Thread: Straight Razor Shaver Ages.

53 and been going at it for a couple of years. It is fantastic to hear so many younger straight razor users. That shows just how important this forum is.

I am older than many reporting, and honestly there is no historical connection to anyone like my dad that passed this on to me. That would be WWII era. My mom said she remembers her dad using straights, but that is about it.

This post has to make some of the more seasoned members very proud of the fact that there are still real men comming up. These nobel arts will go on.

Hello,
I started wet shaving about 6-7 years ago when I found my wifes Dovo knife (disposal), she is a hairdresser. I asked "what is this" she told you can shave with it. So, I tried it and here we are. I shaved over three year with that disposal Dovo. Then I was in Dusseldorf and bougth a "real" Dovo special 6/8. It was that time when the Fleet Steer Barber movie was on cinema

But there was an other reson too. My beard is very hard. I had a philishave wich was expencive and a crap. I was using philishave and a gillette. I liked gillette, because it simply was better than philishave. Then I found straight razor and I was like wow, this is great this can cut my beard just like that.

Now I have a hone set and two Sheffield wedges too.

Today was a great day. I was first time in my life at a real barber shop shave. It was very good experience. Here in Helsinki are Nik's Barber Shop. He is a British guy. I have to thank Nik. He told my beard is very hard. This is important to me, now I have also a professional opinion about my beard

I am year model 1973.

28. Been using a straight for 5 months and wet shaving for a couple years.