Originally Posted by
rhensley
I apologize. I thought the history of the straight razor was the question. As far as why I choose to shave with a straight razor is simple. Not every one can or wants to. I enjoy finding and to the best of my ability restoring the razor. The fact that for what it cost anyone could buy a lot of throwaway razors for what the hones and razors and other supplies cost. A lot of young men don't remember there farther and grandfarthers shaving with the straight as some of us older guys do and part of me using the straight is remembering them. I still use my farthers brush from the 50's. Shaving with a straight is like a lot of other things men did. Except for a few good men it was almost extinct. I thought he could take the history from the web site and add in the comments from all the good folks here and have an interesting paper. It's too bad with the legal problems now days you couldn't put some behind glass for a show and tell. When I went to school we could have even demonstrated and with our principal he would appreciate it. (I started shaving at 11 or 12 can't really remember I'm OLD) anyway good day