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.

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.

Here:
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.

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!

Movies with people getting throats cut with straights doesn't help either. Sweeny Todd is only an example, plus its in a movie it must be true

actually my son was the one who got me started in wet shaving with a vintage DE when he was around 17-18 (and i was 47). i then switched to a straight and restored one for him as well as making him his own strop. he is away at college (and only shaves once a week) so the straight stays at home. When he's home he used his straight. Glad i could get one of my boys into it.

Originally Posted by tintin

actually my son was the one who got me started in wet shaving with a vintage DE when he was around 17-18 (and i was 47). i then switched to a straight and restored one for him as well as making him his own strop. he is away at college (and only shaves once a week) so the straight stays at home. When he's home he used his straight. Glad i could get one of my boys into it.

I LOVE IT/ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! As it's not often that I've heard someone have the confidence to tell that it was someone like your son who convinced his Old Man to use an older but better way of shaving.

I'd not only like to shake YOUR HAND but YOUR SON'S HAND!

A very sincere thank you to you and your son :