"It looks nice, but there are many other single blade and safety razors that will do exactly the same job. Tons of vintage razors on eBay for the same price or less. There's a lot of hipstery techno-marketing going on here, but honestly, there's nothing all that special about this razor compared to what every man shaved with for the first half of the 20th century. Not that there's anything necessarily wrong with it. I just chuckle at the marketing that makes this out to be some new technological revolution that is going to revolutionize the act of shaving. :)"

"People get hung up on "classes" and "courses" as if these were something magical. A course is just an organized way of one person imparting information and some experience to another person or persons. But there is very little information on any subject in any course that is not already available elsewhere. Youtube, books, blogs, forums, etc.  You're paying for 1. the organized format, 2. some direct access to the instructor and largely, 3. a piece of paper saying you took the course. No matter what you study, the course is only the launch pad. It's the experience and continuous improvement and dedication to learning more that results in a true craftsman. "

"And another nearly identical one has been on display at the Museum of Science in Boston for at least 40+ years. "