Quote Originally Posted by JGUNS View Post
So, for the pure ART of the shave, I think that the Feather artist club master is the true artist. THUSLY, he is more BAD ASS, and let's face it: most of us shave with Straight razors because it is manly as hell, and there is a sad sad lack of manliness in the world today.
Quote Originally Posted by JGUNS View Post
However, Bad Ass would just describe the masculinity of this method of shaving in this case. It has nothing at all to do with being gentlemanly or not. Bad ass simply as stand in metaphor for "more masculine" and not "hooligan". I don't think that I am wrong in believing that most men who shave with a straight razor do it because it is somewhat of a lost art that represents a certain masculinity. It is a connection with something that is strictly within the domain of being Male and nothing else. Women have Makeup, nails, facials (although some men do this too, NOT FOR ME!! ).
I probably misunderstood what you said but it still sounds like the bad ass/manly part is pretty important to you. By the way, there are a good number of women on here shaving with straights.

For the other points, I really like the fact that I'm using something that I maintained, and/or honed, and/or cleaned up. That has a lot of appeal to me. Like spending a couple of hours cutting up an old boot to hand sew a custom leather belt loop on the back of my cell phone case 'cause the one that came on it wasn't exactly to my liking. Then there's the attraction of using something "classic" and the connection with the past. Then there's the visual appeal and feel of something solid and timeless that (real or imagined) required some old world/hand craftsmanship to make.