WetShaving

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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.

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Thursday SOTD Thread - Jan 4, 2024 (self.wetshaving)

submitted 10 months ago by walden to c/wetshaving

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[–] djundjila 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At this point in my shaving journey my use of all safety razors (including the MMOC) is more on autopilot than on mindful attention.

I totally agree with this sentiment, but it's not necessarily linked to fun IMO. As an analogy, I have multiple bicycles. One is a 1980 road bike with a fantastic lugged steel frame with just enough flex to let you feel it's doing something but not enough to be soft. Another one is 60 kg of cargo bike with a Dutch Omafiets seat geometry. When I'm riding them, they are both autopilot bikes for me, because, well, they're both bikes and riding a bike isn't hard. The light road bike is a lot more fun, though!

I realise that it's unfair to compare a cargo bike to the WR4, and the WR4 is definitely more "fun" than a Henson or a cartridge. Maybe I should have used different wording.

defining fun as receiving enjoyment from them,

exactly: I don't think I get as much enjoyment out if this kind of shaving as I do from other safety razors. And I feel a bit silly because it's actually a fantastic shaver 😅

[–] gcgallant 1 points 10 months ago

Your bike analogy is a great one.