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05-14-2012, 01:59 AM #1
I think that where we differ is that the act of shaving has never been a hobby for me. It is a necessary part of my daily routine. Although it has been a long time since I have had to wear one I am required to fit test for a respirator at work. If i could, I would have a beard starting tomorrow.
I would probably still have patchy forearm hair from testing how sharp my latest razor is! That part of it is a hobby to me. Creating a new set of scales and shining up an old rusty hunk of steel bringing it back to life is fun. Grinding a new blade, deciding what materials to use for the scales, and getting it all proportional. It gets the old brain cells firing and I don't have to do it, therefore it is a hobby.
Getting back to the actual act of shaving. I don't look at and admire how good of a job I did on the finish of the razor I am using. I have cheap ugly blades that do as fine of a job as any expensive one out there. I am not that much into odors but even if I was I work in a scent free environment so I wouldn't be able to use them. It is a mundane everyday task that needs to be done.
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05-14-2012, 04:01 PM #2
For most of history you would fit right in. Don't lose sight of the fact most of us view this thing as a hobby. That is not the norm, it's more of an aberration. You are the norm.
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05-14-2012, 04:43 PM #3
No one has ever said that about me!
I have had my share of RAD and HAD etc. For many reasons if I have to shave straights are the way to go. The fun things that I have found and learned along the way support but have less to do with the act of shaving itself.
The Shaving Gods must be mad at me as I nicked my jawline this morning. Took a good 15 minutes to stop so may be nick is the wrong term!
Tim