Thread: Take my word on this... Please!

When someone comes into the room/starts talking to you. Stop stropping, put the razor up, and only resume stropping when you can give it your attention.

This is my sad story...

Today, I had a quasi-bad day, so I decided to hone a razor to take the edge off... Yeah, that's my release. So, after a successful (I think ) dilucot session with my newest addition, it was time to strop and test shave.

So, in the middle of stropping (as I just switched to the English Bridle), my bubbly 2 yr old comes in to "visit" with me.

"What doin' Daddy?"

"Stropping, Gavin"

"When I get big, I SHAAAVE!"

"That's right!"

"I shave the soap off my FAAACE!"

"That's right Gavin, and I'm going to teach you how to shave."

"I gonna shave like DADDDY!"

That was pretty awesome...

Unfortunately, I didn't realize that during that little exchange that I flipped the razor in my hand. So, as I went to resume stropping, I sliced it like I was trying to peel it. This isn't some newbie nick. This felt like when your widdlin a stick or something... And I'm talking initial rough cuts taking chunks out...

Immediately I knew what happened, and my stomach just sank. I felt siiiick... Like I was going to throw up.

But, I showed my wife, with a shameful look...

"What's the big deal?

"That's a big mistake, an expensive strop, and I'm going to have to get another one"

"So"

"you don't care?"

"No, you have spent so much on this stuff...what difference does it make?"

"So does this mean, I win?"

"Yeah, there's no reason to fight over it..."

So, moral of the story:

Spend enough on shaving gear and eventually the nagging stops

Amen to that brother!

Please have your wife call mine.

Oh no, not the English Bridle!
Well, at least it wasn't Kanayama.

Strop-a few bucks.

Son having a great conversation with Daddy shaving-Priceless!!!!

Sorry to hear about the strop though........

Lynn

No blood. No broken bones. A child who loves you. A well adapted wife. A little ding in your pride. Not so bad!

Bob

Hang on to that old strop and make it Gavin's practice strop when he starts out. Great story Paul, thanks.

That just made my night.

That was an AWESOME story!!!

Keep that strop in its current condition as a momento of the era when your son actually wanted to talk to you.

I read your story to my wife in order to continue to acclimate her to the concept of spending ridiculous amounts of money in order to save money on shaving!

Originally Posted by richmondesi

I decided to hone a razor to take the edge off...

I think you may be confused about what honing is for.
I usually try to put an edge on.

Sorry to hear about your strop. All's well that ends well. It sounds like you have a wet-shaver in training and a wife that's well trained already.