Where are all the Straights?

[rcavazos1922]

A couple days ago, I realized I haven't used a Straight Razor in a long time. It's almost been a year! I've been using my DE's when I had to shave. My girlfriend hates it when I have whiskers, so I told her I would shave everyday. So I dusted off my Naniwas SS and started to touch up some razors.

Because I've been using DE's all this time, no razor burn on my first straight razor shave. I did lose speed but after 3 shaves the "rust" is starting to fall off. Yesterday I touched up my Max Sprecher 1/4 hollow custom with a Naniwa 10k, 12k and some chromium oxide.


Best shave I've had in a long time! I can't believe I neglected that beautiful razor for so long.

So I'm back using Straights again and I was looking at my favorite vendors' sites for shaving stuff and realized they had only a few if any Straights Razors. What's been happening in the past year? Has production slowed down? Has Straight Razors become more popular?