Back in the 1800's, a boy would get a straight razor when he started growing whiskers, and in a lot of cases, the razor would be used until he died. The only thing he needed was a cake of soap, and a leather razor strap, and in a lot of cases an old belt or peice of leather was used for the strap.
So along came a guy named King Camp Gillette, and he showed Americans why they needed to buy something on a regular basis, that they got along just fine without before. This paved the way for American laziness, and their wilingness to spend money on things they could really get along without!
So, do any of you guys use a straight razor? I have actually been thinking about getting one and learning how to use it. Heaven knows in a SHTF event, we wouldn't be able to afford those $20 packs of aloe loaded 3 blade wonders of technology now would we?
By the way, I do consider this a primitive skill since almost nobody uses straight razors anymore!
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