WetShaving
This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.
New subscribers welcome!
Please visit our wiki, which is always and forever a work in progress.
Check out these alternative front-ends for this server:
https://gem.wetshaving.social - a nice modern interface
https://old.wetshaving.social - designed to look like old.reddit.com
Our sister Mastodon instance is https://wetshaving.social.
Community Rules
Rule 1 - Behaviour and Etiquette
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Be Respectful. Do not bully, flame, or harass others.
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Malicious comments are not allowed but heated discussion and salty banter is okay.
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Low effort replies and complaints about content will be removed.
Rule 2 - Content Guidelines
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Mail Calls, Simple Questions, and SOTD posts belong in the recurring weekly threads.
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Posts must have sufficient content to generate a meaningful discussion.
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Images, links, or videos must include additional text that summarizes the topic.
Rule 3 - Reviews and Disclosure
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Use [First Impressions] in the title if your experience with the product is limited.
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Use the [Review] in the title if you can provide comprehensive details with enough familiarity to answer follow-up questions.
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Disclose how the product being reviewed was acquired (e.g., PIF, loan, or purchase). If the product was provided to you directly by the maker or vendor free of charge or at a discount, you must disclose this fact even if the item will later be returned to the maker or vendor.
Rule 4 - Advertising
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Vendors are to keep marketing within the biweekly Deals/New Products threads.
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Non-vendors may post topics about products if it will foster a compelling discussion.
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Do not solicit donations or share fundraisers without mod approval.
Rule 5 - Inappropriate Content
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All NSFW/L content must request mod approval and be flaired appropriately.
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Non-shaving related NSFW/L content is not allowed.
Rule 10 - Moderator Discretion
- The rules may not apply perfectly to every situation. The mods have final discretion.
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I had assumed you were in the hobby for longer! Probably due to your advanced ~~age~~ maturity.
I’ve been aware of the hobby for a very long time. My first serious bout of straight razor shaving was 10-12 years ago, and I used to refer to the Badger & Blade people as ” those crazy razor guys .“ I never really thought I would become one :)
That would make it right after "The Scene That Saved Dovo From Bankrupcy". Did it also get you?
I liked that movie but somehow was unaware of that scene.
Apparently this scene has triggered a massive straight razor boom
That's great. I was at a large company when that movie came out and a bunch of GenXers took up straights at that time. I guess the movie might have had an influence. I've always been enamored with the elegance of straights. I feel like I've finally cracked the code with them. As an aside, you posted that you have 430ish straight shaves. I think you're off by about 100. I'm currently at 541, and you are almost always a little ahead of me.
I think I'm ahead of you in open blade shaves by 4, but I'm pretty sure I have only 436 straight razor shaves. I use my Wecks quite a lot
Ahh. That makes sense. The numbers have to work in order for me to feel comfortable in the world :)
Oh, then you must have a similarly negative reaction as I did to the volkswagen crate 😅
I like very much that a benefit of the volkswagen test is that it runs faster. 🤣