Thread: Hello SRP!

Yes sir that strop will get you no where. How do I know? Because I bought the same one when I first began. I was looking for cheap in all the wrong places. While everyone is telling you to go to SRD for a strop there are other places you can get a good strop for cheaper such as whippeddog.com or starshaving.com.

I would skip the hone for now. Just me but if you have to have a hone follow the sage advice mentioned above and get something in the 12k or higher grit range.

As far as the canned stuff for cream. There is no rule anywhere saying you can't use it and its not like there is some force field around your razor that won't let it near canned cream. Its just that yes you will experience a better shave with a real
shave soap or cream that you have to work into a lather. If your trying to save money you can get the Van Der Hagen deluxe shave soap or premium (I can't remember which one but its the more expensive one). Its like 5 bucks so same price as a can and you can pick up a boar brush on the cheap in most cases. Although if you are really only wanting the canned shave cream then I would at least suggest you get a quality shave cream as to lower the irritation from you beginning technique (read bad). Try Nivea shave cream as that is the only canned stuff that I have found can come close to the real deal.

Good Luck