Do women really care?

[mimitabby]

from me you would get some respect knowing that you have the skill to use a sharp blade on your face without cutting parts (well, large parts anyway) off.


but you also get respect from me because you know how to true a wheel.

I don't think either activity is sexy. My older son uses a straight edge and his advice is: keep the blade really sharp.

Any thing is better done well.

I think today our society tends to neglect the skills that our hands are built for. I love learning new skills. I don't think that's sexy either.

Enjoy. I hope you got a strop too.

[KnottedYet]

I think having the skill to wield a straight razor is very sexy.

And so is having the skill to true a wheel.

I'm banal, I'm sure, but I'm also... um.... biased in a different direction.

[Trek420]

Chicks dig skills

[Tuckervill]

Having just watched Sweeney Todd last night, I'm feeling rather....conflicted on the issue!

If hubby decided to start using a straight razor, I'd probably think he's lost his mind!

Karen

[boy in a kilt]

My older son uses a straight edge and his advice is: keep the blade really sharp.

Any thing is better done well.

Good advice. I hate dull blades anyway. I will usually sharpen a kitchen knife before I'll use it.

I spent the money (and decided to wait the additional three weeks) to have my razor professionally honed before it was sent to me. That way, I know what "right" feels like before it ever touches my face.

A bunch of you made an interesting point about using a tool skillfully. A disposable razor rates right up there with a toothbrush.

SGT and I went out to see Sweeny Todd about the time this idea seriously started to develop. Gave me the willies for a bit.