Skyfall (2012) is to blame for the spike in SR interest.
The hobby in 10 years from now
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I think it wont alter we might get more joining us but we lose some aswell.
I was thinking that in ten years all of the vintage stuff would have been bought up. Then I realized that our heirs will just dump them back on the market for pennies and the cycle will begin again.
You may well be right. But if I've learned anything in my 73 years on the planet, it's that people are fickle and unpredictable. You never know what they'll want tomorrow. They never know what they'll want. Who knows? Wet-shaving could catch on like wildfire.
Most guys seem to complain about the quality and cost of their shaves but do nothing about it. In the last 15 years since the forums have been around the market doesn't seem to have changed much. Its a shame because i think most guys could get as good a shave with a DE and a decent brushless cream or gel than they do withnfheir fusions. I still have some hope that it's possible to mass market a DE razor. The skill isn't much different to a cart and the benefits are huge.
An app on your phone will do it for you with a laser beam...
Maybe we guys who know the joys of wet-shaving should put the word out. What if we all buy our friends shaving kits for their birthdays? Or we could just lend them gear to try. Maybe we could let them keep it if they decide to start wet-shaving, and have them return it if they don't, so we can give it to others. It would be fun if we could collectively pull it off and beat Gillette at their own game. (But of course I'll continue to buy Gillette's fine DE blades.) I think we've started a little fire here, and all we have to do now is fan it.
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Eventually 3D printers will drop in price and then you can print your own razor. Like anything , the current DE will Plateau and then decline.
I can see 3D razors becoming the next thing and all these stainless steel artisans will compete with that. Ya steel last forever but with a 3D printer I can make my own plates with different blade gaps and then share my 3D files for free.
If Gillette or any other big cartridge manufacturer puts out a good one blade cart...it’s good enough for me. The Gillette cursed is good, but it need improvement and a smoother blade...but it shaves really well for me.
3D printer razors will be the next thing !
You can print your own GEM SE razor like the TNNSR. I prefer GEMs over DE for My beard type.
Designing and sharing a 3D razor is much easier than waiting for an artisan to do one if they decide too. 3D razors will fill the void.
You either have a printer or send the files to a printer service and have them print it for you.
I can see 3D razors becoming the next thing and all these stainless steel artisans will compete with that. Ya steel last forever but with a 3D printer I can make my own plates with different blade gaps and then share my 3D files for free.
If Gillette or any other big cartridge manufacturer puts out a good one blade cart...it’s good enough for me. The Gillette cursed is good, but it need improvement and a smoother blade...but it shaves really well for me.
3D printer razors will be the next thing !
You can print your own GEM SE razor like the TNNSR. I prefer GEMs over DE for My beard type.
Designing and sharing a 3D razor is much easier than waiting for an artisan to do one if they decide too. 3D razors will fill the void.
You either have a printer or send the files to a printer service and have them print it for you.
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In 10 years I hope I'll be StillShaving. 
I don't think all that much will change. Some products will come and go, but I think traditional wet shaving will continue to be practiced by a small percentage of people, but a higher percentage than today.
I don't think all that much will change. Some products will come and go, but I think traditional wet shaving will continue to be practiced by a small percentage of people, but a higher percentage than today.
Interesting graphs, thanks. Is it really a James Bond movie that can be seen there in the bulge? 
I got in right at the peak of the bulge, mid-2013, despite vaguely knowing about the trend for a number of years.
Yeah, B&B activity or sales data would also be nice. I have been absent from B&B for a couple of years and it seems quieter than it did back then. Maybe fresh wet shaving converts are being gobbled up by Reddit. "He who controls the search engine controls... well he controls a lot".
Who's bright idea was it to include a pack of pre-'16 Derbys with new razors? That blade would be the right first impression to turn someone away from wet shaving in a hurry. Same with the Feather included with EJ 3one6, in my opinion. I have given away some shaving gear to newbies but the initial mindset - something like that WSJ article recently - can be difficult to overcome.
I haven't read about 3D printers in several years, I guess they inevitably have made progress. PSA: remember plastic fumes are not your friend.
I got in right at the peak of the bulge, mid-2013, despite vaguely knowing about the trend for a number of years.
Yeah, B&B activity or sales data would also be nice. I have been absent from B&B for a couple of years and it seems quieter than it did back then. Maybe fresh wet shaving converts are being gobbled up by Reddit. "He who controls the search engine controls... well he controls a lot".
Who's bright idea was it to include a pack of pre-'16 Derbys with new razors? That blade would be the right first impression to turn someone away from wet shaving in a hurry. Same with the Feather included with EJ 3one6, in my opinion. I have given away some shaving gear to newbies but the initial mindset - something like that WSJ article recently - can be difficult to overcome.
I haven't read about 3D printers in several years, I guess they inevitably have made progress. PSA: remember plastic fumes are not your friend.
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I haven't read about 3D printers in several years, I guess they inevitably have made progress. PSA: remember plastic fumes are not your friend.
Yes plastic fumes aren’t good !
But I don’t like preservatives in soaps either! [emoji3]
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It’s already here...I am in the process of designing my own...not by the company below...the link below is to show the future of shaving. Invest in sometime and design your own....now that is a real hobby! Shaving itself is not a hobby IMO.....
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I'll still be shaving with the same razors I have right now...cant really improve on the tools I already have...
Blades..maybe they will have ones that are perfectly honed and never irritate and stay sharper longer...until then I'll stick with my faves when I find them.
Blades..maybe they will have ones that are perfectly honed and never irritate and stay sharper longer...until then I'll stick with my faves when I find them.
The future is already here.
I do own a 2018 model Creality Ender 2 3d. It's easily usable, came as a complete set and required less than half an hour to set up.
So far i have printed lots of things.
Shaving related i printed lots of different bowl, some DE razor, some TNNSERs and just yesterday some nice Rubberset 400 inspired brush handles.
Apart from that, in ten years I'll most likely still be shaving with a mix of DE and SE with some straights thrown in. Modern and vintage, whatever seems interesting and is obtainable for a reasonable price.
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I do own a 2018 model Creality Ender 2 3d. It's easily usable, came as a complete set and required less than half an hour to set up.
So far i have printed lots of things.
Shaving related i printed lots of different bowl, some DE razor, some TNNSERs and just yesterday some nice Rubberset 400 inspired brush handles.
Apart from that, in ten years I'll most likely still be shaving with a mix of DE and SE with some straights thrown in. Modern and vintage, whatever seems interesting and is obtainable for a reasonable price.
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People will probably be collecting 90s cartridge razors with NOS carts
Ten yrs from now my son and two grandsons may be wondering what the heck to do with 60 or so razors. Hope not but...
Who knows, they may make big bucks off those "vintage razors" by then.
In 10 years I will still be trying to get through the pile of soap I have
Agreed with everything except maybe the last part. The resources for making a few strands of nylon by machine (in the same factory that makes these fibers for make-up brushes) are so small compared with having to farm or hunt an animal, and dispose of the carcasses. It's a rare case where the economic cost for the manufacturer, and environmental cost for everyone else, are not opposed but aligned. And the product can be used daily for decades, unlike almost all other consumer goods, so effect on landfills is negligible.
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