Shaving, As It Was Then, As It Is Now

[Kingfish]

SRP is a great place for anyone who wants to learn as so many here have been so generous, sharing what took in many case years of agony and ectasy of their findings. This forum has become the principle vehicle for promoting and growing a lost art, that once found grows a joy in something an ordinary man living in our time would never would experience otherwise. Rich is the man who can turn and ordinary shave into moments pleasure that are savoured each day. I would like to thank all of the members that have helped me with great tips and ideas that allow me to be my own personal barber and honester. I have emplyed myself and fired myself many times as I go through accelerated growth spurts listening, learning and sharing.
I was wondering how many members share my thoughts on how important it is to the future of Straight Razor Shaving the regular folk that spend time here have become. Many like myself are not professional Honmeisters, Barbers or merchants, but collectively our contributions make the former able to grow in their fields. Generally, I have found most members polite and arrogance is not the rule of the day, after all, men who shave with such passion are gentlemen indeed.
I wonder if my great gradfather who lived in a time of less abundance enjoyed his shave as mch as I do? A properly honed razor with good technique should not just get rid of whiskers, but all the things that wear us down each day. Even if the shave lasts just minutes, how could anyone past or present not conclude it the best part of the day?
Mike