Thread: Why men are like Razors, New York Press, 1903.

Why men are like Razors, New York Press, 1903. Barbers shows he knows something of human nature.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Why men are like Razors, New York Press, 1903. Barbers shows he knows something of human nature.

Hard to read but the message deserves the effort

Arrrrgh!
Someone who know their English and got an good eye, please fill in the asterixes will you!

WHY MEN ARE LIKE RAZORS.

Barber Shows That He Knows Some-
thing of Human Nature.

'People,' said the barber as he lath-
ered, 'are a good deal like razors. It
isn't the ivory-handed ones that do the
best work always. Yet that kind of
razor sells more readily than say
other. I've seen some expensive sil-
ver-steel fellows, too, that cut like Da-
mascus two or three times, bur wilted
when I tested them on a good horse
hide strop - all right on the outside,
but no body to the steel; soft inside.
'When you select a razor, don't look
at the handle at all. It's the blade, not
the handle that talks. The best razor
in my shop has an old gutta-percha
handle, and I keep it in a case that is
red in spots and is getting frayed, but
I'd let you have all the rest of the
cutters if I could keep this one. The
man that made if knew his business.
It's finely tempered, works well all the
time, and it sings when I lay it on the
leather pretty hard.
'Same with people. Some of them
do three days' work in one day, and
three hours' work the rest of the week.
When they're tested, they go soft, and
the silver-steel can't save them, be-
cause there's too much silver and not
enough steel, A half hour on the
stone makes a good razor better, but
it kills a poor one. I'm always sus-
picious of a new razor that makes too
much noice when I try it. I find peo-
ple just about the same as razors, and
I've *** ** now I'm a pretty good judge
of both.
'Not too close! All right, sir!' -
New York Press

"I've got so now I'm a pretty good judge of both."
Similar to "I've reached the point where...".

Nice article. Another study in human character.

Originally Posted by Kenrup

Nice article. Another study in human character.

Thanks for doing that Lemur.

Originally Posted by mackie

Thanks for doing that Lemur.

Yes thanks Lemur, thats the second one he did! http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...-use-hone.html

My favorite part " When they're tested, they go soft, and the silver-steel cant save them because theres too much silver and not enough steel".
Very Cool And Very True.

Thanks Martin

Originally Posted by Tierdaen

"I've got so now I'm a pretty good judge of both."
Similar to "I've reached the point where...".

Thanks!
I thought it was like so but in my mind that sounded wrong but I guess it's right!

"the silver-steel can't save them, be-
cause there's too much silver and not
enough steel"

Does he actually believe there's silver in silver-steel?
Well if he did, he's not the first and surely not the last!