Thread: How was it back then?

Originally Posted by Ryan82

There was almost certainly less pomp and circumstance in the old days. Slap on some lather, strop and shave. Most probably did just one pass and called it good, no obsession with BBS and the like. Being hobbyists we do take it to a whole new level nowadays, which is just fine by me

I would tend to agree. But heck, back in the day there were no options to a straight - so to savor the decision to go old school, wasn't exactly a part of the lexicon so to speak lol.

As I try to imagine what it would be like shaving with a straight back in the day; I think that the super affluent must have loved it as their help pampered them - there may have been a class of gents who could afford the time to shave daily... you know professionals. But back in the day there were more country folk. And I can only assume the average farmer must of hated it as much as we hate carts - shaving in the dark or by candle is a bear, and daylight for a farmer is a precious thing... probably best not wasted dolling oneself all up LOL.

Being in my mid 60s, I actually remember watching my grandfather shave with a straight,he had one razor,a strop and some sort of stone,this would be mid 50s,being poor Ukrainians, we all lived in one house (all 16 of us) I remember getting caught by the old man playing with his blade,I remember him hauling me by the neck to my mother (his daughter) yelling in russian: you tell Vasily (Bill) never to touch my shaving tools,you see, at one time, all that we hold dear today were nothing more than tools,in reality, they still are.