Thread: what age did you start shaving with a straight?

I started with a straight (cut throat) at 40. The first razor to touch my face was my grandfather's DE ... or the blade thereof ... just under the nose ... won't be doing THAT again! Anyway, I spent most of my shaving "career" using cartridges and electrics getting gradually less and less comfortable with both as I've gotten older and my facial hair has turned more into facial steel wire.

I started with my dads DE when I was a kid, then I just got lazy and did the cart thing for about 30 years. The wife would get me progressively more blades on each cartridge, until I was shaving with some 5 blade pos that burned me up every time.

I kind of stopped shaving daily, and went to a once a week look for a few years, always kind of bushy, just basically looking like a bum every day except the weekends, then I'd start over again.

Now that some of the joy of shaving has been restored by the str8's, I'm a once a day guy again.

It sure didn't break my heart to get away from the cartridges. :P

Happy shaving!!

M

Started in the 50's with a DE. Later went to an electric. Went "full beard" in the 80's. Went back to DE when I went to mustache and goatte (sp?). See above for switch to straight. I'll stay with the straight - I like the sustainable aspect of it, although, let's see - 8 straights, so far, strop, 5 stones - hummm - I may not actually be saving money! But I sure am having fun!
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I cant believe how many used an electric razor more than once-they never worked for me,none of them.

I can count on both hands the times I used an electric. Guess I'm just a slow learner though.


Mick