SHAVING MADE EASY-Old Book

**dancraig** · 05-24-2010, 03:39 AM

Here is an interesting old book. Click on "View the book".

http://www.archive.org/details/shavingmadeeasyw0020th

**gandrw** · 05-24-2010, 04:11 AM

That is an absolutely awesome link Thank you so much for posting it. I just looked at the first three pages of the book you are referring to before posting this so I need to check it out more, But the site itself is new to me also and I will be visiting it frequently. I have a Mac Not a P.C. and some of the sites similar to this that I have seen weren't compatible.

**gtechblues** · 05-24-2010, 12:14 PM

Thanks for the link,

I loved reading this old book. I learned a lot about stropping...

Gilles

**hoglahoo** · 05-24-2010, 01:37 PM

I like how the book begins:

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So much for the cheap 'practice razors' and 'practice strops' that are commonly mentioned among desired gear from guys endeavoring to begin to learn to shave with a straight razor

**Pabster** · 05-24-2010, 03:26 PM

It was a great read. Although straight shaving is coming back, it appears it has moved forward and progressed well,..honing stones, brushes, straight razors, soaps and cream...etc.

Pabster

**Obie** · 05-24-2010, 05:49 PM

Hello, Dancraig:

What a delightful book. I have read only a few pages of it and already am impressed. Thank you, sir, for being thoughtful and generous by providing this most informative and entertaining book.

Regards,
Obie

**hoglahoo** · 05-24-2010, 05:56 PM

That was a good read, thanks for sharing

**RicTic** · 05-24-2010, 06:12 PM

Thanks for that!
Some great straight forward and practical advice in there.
There's a lot to be gained from going back to basics after learning a few bad habits.

**Ryan82** · 05-24-2010, 06:17 PM

This book looked familiar to me, and upon further inspection it's actually the same book that kicked off JimmyHAD's popular cold water shaving thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...orst-ever.html, which in itself was from a previous thread from LuckyCynic, http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...made-easy.html

Sorry to be a downer, but I know many of us read the book back in the "cold water shaving craze"

**AlanII** · 05-24-2010, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan82

This book looked familiar to me, and upon further inspection it's actually the same book that kicked off JimmyHAD's popular cold water shaving thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...orst-ever.html, which in itself was from a previous thread from LuckyCynic, http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...made-easy.html

Sorry to be a downer, but I know many of us read the book back in the "cold water shaving craze"

No such thing as too much of a good thing

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