Thread: What do i need to start SR shaving?

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Hello!

Welcome! As a vet who was stationed in Norfolk in the early 70’s I thank you for your service!!

I trust that the D & S piers are still looking good!

PM me and send me your address and I’ll give you a shave ready razor! Nothing fancy but a solid shaver! You will love the curve ball about its origins when you get it!

gugi has pretty much said it all, however I will add that you need to be patient and learn to properly strop as stropping is your friend! Being in close quarters a small paddle strop would be very handy!

Smooth Sailing and:

Sanfte Rasur, mein Klingenbruder!

(Smooth Shaving My Brother In Blades)

Justice
Thank you for your service.
Cudarunner good deal. That is a great thing you are doing sending justice a razor. Bravo Zulu

I always seem to give the same advice, but being military to military, I know how very short our money ends up sometimes. Check out whipped dog. Sure you could get a new razor, but for the money, whipped dog razors are a great bang for the buck...especially if you are not yet sure if it is what you want. I've got 8 razors now that I've been drawn into it, but until recently, my best razor of all of them was my whipped dog. It's still a great shave,, but it's been outdid by a ralf Aust. However, the difference there is a $30 whipped dog razor vs a $160 ralf Aust. You do the math.

Thank you very much cudarunner i'll send you my info in a minute. I really appreciate all the help ya'll have been. Great advice I will be grabbing a strop and some extra disposable blades for my razor. there is a local antique shop that has some old straights that I'll practice with. Good idea on giving a cold shave a try because we do lose hot water from time to time. This is a great group of people very welcoming. timing to start reading about strops and stropping thanks again everyone.

Don't forget to adjust to the "real" blade, as i've seen about 15 posts to the effect of "hey this razor ain't sharp" when fellows were switching from replaceable SR-type/shavettes to a bona fide Straight Razor. Seems the angles are bit different. Lynn mentions this in his shaving vid.

Enjoy. I think every man needs at least one backup razor, in case of damage or dullness or flood...