I have two of grandpa's straight razors. Been meaning to get the courage
to try them.

Wes

I had a shave with a straight razor,from a barber in India about a year
ago. You negotiate the price on everything over there. I was pretty
discrete about how hard a bargain I drove with a guy who was about to wave a
fiendishly sharp piece of steel around my throat in just a few minutes. We
settled on about a buck and a half US. He used a disposable blade and opened
the packet where I could see it.. Very close shave .