Thread: who knew more..when?

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

Women do not shave every day though.

Neither do many men.

In the Age of the Straight I highly doubt there were many hobby shavers who prided themselves on knowing everything there is to know about straight razors. It was simply shaving. Most guys had only one or two razors, one strop, one brush. Many may not have even owned a single razor hone, as it was popular for your trusty barber to touch up your razor for you. So there probably wasn't as much thought being put into the entire process.

I would guess that we know more now. As experienced? Perhaps not.

I didn't shave until I went in the Navy, where I had no choice.....

Originally Posted by Ryan82

In the Age of the Straight I highly doubt there were many hobby shavers who prided themselves on knowing everything there is to know about straight razors. It was simply shaving. Most guys had only one or two razors, one strop, one brush. Many may not have even owned a single razor hone, as it was popular for your trusty barber to touch up your razor for you. So there probably wasn't as much thought being put into the entire process.

I would guess that we know more now. As experienced? Perhaps not.

Doing more while thinking and knowing (obsessing?) less about it. That may be the main difference between us and our grandfathers.