Thread: Shavette or the Real Thing?

I am curious to know how many of you started on a shavette and then moved over to a straight and how many started right off with a real straight razor. What are the pros and cons of starting on one or the other. Obviously you don't learn how to strop with a shavette. That could be a pro or a con depending on your point of view.

Anyway, curious to see if there are many votes to starting on the shavette.

Thanks.

I started on a shavette mainly because it was cheaper. No looking back I learned a lot of technique for the actual shave without messing up the blade with poor stropping. Kind of the same idea as not doing your own honing right away.

straight to the straight from a disposable cartridge for me. Welcome, eezee! You're in good company

I also started with the shavette but only used it for about five days decided to get a straight.

Roger

I went right to the straight to get the full experience. I also enjoy the collecting aspect as well as the shave.

I went straight to a straight from a DE. I bought a well-honed, shave ready vintage straight and strop off another straight shaver and was ready to go. I never even thought about going down the shavette road.

Straight to the straight. Why only go half way

One thing I have noticed is mentioned here before is the straight razor is a lot more forgiving than shavette.

Roger

I started with a Dovo Shavette and practiced honing flea market blades at the same time, learning to strop them too. When I got to the point where I could get them shave ready, which took a month, I switched over to straights.

Shavette. It was great to learn technique before heading into an SR and learning about stropping