Seems like a friendly place!
Greetings from the Pacific Northwest, (Anacortes, WA). I'm just about to take the plunge and dive into the world of straight shaving. Actually, after reading so much good information here I've decided to just dip my feet in first and see how it goes.
I love old tools that were made well enough to deserve being cared for over the years. I've enjoyed restoring vintage edge tools and look forward to learning about, maintaining and using straight razors. It's kind of neat to see that some of the vintage tool makers I'm familiar with also made razors.
Newbie question: Did anyone out there used to really dislike shaving for one reason or another, but now actually looks forward to it because of the switch to straight razors? That's kind of what I'm hoping for!