Thread: Straight razor religion....

A few things in this life has brought me the peace , relaxation and enjoyment that the whole straight razor shaving "sport"has, maybe only exceeded by my passion for my family and smoking and collecting fine cigars.( and maybe not in that order.)

I can , with all the confidence admit that this hobby has made me a better person, has made me more organize, more carefull and gentle with things.

I developed a care and love for something else..and i believe that the more we love the better persons we become, regardless what it is.

I don't mean to sound like i hug trees for a living...but nothing else has brought me closer to what buddist call "zen" than this method of shaving. They discribe it as being focused in one thing only, and the more time you spend in this mental state the better you feel afterwards because the rest you gave your mind...from this point of view this sounds like a healthy adiction...
This is what i believe the great lynn refers in his video with his own words that he "starts the day with a different frame of mind" ( by the way i love that dvd).

Also the proudness( if there is such a word) that i have felt after succesfully getting a really good shave with the straight is uncomparable.

I really understand now when people talk about the nostalgia of this great art...

Anyway, i think this "reflexion" is more than that ..more like a declaration of love to the straight razor.... i just read my post and i think i sound a little crazy...sorry...anybody knows of a 12 step program for shavers...one whisker at a time...
Be well gents!!!!!

Sergio, I completely agree. The concentration and contemplation in this naked-blade shaving is almost transcendent.

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I'm feeling it as well, only one other "sport " has done that for me, long distance rifle shooting, now convering to long distance pistol shooting. The feeling of shutting down everything outside of the target, be it paper or your face. A calm that sets over you while in the moment. I find my self shifting focus at work when I'm getting wound up, I think of the hot shower and the shave I'll do after work. I start relaxing right away, it's great.

Originally Posted by DwarvenChef

I'm feeling it as well, only one other "sport " has done that for me, long distance rifle shooting, now convering to long distance pistol shooting. The feeling of shutting down everything outside of the target, be it paper or your face. A calm that sets over you while in the moment.

Just don't forget which one your doing at any given moment.

Originally Posted by scarface

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I think it is OOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM or alternately AAAAAAAUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM or OOOOOOOHHHHHHHMMMMMMMM. Here's a picture of what it should look like....

Although I confess this is not what I concentrate on when I am shaving....

L. Ron Hubbard + Dianetics = Scientology


Lynn Abrams + SRP = Shaviology


maybe tax exempt status?

Originally Posted by mhailey

Lynn Abrams + SRP = Shaviology


maybe tax exempt status?

hhhmmm - a thought for the day

Originally Posted by jimmyman

I think it is OOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM or alternately AAAAAAAUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM or OOOOOOOHHHHHHHMMMMMMMM.....

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Originally Posted by scarface

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