when i was in college my mom gave me a straight razor from her father. i thought cool. and tried shaving with it. ouch! in a matter of seconds i needed a bunch of bandaids.

it was a skill and i think you had to keep it very sharp to get a decent shave. and even if you were good at it i bet you ended up with a lot of cuts. they always kept a razor strop, a big wide leather belt, to sharpen the blade on. and i think you sometimes had to sharpen more than once to get one shave.

you used to hear of parents going after the ornery boys with a razor strop, but by my boyhood there were safety razors in general use except by men my grandfather's age who didnt adjust.

tom w

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