Thread: Ok newbies..Iam going to pay it forward.......

That's right newbies....with less than 10 posts...with the best story why I should send you a shave ready straight...for free, US only...but I do love my brothers across the pond too. Will let this thread go to July 5 and then with some help of the SRP brothers...pick a Winnah !!!! And FREE Shipping too !!!!! And no long winded story's please.Keep it about as long as this post....Good Luck !!

Does it count if 979 of my posts were probably worthless? Hah

Why couldn't it have length of time. That will teach me not to post so much, dang it.

Good for you nessmuck !

Had to post to see where my count was at......shucks.

So I might be the only one yet able to recieve?

Except for me beeing across the pond, already have a couple of shave ready straights (thanks to birnando setting them up for me), and after spending 400 dollars on fitjarsoap yesterday, and 100 dollars on stirling soap last week, I really could not accept a newbie gift that would be better in the hands of a broke student or something :P

So, I might have gone a bit overboard with the soap purchases, as Ive only had as many straight razor shaves as my post count. But I could still use the soap for my DE if all things went to hell, and I bought some to convert my buddies to better stuff then canned goo.

Nessmuck, all you are going to accomplish is pushing a newb further into RAD. Ahhhh, I get it, your like a drug dealer giving away a free sample to get some poor shmuck addicted, smaaaart.

First post! And first ever self straight razor shave this morning!
I was looking for the SR head shave thread I had looked at a few days ago to share my experience in but I guess here will have to do. I'll try and keep it short.

My first experience with a straight razor was almost 3 years ago in Oceanside, CA. I was at Camp Pendleton for infantry training as I had just gotten out of boot camp. I decided the high and tight wasn't working for me anymore because of how thin my hair was getting, only 26 and going bald lol. So I went to a barber in town that I knew used SRs to do the bottom inch or so of the neckline on a normal h&t or fade, and asked if they could do the whole head that way, they did and it was amazing. I went back again the next six or so Sundays. After my training was complete came home to Wisconsin (reservist), unable to find a barber to do the same here I went to the 5 blade cartridge until I finally decided that I should just get my own SR and join the club haha. started doing a little research online, found this forum and SRD.com.
On Monday I ordered a Dovo "Astrale" Ebony 5/8" and the whole wet shave kit. it came in last night and was excited to use it this morning. I figured I would start with the sides of my head above the ear/sideburn area and quit when I got uncomfortable and switch back to the 5 blade. well that never happened so I finished it off with the SR, only 1 pass for today mostly WTG but some XTG (that's across the grain right?) where I couldn't get a good position for WTG. overall I think it turned out pretty good for my 1st attempt, no cuts or anything!
Well that was longer than I thought but oh well. I would love to have another SR to see how different ones feel and shave! And having just spent all my spare change on this setup its going to be a while before getting another. Now I'm off to figure out how to make a good lather with the soap I have, I couldn't get the nice thick suds like I see in the videos.
Thanks for letting me share my experience!
Joe.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Good for you nessmuck !

Had to post to see where my count was at......shucks.

Dont feel bad......

What timing.
I recently converted to DE shaving after spending untold $s on cartridges and million dollar marketing campaigns. Now the simple joy of lathering my face with a boar's hair brush and using a DE shaver similar to what my father used has turned my daily-ish chore into a great morning experience. Then just last week I came into my grandfather's shave gear (http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...have-gear.html). Holding that no-name SE razor in my hand, the same one my grandfather used along with my great grandfather's shave mug, well I knew it was only a matter of time before I became a convert. Then I saw the links to videos here on restoring antique SE blades. That's it, I'm hooked. This is my new hobby. Bought 5 antique SE blades on Ebay this week with the plan to restore and use them. Just finished my first hand-made scales in the garage yesterday. My problem is my new strop has yet to arrive and my hone technique is leaving me less than "shave ready".
I logged on this morning to do some research on honing and came across your post.
If I'm your chosen recipient you can be assured that your SE will be put to regular use and it will be prominently shown along with my new collection of refurbished antique SEs in a soon to be made/acquired display case.
Thanks for the opportunity to share my story.
Brian

Yea, sure, right. We won't believe it till we see some pictures. Welcome to the madness.