Redundant tech? No such thing, my 60-year old razor technology is still cutting edge.
Long ago I found a thing called a Rolls Razor in a junk shop. It was basically a truncated straight razor in a fancy frame that enabled a perfect shaving angle without slashing the precious facial skin. Or other skin, come to that.

Additionally, it came in a snazzy metal case that contained both a honing stone and leather strop strip, and a mechanism that again presented the optimal angle for sharpening the beast.

Sadly over the course of time, the likes of Gillette and Wilkinson Sword produced better, lighter safety razors, but I still use mine occasionally when I'm in one of my more Luddite moods. Or when I want to show off.

Skin? Smooth as a baby's bum.
(wertperch is losing his hair, marbles and patience., Thu 4 Nov 2010, 18:23, 6 replies)

I use the best of both worlds


The perfect shave of a straight razor, with the convenience of disposable blades.

The best part? Blades are 75 cents each and last a month.
(raulduke, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 18:54, closed)

My husband uses one just like this:

cgi.ebay.com/1918-WW1-MILITARY-KHAKI-SET-GILLETTE-RAZOR-CASE-/150513465423?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230b4d384f
(ladydyani, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 19:39, closed)

I have a Rolls Razor!
It's amazing. I got it from my grandpa decades ago but only started using it a few months ago. It's a wonderful piece of engineering art.
( SteamedCleaner, Sun 7 Nov 2010, 4:14, closed)

Ah, but do you use it?
...without cutting yer throat?
(wertperch is losing his hair, marbles and patience., Sun 7 Nov 2010, 5:55, closed)

Not the first time...
but I'm reasonably good with it now. I tend to use a Merkur DE razor most days and dig out the Rolls when I feel like going through what is almost a ceremonial process to shave with it.
( SteamedCleaner, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 11:58, closed)

The Rolls Razor company collapsed in a huge scandal during the 1960s which led to hire-purchase going severely out of fashion and led directly to modern British consumer credit law.

Think on that next time you're debristling yourself in the morning!

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quistclose_trust if you're curious, but beware, contains hideously dull legal stuff)
(Rise and Fall of the Atomic Cabbage Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 16:28, closed)