I use a straight now, but often rotate in a DE and my dad's old Schick injector. While I tend to get a few more nicks with both of those, I do enjoy them after I took the time to remember watching my dad use the injector and my papaw use a DE. Picturing their movements and methods in my mind has helped tremendously and also brings back very fond memories for me. Being more than half my life removed from my teen years now, I sometimes forget how much the "cool" factor plays into everyday life. The suggest to find a member close by that could help is a good one, as is your recommendation of videos. There's a guy on the 'Tube that is a straight shaver that looks to be early 20s at most. He's long-haired and inked so he's definitely not the Ward Cleaver Teaches Shaving type. His videos are pretty good and your brother might relate a little better to those. I have to wonder if he'd be a little more into it if you could find something like a steampunk style DE much as the steampunk straights I've been seeing over in the Customs and Restorations forum lately.

Either way, though, as a dad of three and a little brother who lost his big brother way too soon, let me say THANK YOU for being so supportive and encouraging for your brother. Though he may not listen now, in a few years he'll look back on it with a big grin and warm heart to see yet another example of how much his big sister loves him.

Bubba