Oh, stop.
I’m not doing this because it’s easier and/or faster.
I enjoy the experience.
Iwasaki Kamisori
Shaved with a straight razor for about 30 years, ever since I was a freshman in college. I thought I was cool.
My last shave with a straight razor was in Yemen — I had to leave in a hurry and left razor and supporting equipment, strap, stone and a lot of other paraphernalia.
When I look back at those 30 years I realize that I was not cool but just vain and stupid. During those 30 years I spent more time honing that f’n razor than shaving with it.
I had one of those fancy, Spanish, gold-inlaid razors that scared the hell out of my wife just looking at it. She always begged me to put the thing where the kids couldn’t find it.
A good cut-throat shave is a "bubble bath" for men
I am looking at a model with a nice wood handle. Do you prefer shaving soap or shaving cream?