Stroppiing between passes
Gentlemen,
Thanks again for your thoughts on this subject. At least now I know I am not the only one who thinks some razors have a mind of their own.
My family used to say that about me: that I was a good boy but that I also had a mind of my own. That's a good thing, I'd say.
A friend said to me, "Why then don't you use straight razors with replaceable blades and be done with it?"
I do use straight razors with replaceable blades occasionally, and frequently when traveling, those and a Merkur double edge travel razor. My straights with replaceable blades are the Feather Artist Club, which is probably the sharpest blade on earth, and a Monsieur Charles.
Yet none compares to the genuine straight razor and the theatre that accompanies its use: stropping, cleaning, examining, gently tamping dry, and a long list of pleasures coloring this magnificent instrument of pleasure that has a mind of its own and sometimes let's you know it, too.
And something else: This noble instrument also demands respect from the humble gentleman shaver. That's how it should be.
Regards,
Obie