Originally Posted by
UWPete
I have to say, theeditor's position is one I have contemplated greatly while on SRP: "You start to hang out in these forums and talk to other razor guys and start to think "well everyone should obviously want one of these" then you realize most people don't even know they exist except in history books." And I recognize there are a lot of posts on this topic. However, as applied to this forum topic on making a living from knives or straight razors, I think we are headed toward a period where guys like myself (32 years old) take a step back and ask if the evolution of the razor has been all Gillette has made it out to be in it's marketing. This sentiment bodes well for the straight razor maker/expert honer guys out there. I don't think it's profound or unique to myself. Especially since in almost all other regards I am mainstream middle of the road. I am an attorney, I where argyle, I play a ton of golf, I have season tickets to Husky football... not odd duck stuff really. It may take another five years or so, but I honestly believethis straight razor thing is certainly going to trend up during this decade. Fortunately for me, it doesn't affect me drastically financially one way or the other.