Thread: Are we in the "Golden Age" of the straight razor?

I'll admit that when I started shaving with the straight, I thought that for most people it would be a passing fad. I took to it like a duck to water .. I love all things retro, and despise most "progress," so I was hooked!

Straights were mostly in the realm of the professional from what I knew .. My barbers always used one on me, before political correctness and the "Nanny state," reared their ugly heads. Never saw my Dad use a straight, but he had covered lots of ground before I came along!
My point is, that before the current "Wet Shaving Revolution," straights were a tool ... merely a means to an end, and a part of a profession. Today, people spend hours seeking out vintage razors of their choice, and nearly consider their shave as a religion. I wonder what the old timers would have thought of us?
In any case, now most of the old grinders and makers are gone .. put out of business by modern times, and more modern methods. What is left in the marketplace has great value, and the tradesmen that held on, and some newer ones who moved in to fill the void, are reaping a golden harvest..

So, what do you think about the straight razors "Golden Age?"