Do women really care?

[tc1]

There's just something really sexy about watching a man use tools competently. Don't ask me to explain.

[Wahine]

Using a straight razor is a very cool skill and it garners respect definitely. But when I tried to decide if it was sexy, mmmmmmm.... I don't think it would do it for me. So I thought maybe it's because I'm not thinking of it the right way so I tried to envision my DH using a straight razor and I decided that he's way sexier in an apron in my kitchen.

[Tuckervill]

No man is more sexy than when he's doing the dishes!

+1 on a man with tools, too! My husband spent today building boxes to build into the kneewall over my clawfoot bathtub. ::ant pant:::

Karen

[cyclinnewbie]

Personally I prefer a man who can DUST!!

I really don't care too much about razors and stuff, except for the one i use on my legs.

Now, watching a guy use a drill or a hammer or a chop saw, that's impressive. I don't know if I would call it sexy, but I'm always impressed by a guy who knows what he's doing.

[SalsaMTB]

Hmmm....I find it sexy. Something about the straight blade on the skin, the skills, and knowing the soft skin left behind. It's very masculine watching a man shave with a straight blade. Although, maybe I'm thinking that way because dh has been sporting a full beard for about 6 months now.

[mimitabby]

. Although, maybe I'm thinking that way because dh has been sporting a full beard for about 6 months now.

LOL!!

[ibcycling]

No man is more sexy than when he's doing the dishes!

+1 on a man with tools, too! My husband spent today building boxes to build into the kneewall over my clawfoot bathtub. ::ant pant:::

Karen

My dh was quite sexy yesterday. While I was out on my century ride he was home building my raised garden beds and hauling wood chips. What a guy!

I think everyone has different things that they feel are sexy so the answer is yes and no. I think a straight razor is sexy but the thought of dh using it makes me cringe. I'd have to make sure I had lots of band-aids handy.

[sgtiger]

Honestly the straight razor thing doesn't really do it for me. I figure this is an extension of your knife fetish, which I appreciate because the kitchen knives are always super sharp.(I can slice tomatoes super thin with the chefs knife - yippee!) Just please do not slice yourself. I've seen the damage you can do with a safety razor.

I'm with the others about the man being in the kitchen and cooking me dinner thing AND cleaning up afterwards being sexy. Yeah baby! Handyman guys are sexy too, even though I'm quite capable of picking up a tool and figuring out how to fix things myself. Well, maybe not the mechanical and electrical stuff. I'm a bit lost there. I have to say there is something about you when you're sporting eau du bike grease though.

[RoadRaven]

There's just something really sexy about watching a man use tools competently. Don't ask me to explain.

You have summed it up succintly.

No need to explain...

[MomOnBike]

Yeah, there is something sexy about straight razors.

As a side note, my Dad used, um, in those days it probably would have been a 'safety razor,' the double-sided blade holder thingy. My uncles used prissy electric razors. So obviously, my Dad was more of a man than my uncles to my pre-adolescent eyes.

So it starts early. . .

[rocknrollgirl]

Yep...it just is....

[Crankin]

Ah, I don't think there's anything sexy about tools, razors, or any other "household" implement. They are just things you have to use and I am not very good at using most of them.
My husband has every tool known to mankind. He does almost all of the maintenance work on the house, so it's good for him to have the tools that do the job right. But, he gets excited over tools the way I would get excited over new clothes or bike stuff. To each his own!

[singletrackmind]

For me it's not the shaving, it's the various states of undress my husband is usually in whilst performing said shaving.....
a towel is an amazing thing.....

[Flybye]

Confidence is what it sexy in a man. Doesn't matter what tool he has in his hand. He could be shaving with a pink gillette, but if he's confident, wellllllll...............


getting warm in here

For me it's not the shaving, it's the various states of undress my husband is usually in whilst performing said shaving.....
a towel is an amazing thing.....

DITTO


getting warmer...........whew!

[shootingstar]

Actually don't like looking when the straight razor is being used on someone. It's just me.

He uses an electric shaver..and still ends up cutting himself occasionally ..he has had a short beard for many years...and he can't always see every corner of his face to do the job perfectly. He refuses to use a handheld manual razor even with a safety edge, on himself...really I think he is afraid of cutting himself even more often.

I just like the end result -- a neatly shaved guy's face/trimmed beard. Trim, clean and even. No gruff shadowy ragged look. I don't find that look sexy...and when I see it on sweetie..I don't get turned on.

Obviously this thread is going somewhere else.