Thread: Question is ?

Actually, for me its the honing I like best. I always liked honing, but there really aren't alot of things that you can hone often, use, and get real use and appreciation of the edge you created. I got hooked the first time I was able to hone an edge that could shave fairly well. If it wasn't for that I'd prolly just have stuck to DEs.

Started because of one, sticking with it because of one, three, and four (and eventually two once it starts paying off)

Started because of one, sticking with it because of one, three, and four (and eventually two once it starts paying off)

Yup, it's cheaper for sure, uh huh, you bet. Why I was on my last $40 Norelco and I said to myself, "I better get me one of them cheap Le Grelots, a coupla Japanese horsehide strops, a scuttle, two or three Simpson brushes, a few pucks of Mitchells Wool Fat, oh, and a coticule natural combo. Why I oughta be able to get that stuff nice and cheap and get a good shave in the process.

Let's leave it at "the good shave," hmmmm?

hmm not an easy choise

no it dont give me better shave
no i didnt enjoi the razorburn
its sure not cheap yet
im not going for 1 yet either

good news is the burn was almost nonexistant at last try and despite a few weepers
the beard is actually starting to look like i actually shaved

That's hilarious.

Then again, a Simple Dovo, Williams Soap, Drug Store boars brush and a paddle strop, and paste can be picked up for about as much as 1 year supply of Fusion cartridges. So over the long haul, it COULD be cheeper, but once you start salivating for all the nice soaps, creams, brushes, hones, more and more razors, yeah, you spend some cakemo.

But there's just something wrong about paying $20-$23 dollars for those Gillette cartridges and the shave is, well, not that good.

I didn't start using a straight because I loved it. I liked the idea and the nostalgia of the whole thing. Never having used one it was intimidating. I found one made in Little Valley,NY, which is a special place to me, it developed from there. Now I can say I love it. The buying, honing, shaving, refinishing. Next project- make a brush! Great stuff!

Ed

I didn't vote. I started because it just seemed interesting and historical.

spendur,

You didn't vote? You being a moderator and all, tsk, tsk. I didn't vote either, but I get a free pass, not being a moderator and all.

I didn't vote because it's combo of all those but 1. I say this because it's only been few months and my fascination for straight was due to my old barber but this was years and years ago. I remembered how close of shave it was then my search with straight razors began.