Thread: Barber shop straight shaves illegal?

...I wonder how many laws I broke doing a straight razor shave on a friend as a demonstration???

Dave

Originally Posted by Tobico4

...I wonder how many laws I broke doing a straight razor shave on a friend as a demonstration???

Dave

Your friend must be very trusting.

Originally Posted by EdinLA44

Your friend must be very trusting.

I rarely nick myself anymore but Id be afraid to try shaving someone else.

Originally Posted by skunx1964

you are absolutely correct about our freedom. although i do hate being next to some asshole who thinks i want to breathe his smoke while i eat my food........

-micah

You can always go to a non-smoking restaurant. Unfortunately every bar/club/restaurant/public place in Toronto is non-smoking now.

P.S. Does being a smoker make me an asshole? Or having a cigarette where I am permitted to smoke?

...good friend...very trusting...and I was surprised that it is actualy easier to shave someone other than yourself, easier to see what you are doing and you always get the perfect stretch, not to mention you can use your dominant hand for the entire face.

Dave

Originally Posted by Tobico4

...I wonder how many laws I broke doing a straight razor shave on a friend as a demonstration???

None, unless you charged him.

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

P.S. Does being a smoker make me an asshole? Or having a cigarette where I am permitted to smoke?

Nope. Just a fool. I'll be 5 years without a cigarette next month! Guess I musta wised up a little.

X

Regarding the barber shop shave thing..... Health codes can be set by city or county officials, so it may even vary from one city to another. I spoke with Mr. Ed Jeffers when I visited his museum last. He is a practicing barber, head of the ohio barbershop liscencing board, curator of his own museum of historical barbering items, and an all round great guy. He said he personally delivered the message to all Ohio barber shops that they were to cease the sale of "traditional straight razor shaves" at some point during the mid 80's, when the truth about the transmission of HIV/AIDS became known. My understanding is that while some states may have passed laws, other states/cities or counties simply volunteered to stop the services due to the risk of infection.

Locally, I know a barber who will give a straight razor shave with a traditional straight. It's actually where I picked up my first hone, plus a good stropping/honing demonstration.

that is a shame, though, given how difficult it would be to contract HIV from a SR shave. i guess it's better to be safe than sorry, though, and it's not as if we don't get great shaves on our own.

Originally Posted by shavethebadger

Regarding the barber shop shave thing..... Health codes can be set by city or county officials, so it may even vary from one city to another. I spoke with Mr. Ed Jeffers when I visited his museum last. He is a practicing barber, head of the ohio barbershop liscencing board, curator of his own museum of historical barbering items, and an all round great guy. He said he personally delivered the message to all Ohio barber shops that they were to cease the sale of "traditional straight razor shaves" at some point during the mid 80's, when the truth about the transmission of HIV/AIDS became known. My understanding is that while some states may have passed laws, other states/cities or counties simply volunteered to stop the services due to the risk of infection.

Locally, I know a barber who will give a straight razor shave with a traditional straight. It's actually where I picked up my first hone, plus a good stropping/honing demonstration.

What seems so strange about that, is in almost every state I have gotten my hair cut the barber used a straight razor to shave my neck to get my hairline perfectly straight. But in many of those states you cant even get a straight razor shave. If it has to do with desease I would think I could contract it just as easily one way or another...

I just got back from a haircut at the barber. I never paid much attention before, but it looked (out of the cornere of my eye) like my barber was using a red imp wedge to do the trimming. He was very busy so I didn't bother him, so I may be mistaken.

Between the Pinaud Clubman I used this morning plus the splash of same he put on my neck and sideburns I'm pretty aromatic right now...