steel? Cool!

No MLA, Real men make steel HOT and then beat the $h!t out of it!


Mick

I am wondering about the razors that made the cut. There must be some interesting stories there. But it might make for a longish post...

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Not really a hobby with me,is a way of life.Stopped collecting razors about two yrs ago,have sold well over a hundred in the past year.Have maybe 20 that I use and will not sell.
Almost succumbed (SP) to Honophilia until I realized that you only need maybe 4.
At my age I want simple,not hobbys.

Originally Posted by WW243

I am wondering about the razors that made the cut. There must be some interesting stories there. But it might make for a longish post...

Not long at all,My Palmeras,a few Fillys, a few sheffields,a few Wackers and two Jwests,all 7/8++ Oh and two Powell customs,that it.

No sentimentality involved? Just big beautiful razors that are superior shavers?

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Not long at all,My Palmeras,a few Fillys, a few sheffields,a few Wackers and two Jwests,all 7/8++ Oh and two Powell customs,that it.

I feel like the person who is closest to me is slowly accumulating data and I'm not sure how the backlash is going to go just yet. But I am hearing things from her like: so you don't want to buy that $280.00 crankset for your singlespeed anymore? And, you seem to be moving away from craft beers......have you noticed that the hems on your pants are fraying? And, why is a sharpening stone sitting in the bay window?

Originally Posted by WW243

No sentimentality involved? Just big beautiful razors that are superior shavers?

Nope,are just very fine tools that work well for me.
No differant than my machine tools in my shop,My guns,my knives, My cast iron cookware.