Thread: Have you taught your son to use a straight?

I'm just curious who has had the opportunity to pass along the fine art of straight razor shaving to their kids?

If you did, at what age, how did you teach?

I'm 45 now and I started using a straight 5 years ago. As most of us would admit, I wish I had found it in my teens. My dad wasn't a bad guy but we weren't close and he never taught me how to shave. My son will be 2 this month but I can't wait to teach him.

My son thinks he the top dog in shaving with his electric razor. Uses it twice a week but needs to use in every couple days if you ask me. DE's, SE's and Straights I have and he wants nothing to do with them. If it takes him more than 30 seconds its too long. That's 30 seconds he could be playing video games.

Sounds like a post I could have made regarding past shaving experience, I look forward to teaching my son(he is 6) to shave straight, or at least with a DE. He watches me as I strop and shave. A few years ago I had Glenn restore a family heirloom razor for me/my son and can't wait to give him his great great grandfather's razor!

I have introduced the DE to my son and son-in-law. They are both happy enough with the DE. Not much interest in a straight. I think they are more pleased with the soaps and brush.

My son gave himself his first straight razor shave at the age of 17! It was with his Great Great Grandfather's W&B. He was the first one to use it since about 1934 as that's when 'Wat' passed.

My dad had told me that his father had just stored the razor away and he ended up with it.

While I was just a 'new' Newbie I had Glen bring it back to life.

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http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...ered-horn.html

My family arrangements are non standard. For argument sake let's say I have two sons. The oldest one shaves with a DE. He does not like straights. The younger of the two shaves with a straight. They both have crazy beards, very dense and very coarse. They both started on their own with multi blades. They younger told me when he was 19 it was time for me to teach him to shave with a straight. The older was complaint about the cost of shaving and I tried to teach him to shave with a straight at about 22. He later decided he wanted on of my DE razors. I gave him a flare tip and an adjustable. He uses them both but has always preferred the more aggressive flare tip. Honestly I think he simply did not want to bother with the maintenance of a straight. The DE fits into his budget easy enough. The youngest one sends his razors home for sharpening regularly. If we could manage to spend just a little Moore time together I would introduce him to barbers hones.

Taught one of my sons when he was 18, 4 years ago. It's not an obsession with him. Some kids are strange.

I had the privilege of teaching my nephew. Unfortunately his Mum wouldn't let me tech him straights but I taught him to use a DE and he is hooked. I am sure that when he is older he will be wanting to learn with a straight too. He is only 14 at the moment.

Being a life long bachelor I don't have any kids.............that I know of. I did teach two young guys though. One is a cousin of mine who now has serious RAD and has a fine collection of NOS razors. The other guy only shaves once a year and when he does he borrows my shave cave and equipment.

The only 2 males in the family on my wife's side, a nephew in his 40s and his son late teens, are not interested in shaving with a straight razor. The nephew's son seems a little freaked out by it even. One thing for sure and that is to encourage them if they are interested but don't force anything on them. I think I'd really have to take a look at a kids maturity level, not age, before agreeing to teach them how to shave with a straight razor. Good luck to all who do endeavor to teach their kids though.

Bob