Hi Guys,

I can understand your desire to "educate" and spread the word about straight razor shaving, but the bigger issue today as a business owner is finding skilled emplyee's, especially in a franchise setting. You have all heard the horror stories about haircuts from those mall franchise shops, well there is a reason for this. Nobody trains them and unless each individual is self motivated to advance their skills and specialize the level of service reflects the corporate culture, "Get em in and out fast".

I have been a barber for 20+ years and even when I started in the 80's shaving was a dying art because of the emerging trend in hair styling. Time versus dollers meant you could make more money doing a style rather than a shave. So all the new barber/stylists learned the new skills that made them the most money and the skills of shaving have not been passed along, and today many states forbid the use of straight razors at all.

Gotta go,
Jolene