My wife and I have rarely watch network TV these days; we just cannot get into the new shows. Although we live in USA, our current favorites are British shows shown on the Acorn TV streaming channel. One show we have been watching is "Wire in the Blood", a psychological thriller detective show. It is 10-15 years old series, shown in SD rather than HD.

In the episode we watched last night "Falls the Shadow", the murderer, who was abused by his grandfather as a child, was shown shaving his grandfather with a straight razor. He was holding the razor at about an 75 degree angle to the skin and scraping off the lather, demonstrating how NOT to shave with a straight razor. Perhaps he was trying to get even with his grandfather for abusing him as a child. With scenes like this being all too common, it is no wonder that some folks try shaving with a straight razor and give up. There are lots of good videos showing how to use a straight razor properly.