I'm curious as to how those of us who are too young to have had any childhood experiences with straight razors, be it by watching a father or grandfather etc., got the idea of shaving with a straight razor. For me it has to be seeing a straight used in the movies. I was first intrigued by a scene in Desperado where Antonio Banderas is shaving with one (and all wrong I might add). But, I didn't really get into it until I was shown a clip from the movie "Un Chien Andalou" in college while studying architecture. The link is below but, I have to warn you, it will be very disturbing to some viewers. The movie was co-directed by the surrealist painter Salvador Dali (think "melting clocks"). Feel free to comment on the actor's stropping technique, his use of the "thumbnail edge test" and anything else that might catch your...ummm...eye.

http://wayney.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/c....co.uk/uca.wmv