Thread: From all of us to all of you.

Once again the end of the year and Christmas are bearing down on us like a speeding freight train.

Some time ago, a member asked me what the purpose of our forum was. He felt that all “these� forums just showcase the business aspirations of a group of people involved in running the forum. I told him he had no idea what a treasure he had before him. When I started straight shaving these sites did not exist and even places to buy supplies were few and far between. I had to figure all this out by myself and I still have the scars to prove it.

This site is the original. It is the trailblazer so to speak. Our founder Lynn Abrams started it all.

Here in one place you have a treasure trove of information and guides and videos as well as the ability to communicate directly with our experts. I doubt many of our members realize the degree of expertise that resides here. Many of our staff and mentors and senior members are some truly skilled folks be it in razor fabrication or restoration or honing or even razor history and lore and other associated skills. You can learn much from these folks and they are eager to share. I would name them but there are just too many.

So back to the original question, what is the purpose of this site? It’s to preserve and advance the entire wet shaving universe with emphasis on straight razors. It’s all about you the membership. Without you the site would not be here. The staff considers all of our members to be kind of an extended family or fraternity. Tired of talking shaving? There is always the Parlour to kick back and have an interesting discussion.

The staff continually labors away trying to improve the site and the New Year will see many improvements I think you will find exciting. Have a recommendation? Check out that forum and express your ideas.

The entire staff of SRP would like to thank all of you for being members and participating in the discussions and if you are a lurker take that step to formally join. Everyone, no matter the skill level or knowledge or lack of it can contribute and get something out of our site.

The staff wishes you and your families have a very merry Christmas and a most happy, healthy and productive New Year.

And Many Happy Returns to you and yours.

Thanks to all on here for providing such a wealth of information in such a nice manner which treats beginners and experts equally well. I have learned so much in the past couple of months since taking to the straights. I especially enjoyed the Long Island get together where I met so many truly great people. Thanks Lynn for your great shop where I have already placed four different orders! :drop jaw:

Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year to all

Thank-you and everyone who makes the forum a great place of fellowship and enjoyment for all the members here!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Giáng sinh vui vẻ và Chúc mừng năm mới!

WP34

Thank you all for all your help...founders, staff, and members as well.

Like Thebigspendur, I started using a SR when there was no internet, and no resources that I had ready access to for learning what to do. After 2-3 months of "trying" I gave up and stored my SR in a gun safe that had drying agents in it. 30 years later, I pull it out and decided to use google to see if it was worth trying again. Sure enough, it led me to SRP, and some AMAZING help and guidance. I can't thank everyone involved enough for your knowledge, patience and kindness in answering all questions, some (I'm sure) for the 1000th time.

Have a great holiday everyone.

I lurked around here a long time researching and learning before I took the dive into straights from DE. I even learned a lot about wet shaving here before switching to DE! I've found tons of information on here and on youtube from members here that has been extraordinarily helpful. Thanks to everyone for sharing experiences and knowledge. Otherwise, I would have given up on straight razors a long time ago when I ordered a cheap razor shaped piece of metal from ebay.

I'm new here but I want to say thanks for all that is done to keep these boards running. It is a wonderful resource.