Thread: Perfection, Is it in the blade or the hands that hold it?

I really don't know how to answer your post.
You took me from China, to Damascus, via Turkey.
You brought along a drag queen & a vertically challenged individual.

Maybe you can ask the question a little simpler for me, please.

I guess it all depends.

Bob

..... An idiot could kill themselves with a butter knife.... Don't know if that answers your question...
If you aren't proficient at shaving with a straight razor , and you break the cardinal rules, it's safe to say that no matter what you will not get good results.

Give me a stratavarious violin, I can make some noise!

Some people appreciate beauty of design and execution. These are part of what makes some custom razors attractive to some people. That a person can probably get as good a shave out of a vintage unknown Solingen or Sheffield razor, as they can out of a Mastro Livi custom mammoth ivory scaled Damascus is possible. The aesthetic of the Livi surpasses the plain old vanilla razor IME. YMMV.

Yes, i agree with all of the above

You can drive to the corner store in a VW or a Lamborghini. If you come back with a gallon of milk, two lottery tickets and a box of tampons for the little lady, you accomplished what you set out to do. The mode of travel is less meaningful to a practical man and much more important to someone to whom appearance is paramount. But it's moot point if you are rear ended by a semi on the way home. I hope this brings some clarity to the question you posed.

Regards - Walt

THIS is an 8/8 Engels Perfection. I rest my case!

facetious comment removed...OP's intentions were good.