Hi, I'm Rob. I'm married to a great woman that I've been with for more than half of my life. I have three kids and five grandchildren(with a sixth on the way.) I've worked for the same company for 15 years. My job is on the technical side of the business. My work is usually carried out in the evenings and nights. I am not a vampire, but may look like a ghoul by the time I get home from work in the wee hours. My shaves are usually after my shower when I'm done with work, so that is normally a quiet time for me while everyone else is still asleep.
I started this traditional wet shaving adventure three years and five months ago. I got into this in search of a better shave. I was down to maybe one shave per week by the time I was done with cartridges, because shaving was such a miserable chore for me. I also told my wife that it would be cheaper. What a laugh that last part is!
My first razors were the Merkur 34C HD and a Feather Popular. After those two, I seemed to acquire a fairly extensive pile of vintage DE's, SE's, and injector razors. Vintage Gillette razors and Schick Injector razors seemed to really click for me. There have been some contemporary razors along the way, as well. The last razor acquisition was a couple of weeks ago: a Blackland Blackbird SB, machine finish, stainless steel razor. Oh, boy! I've been running vintage razors for so long that I'm a little confused now. The Blackbird might be the RAD killer for me!
There are only about a couple dozen shaving brushes in my den. They range from very reasonable synthetic and boar bristle brushes up to some more expensive 2-Band and Silvertip badger hair brushes. They all work pretty well to build a lather for a shave. Some of the cheaper outperform the more expensive, believe it or not.
OK, I've stalled long enough. Probably the worst acquisition disorder for me is shaving soap. There's probably a couple hundred plus shaving soaps(and some creams) in my den. I love the variety of using all of the various scents and textures of the lather from each different soap and soap base. It's become an utter obsession for me. I like trying new soap bases from established makers or the new artisans on the scene. Commercial? Vintage/NOS? Artisan? Yes. Yes. And, YES!
Anyway, Like others on here, the ritual and the variety of the shaves are great, but the true enjoyment comes from the camaraderie. I've made a lot of friends along the way. I truly enjoy helping in whatever small way that I can and sharing what knowledge or experience I've had along this journey. Sometimes, I might even share shaving soap.(if you can pry it away from me! lol)
I started this traditional wet shaving adventure three years and five months ago. I got into this in search of a better shave. I was down to maybe one shave per week by the time I was done with cartridges, because shaving was such a miserable chore for me. I also told my wife that it would be cheaper. What a laugh that last part is!
My first razors were the Merkur 34C HD and a Feather Popular. After those two, I seemed to acquire a fairly extensive pile of vintage DE's, SE's, and injector razors. Vintage Gillette razors and Schick Injector razors seemed to really click for me. There have been some contemporary razors along the way, as well. The last razor acquisition was a couple of weeks ago: a Blackland Blackbird SB, machine finish, stainless steel razor. Oh, boy! I've been running vintage razors for so long that I'm a little confused now. The Blackbird might be the RAD killer for me!
There are only about a couple dozen shaving brushes in my den. They range from very reasonable synthetic and boar bristle brushes up to some more expensive 2-Band and Silvertip badger hair brushes. They all work pretty well to build a lather for a shave. Some of the cheaper outperform the more expensive, believe it or not.
OK, I've stalled long enough. Probably the worst acquisition disorder for me is shaving soap. There's probably a couple hundred plus shaving soaps(and some creams) in my den. I love the variety of using all of the various scents and textures of the lather from each different soap and soap base. It's become an utter obsession for me. I like trying new soap bases from established makers or the new artisans on the scene. Commercial? Vintage/NOS? Artisan? Yes. Yes. And, YES!
Anyway, Like others on here, the ritual and the variety of the shaves are great, but the true enjoyment comes from the camaraderie. I've made a lot of friends along the way. I truly enjoy helping in whatever small way that I can and sharing what knowledge or experience I've had along this journey. Sometimes, I might even share shaving soap.(if you can pry it away from me! lol)
