Thread: What made you guys want to shave with a straight.

Originally Posted by 15straightrazor

So yea, basically (sorry if this has been posted before) But what made you guys start shaving with a straight razor? I'm sure some people here are older folk and were taught by parents and never stopped, but alot of younger people shave with straights, so what inspired you to do so. I know with me, I really have a thing for knives, and that grew to when I had to start shaving (not that I have to shave at all but with a straight its rather fun) to shave with straight razors. I was never nessisarily the normal one of the kids my age, not one of the ones who went with the crowd and that may have contributed to it, but I love it and I'm so happy I decided to try it!
So what inspired you to try straight razor shaving?

I'm pretty close to yourself in personality and reasons. I also one of those nostalgic people who wish for simpler times and a slower pace of life. When quality was the norm, and the 'Rat race' was something held behind the local pub for the punters to lay bets on.


Mick

my grandpas straight an old "tückmar" made me started shaving with a straight. I remembered, that i played with it when i was a child. it was not sharp anymore. Than i found it and thought: why not shaving with it. i removed the rust, polished a bit and sharpened it on my kitchenknifestones (king 1k/6k and bbw). After that i done some laps on a strop with green paste and some laps on my leatherbelt. Shave wasnt that smooth but than my sbad, had, and rad started.