Thread: What are your friends/familys reaction to you shaving w/straight rzrs

Originally Posted by dcaven

Family fine with the straight razors. It was when I started wearing a fedora and grew a 1930's style mustache that they started worrying about my sanity. What can I say, I'm bringing the style back.

Same story here. Makes my wife crazy when I watch Downton Abbey with her, and want to talk about the character's hats........

I have six sons and not one uses a straight. I have a 7 day set shave ready waiting for the first one to claim it. one boy is still in the military so he can't have one in his possession. The others think it takes too long and they don't have the time. I'm thinking maybe someday they will smarten up.

Originally Posted by Tony A

I have six sons and not one uses a straight. I have a 7 day set shave ready waiting for the first one to claim it. one boy is still in the military so he can't have one in his possession. The others think it takes too long and they don't have the time. I'm thinking maybe someday they will smarten up.

I'm curious about why being in the military prohibits him from having one?

Originally Posted by RMarsh

I'm curious about why being in the military prohibits him from having one?

Me too....

For a while my wife monitored my face for nicks or cuts, said the razors were scary, but then she got hooked on collecting antique south american shawl pins (tupus). I backed her up with her hobby, and she started being more tolerant, and does not make any more sacrilegous comments about my having various straights. I got a guy at work to start using a shavette, though.

Like the other military and prior military here, I too am confused by the comment.
26+ years and counting here.
Granted, I'm new to the SR world, but have never heard of any prohibition of SRs.

Waiting to hear how this one plays out.

I had a straight taken from me during a shake down inspection in Japan when I was rotating
from the 1st Cav Div. I lost another when I re enlisted and was with the 9th ID The third razor I kept hidden so I was able to hang on to it and still have it. At the time I was told it was an army regulation, no straight razors in possession. Maybe it is different for officers.

Originally Posted by Tony A

I had a straight taken from me during a shake down inspection in Japan when I was rotating
from the 1st Cav Div. I lost another when I re enlisted and was with the 9th ID The third razor I kept hidden so I was able to hang on to it and still have it. At the time I was told it was an army regulation, no straight razors in possession. Maybe it is different for officers.

Well, you've certainly piqued my interest on this issue.
I've not been shaving with a straight razor long enough to have gone through any PCS type 'situations'
I will refrain from speculating and do the 'right thing'...that means breaking out the ARs (Army Regulations).

Well, either me or one of the fine, fine NCOs in this organization.

Originally Posted by ColonelG

Like the other military and prior military here, I too am confused by the comment.
26+ years and counting here.
Granted, I'm new to the SR world, but have never heard of any prohibition of SRs.

Waiting to hear how this one plays out.

Although i'm not in US military but having 25+ years of service behind in the army and navy in Finland. We have no restrictions on carrying/possesing knives of any kind. Or if there are such restrictions, i've never heard about them. SR's are history these days, even i'm too lazy to carry SR and strop with me at work. Using DE instead. But almost anyone i know carries knife.