Nowdays it seems SR shaving has become an "art" as opposed to a "task"..
When I read up I see see things like
1) Never strop directly AFTER shaving
2) Razors should be rested for 24 hours before shaves
3) A USD400 brush made from the hair of Virgin Gerbils makes by far the best lather
4) I walked 300 miles to get to the top of Mount Spock to get a hone from pure Vulkanite.... only way to get a really decent edge!
How did it work when my 100 year old blade was in the hands of an army barber, shaving 50 soldiers in 30 minutes flat?
Under the guns at Waterloo... the odd cannonball flying around... one razor, a dirty rag and no hot towels....
Do all the ideas that fly around germinate from a love of the "hobby"... as opposed to praticle reality?
I am off looking for my boar tail brush as we speak... although my old one with hair of unknown origin served me well ;-)
All the best
Chris