Aaron has told me a little bit more about how unsatisfying his recent purchase of a book on how to shave with a 'cut throat' is and I have to agree that it sounds petty useless. I'm sure that a reasonable improvement can be made and am prepared to take up the torch on this. Considered topics would be;

Razors - a little on brands history, the differences in sizes and shapes, line vs. vintage
Preparation - including water, strops, brushes, soaps, creams, mugs, scuttles
Care - cleaning, sanitising, storage & handling of razors, strops & brushes
Shaving - angles, directions, touch, expectations, finishing
Honing - stones vs. pastes, some on types and brands of either, technique

Not necessarily in that order and certainly the how to and how NOT to in each case.

My questions to you are is these:
1. Have I left anything essential out of the afforementioned list that you think should be included in a book about straight razor shaving.
2. Given that Lynn is (allegedly) producing a video/CD ROM on straights, would a book even be useful in the 21st century? Is this a worthwhile enterprise.

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