Quote Originally Posted by ironman9889 View Post
Why did people employ barbers if straight razors are safe with enough practice and proper technique as it's claimed on this forum?

Could it be because it's extremely dangerous and one mistake could mean a slit carotid artery and a slow death in a pool of your own blood?

How many of you actually shave solely with a straight razor?
Two that I would be 99.9% sure of, use straights everyday, and I don't know a great many of the members, so I'm sure there would be many more. I was using one everyday, but haven't been doing so recently as I am trying to get down the skills for DE as well. The DE is for my 'dopp' kit, eventually, and for those rare days I might sleep in and stil have to shave properly. For that reason I don't count myself in the two that I know of. If I didn't own that DE, then you could count me in.


Mick