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    SHAVING SHARP

    Dec 28, 2021 4 minutes
    BY PAT COVERT
    IMAGES BY THE AUTHOR UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

    Mastering shaving with a shonuff handheld straight razor is a lost art that has recently become more popular thanks to social media shaving gurus and those who like a good challenge. Straight razors never went away, the internet just has a knack for making old things new and cool again. Let’s look at a trio of current offerings and shave them through their paces, and we’ll also outline stropping them (see sidebar) to keep the edges keen.

    Boker has been producing straight razors since 1869 and the company offers many models today. The King Cutter, the company’s

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