[Boatanchors] Action Tremors etc

[Tom Norris]

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.)