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I mailed my vintage razor ( a Hoffritz 30 year old 5/8) which I had abused on the strop many times before the internet and and SRP taught me what I ought to be doing. I got it back today after about 2 weeks (mailing time included) and it is a great shaver. Thank you guys at SRP and SRD! You are the best!
Maybe someday I'll try to hone myself!
I think you made a very important point. Sometimes new straight shavers blame themselves when things don't go right, but it is not always the shaver's fault.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haroldg48
That's why shaving forums are invaluable. You learn from the experiences of others.
I can't imagine what it would have been like to learn how to use a straight razor before the internet era. Certainly much more difficult. I think it's possible that straight razor shaving was largely replaced by safety razors due to the lack of training materials. If you couldn't do it yourself, you grew a beard or paid a barber for every shave you got. On Page 6 of the Shaving Made Easy book (1905) Shaving made easy; what the man who shaves ought to know .. : 20th century correspondence school, New York. [from old catalog] : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive , the authors said that it was written due to the lack of instruction available.