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I received Maxim magazine in the mail the other day. There is an article on straight shaving that was not done very well. It was heartening to see the press, because as they say, any press is good press, but I was disappointed in the information it gave. I will scan in the page and post it in a bit. Did anyone else see this?
Here is the article:
http://valedictorian2004.googlepages.com/shave0001.JPG
that was brutal..
You Gotta Be Kidding Me!!:eek:
pretty crappy huh?
and what is up with the picture where it looks like he is shaving backwards?
Well the stropping itself is sounding incorrect to me. And I like how they add in the honing with the strop.
I like how they say to keep the spine lifted when stropping.
Do I feel some letters to the Editor coming on?
If so, I looked up the address.
1040 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10018
[email protected]
Why alcohol-free after shave? I like the alcohol.
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Originally Posted by SharkHat
I really believe that I will have to write a letter to the editor.. Maybe we should place a push for the site to reference on how to really use a Straight Razor. ;)
I definitely would, but I don't think I'm experienced enough to comment on the articles faults. I just know it is really bad. Perhaps one upstanding member could take care of this as I'd hate for people to actually think that is how you shave correctly.
I am sorry I didn't check this thread earlier - between work, gym, scouting ebay and honemeisters' sites
Even though I have only 3 straight shaves completed, the article is CRAZY! Not sure what to use: :roflmao or :rant: :nono:
Can't freaking believe this comes from the Art of Shaving guy - guess they are CLUELESS there! Someone should educate these guys - I agree it should be someone with more experience.
wow, thats really terrible........:rant:
-micah
I agree a writing campaign is in order lets all compare letters by saturday 2nd?
My understanding is that maxim is open to free lance applications. Perhaps if someone were to write a quality article on the straight razor shave, it could get published. Have you seen what they do with letters to the editor? Mostly make fun of them in the first few pages of each issue. I think a well written article and pics or diagrams that look like the post date 1974 would be great. I know we've got a few writers in the group.
Perhaps, if you're going to write a letter, it should go to AOS, for helping to spread mis-information about a mothod of shaving that seems rather important, as far as their business is concerned.
Oh, and I couldn't read the article, it came up as a single page with diagrams, but the print was far too small.
go down to the bottom right of the article wait for a box to pop up and click on it...that will enlarge it to full screen.
The article shows up as a (clearly scanned) page that takes up about half of my screen. I cannot "go" anywhere. No scrolling, links, buttons or cursors. Nothing. My connnections been a bit slow lately, maybe that has something to do with it.
Matt, right click the provided link, and select Save link as, from the drop down meny. After the image is saved on your PC, open it in your favorite image viewing program.
Nenad
yeah, I scanned it in, and left it at the quality and size it was. Sorry that it is about 1MB.