Hello from the land of the "Red Person"
Oklahoma is a word that was made up by the native American missionary Allen Wright. He combined two Choctaw words, "ukla" meaning person and "humá" meaning red to form the word that first appears in an 1866 Choctaw treaty. Oklahoma means "red person."
Hey, I'm as plain as it gets so I thought I'd start with something that's at least historically mildly interesting.
I've been following the forums for some time and really enjoy the depth of knowledge and experience represented. I'm somewhat of a returning prospector to straight razor shaving and still looking for that great shave. I tried straight razor shaving years ago (70's) with razors passed down from grandfathers, great grandfathers and uncles with the oldest razor being a C.H. Sheehan, Sheffield - found in my grandmother's old family trunk in Arkansas with other civil war keepsakes. The spine is honed practically flat making it an almost true wedge. I couldn't resist the urge to try to shave with a razor that one of my relatives had used during such a tumultuous period in our history, but at the time barbers that offered the old barber shop experience were getting very rare and no one sold strops or other barber supplies, at least not in my area, and alas, no internet. I honed on a Franz Swaty that had also been passed down, stropped on a belt and once on the side of an old leather boot. It shaved, but I could see why they wore beards. Needless to say after a short tenure with these old razors and no knowledge to draw on I put them up for 40+ years. Now I'm back and have new and old razors which I love, and still find it challenging and at times frustrating trying to get that great edge, that you know is lurking, but not quite yet ready to reveal itself. Anyway, Hello to all and have a great day and a perfect shave.
Howard
