Originally Posted by
AFDavis11
Yea, I think that would be an even better choice for a first razor. I think the idea of buying one razor, a "first" razor to learn on and one that will also be perfect for the rest of you life is asking too much.
I think we also put waaaaaaaay too much emphasis on this razor or that razor or whatever. I believe it really, really, really is about your knowledge and abililties.
You haven't put a bad razor up as a suggestion though. Personally I want you to buy something you like too.
I think the key, like I mentioned in my first post, is not to buy cheap and not to buy expensive. Now those extremes are based somewhat on your pocket book.
Take a cheap $10 Zeepk razor, a $60 Dovo, and a $140 TI.
If you hone them poorly you dull the expensive razor, mid priced razor, and the cheap one. Knocking each of them on the sink will put a nick in all three. Throw them all at the nearest wall in frustration and they all suffer.
Do everything right with all three razors and you'll only shave with two of them.
And I still stand by my first comment, that a $140 TI is not expensive. If you wanted to buy a Livi for $600 as a first razor that would be extreme. With straights you have to change your entire perspective. How much does a guy spend on replacement cartridges every year for a Mach 3?
EAD . . . I think you should only buy one razor right now. You need to get into a sortof "relationship" with a razor. Don't get into the habit a lot of guys get into around here of buying lots of hones and lots of razors and changing everything every shave. Learn how to hone, strop, and shave with just ONE razor. You'll cut your learning curve waaaaaaay down.
If you buy two of them now keep one for a back up but really focus on the first one.
You can watch a random sampling of 100 guys on this forum and they all try to learn and the first shave or two doesn't go right and its "What new razor do I need?, what paste should I put on my new paddle I ordered?, what hone am I missing in my lineup of multi grit hones?, what prep machine do I need to get my towels super hot?, etc. etc. etc."
The real question should be simply; "What did I do wrong?"