[Boatanchors] Action Tremors etc

[Oliver J. Dragon]

Tom,

 

Wow!  You sure brought back some scary childhood memories!

My barber (1940's - 50's) was much the same; straight razor, hand-powered clippers, etc.

As I rmember the tremors diminshed as the razor approached the face, but never 

seemed to entirely stop. He also used the hot towel pre-shave method and the 

shelves over the sink held the shaving soap mugs for many of his clients. When he 

retired he gave me my dad's and grandfathers mugs.

When I became a teenager, I decided to try a younger barber - felt a lot safer, too.

 

I have "essential tremors" as well, and soldering sessions can be interesting around here!

 

Steve


 
> From: nu4g.radio at gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:56:34 -0500
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Action Tremors etc
> 
> Adding my 2 pence-worth --
> 
> The little town in Ky where I grew up had a barber that still used a straight razor until a few years before he retired.
> Whether he was using scissors to cut hair or a straight razor to give shaves, his tremors seemed to stop just an inch
> or so away from you. It was a scary thing to watch! As his tremors became worse, he switched over to electric trimmers
> and a safety razor before retiring at about age 90 or so. (this was in the early-mid 1980's or so)
> 
> He did shaves the old fashioned way - covered your stubble in a warm towel and made his own lather with a cup and
> brush. Kept the razor sharp with a leather strop.* Do any barbers out there still give straight-razor shaves? There really is no comparison to any other whisker
> cutting method. 
> 
> I have "essential tremors" according to my neurologist. Not sure of the difference is... Luckily they aren't there all the time.
> 
> Tom NU4G
> 
> *(The strop was from Hair Milk company - odd name and still in business! Google for many photos, mostly from folks making fun of the name.)
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