Thread: It's simple...right??

It's just a shave. What's so complicated? Edge to face, take off the whiskers and you're done...right?

More and more I'm appreciating the many facets of this 'simple' act of shaving with a straight razor. I mapped them out in the attachment. I don't know about others, but to me, it reinforces why...

1. there's no fast track to shaving well (i.e. no 10 easy steps...or book on "how to shave like a pro in a weekend")
2. most answers to posted questions are not as simple as they may seem.
3. my shaving experience will vary day to day (though an "off" day with a straight is just another reason to come back the next day )

Ahhh, the pleasure of learning this wonderfully complicated simple pleasure!

- Dale
EDIT: Browsers may not display the attachment large enough. May want to save it and view in some picture viewer; Paint, Picture & Fax Viewer, etc.
EDIT 2: Here is a link to a PDF version.

Yeah, what could be simpler, yet what could be more complex? I couldn't agree more.

Dale, the jpeg is too low res. If you save and enlarge the text is completely pixelated.

Originally Posted by majurey

Dale, the jpeg is too low res. If you save and enlarge the text is completely pixelated.

Try this instead. I uploaded a PDF version. Much clearer.

- Dale

Now...add the variable of brands and you have and the number of variables explodes.

My head is all hurty now.

Ahhh, the old mind map. Thanks Dale, you've just brought memories flooding back of burning the midlnight lamp doing my studies and cramming last minute for exams. And I thought I had buried those horrific memories!

Seriously though, it's a good way of seeing just how much knowledge is wrapped up in this everyday practice!

So very enlightening. Even though I knew it could be bad, never saw it mapped out quite this way before. Interesting, and yet a little disconcerting to see the effects it can have on us all. Ohh well, time to shave!