For some reason this straight razor thing scares me
There is a reason they were dropped like a hot potato once King Camp Gillette (way cool name) invented the safety razor. Matter of fact, until the safety razor facial hair was the norm. Largely because straight razors are killers. If your carrying one in your pocket, the cops will call it a 'deadly weapon' and the law will back them up. There were very popular weapons up until WWII.
They have zero tolerance for error. Perhaps even less than zero. A safety razor might 'nick' you, but a straight razor cuts you (and your face bleeds like crazy), and cuts you like only a razor can cut. In some 40 odd years of using some sort of TrackII, or BIC disposable, or similar razor I've never cut myself once.* Remember, if your going to be doing this everyday, your going to be doing it first thing in the morning, before you're really awake.
I've been shaving my legs, face and pits for a while now, and your legs are way easier to shave than the face is, if your not using a straight razor on your legs, why would you put that thing up to your neck?
Ceremony and all that is nice, but when you get to the point where you have to do it everyday, then efficiency wins out over ceremony every time.
* -Totally unscientific research has me believing the Gillette Mach III is the best one you can use now.
