Quote Originally Posted by TexasShaver View Post
Yeah Bob. My old barber always just used a regular can of Barbasol into something that warmed it up a bit and then used a brush to apply it to the face then put a hot towel over that, let it sit for a few minutes, then took it off and shaved. It was always a darn close shove and left my face very smooth, but I assume alot of that was from his 35+ years of using a straight.
Yea, I guess it must have been all that 35+ years of experience straight shaving that did the trick. That sure is a new one on me and being a beginner myself I would not care to try it. I can vaguely recall barbers around here using hot lather machines and applying the foam/lather by hand. You learn something new everyday around here.

Bob