what does BBS mean?

[carlmaloschneider]

Actually to be honest. I cant even figure out how to navigate through this website very well.

I find the website's structure unnecessary overly complex. For a single answer i spend 20 minutes navigating around the website going in circles. By that time i get distracted with something else, and the question never gets answered. By that time i can either A) post a thread and discuss how i didnt research properly, B) keep googling, or C) just post the question on yahoo answers. Which is what ill probably do next time.

If i go to Library in the upper tab, with the page that is displayed, i do not see a link to get to Acronyms and Abbreviations. I see all the categories, but nothing relating to abbreviations. The only method i have been able to get there is from the links posted on this thread.

The only thing i see related is in the FAQ which is pretty much useless

What i find humorous is that it tells you to go to a link, however the HTML actually displays the link attributes instead of the link to get there. So i find myself just going in circles again.

Hi there,
With increased use the site gets much easier to navigate, though it's not overly complex, really. Of course it's always great to find information yourself, but I think you'll find that simply asking a question in the main thread of the subject (i.e. honing for a honing question) will get a LOT of responses. You'll find us to be quite a helpful bunch and I don't really come across people getting 'cross' at others for not researching but just asking the question, even when some of us see the same question asked over and over again ;-)

We're looking at creating a 'top ten eternal straight shaver questions' area but it's a work in progress.

As a newer user often gets swamped with answers (as I said, we're very helpful, almost to a fault) and at times the opinions can vary, sometimes it's best to hook up with a mentor and PM them your question. This way you'll get almost customised and personalised support.

We do really aim to provide useful information, so do really encourage new users to ask here, but of course you could use whatever site you wish. Many of us actually genuinely enjoy helping others, so don't hesitate to ask.

Hope this helps.

Carl

[ultrasoundguy2003]

Ok you really need to ask for a mentor. There are very good people in your area. To get to BBS, you need to lay the foundation. Face preparation. Do you have a shaving brush? Do you have wet shaving soap? Scuttle? Large Cup?
Not being a smart arse but to get to BBS you need certain essentials. You are going to need to give your face time to adjust to wicked sharp instruments. All these components that the community just has, you will need, lets start with what do you have?
We know that Major set you up with a DE and Shavette. What other tools do you have?
From the basics the community can help.

[metulburr]

Ok you really need to ask for a mentor. There are very good people in your area. To get to BBS, you need to lay the foundation. Face preparation. Do you have a shaving brush? Do you have wet shaving soap? Scuttle? Large Cup?
Not being a smart arse but to get to BBS you need certain essentials. You are going to need to give your face time to adjust to wicked sharp instruments. All these components that the community just has, you will need, lets start with what do you have?
We know that Major set you up with a DE and Shavette. What other tools do you have?
From the basics the community can help.

I really just have the razors major gave me. I have facial cream...Its the less than dollar stuff that is in a compressed air. I do not have a brush. I have been just wiping it on my face with my hands. I tried mixing that with hot water, but i have been using a bowl from the kitchen along with my fingers. I do have a strop. I doubt you guys would consider it a good strop after seeing people buy 100 dollar strops, but it seems decent to me. I nicked it a couple times, but that was before i knew that you were suppose to flip the blade end away from the strop when doing a 180. I have been eyeballing a combo from walmart that has the soap, brush, brush holder, and bowl in it, but it costs 25 bucks. Ill have to buy that at a later point though. I just bought a styptic pencil because i nicked my face really good recently. (not the razors fault, i am just no t good around the chin area)

[Geezer]

hoo boy!

If you use the " Google custom search" box in the header of the page:
If you click on the magnifying glass you get a net search.
If you just use you keyboard's enter key, you get a site only search.
~Richard
PS It only took me 4 years to figure that out!

[Razorfeld]

hoo boy!

If you use the " Google custom search" box in the header of the page:
If you click on the magnifying glass you get a net search.
If you just use you keyboard's enter key, you get a site only search.
~Richard
PS It only took me 4 years to figure that out!

Thanks Geez, you just saved me three years!

[ultrasoundguy2003]

Ok simple . I got a pile of all the stuff you need.
Are you serious?
I want to help you . I dont want to get kicked in the face by someone who doesnt really want to learn, I have given a ton of sh#t to others who talked a good game and then resold everything they where given on E bay. that sucks for me .This aint my first rodeo ,
I have the equipment you need. Do you WANT it FREE. ??
Will you listen when I/We give you advise?
In or out ?? I cant make it any more simple.
You need a mentor and the gear. I got extra gear. But I aint gonna give it to you if your just a bull#itter.

[ultrasoundguy2003]

Take this in the finest yet straightforward manner possible .

[metulburr]

I dont want to get kicked in the face by someone who doesnt really want to learn,

I do want to learn, otherwise i wouldnt of created an account on these forums.

I have given a ton of sh#t to others who talked a good game and then resold everything they where given on E bay

Didn't i prove that i am not trying to make a profit? I sent back the broken razor. If i was trying to sell it all on ebay, i would of just sold the broken razor on ebay instead of mailing it back to you. I wish i could give you collateral, but all i can give is my word.

You do not have to give me anything. I will eventually have extra money to put into shaving. If you feel that i am trying to fool you, then do not send me anything. If i gave something to someone on this forum and saw it on ebay for sale, i would have a really hard time doing it ever again. In fact, i think that would shut me off permanently.

I have the equipment you need. Do you WANT it FREE. ??

I would really like to pay you for it. However i just cant come up with the money right now. I will pay everyone who gave me something back. If they want pay it forward, then ill pay it to someone else.

Will you listen when I/We give you advise?

Of course. I would be where i am at now later if i dont.

I got extra gear. But I aint gonna give it to you if your just a bull#itter.

All i can say is you guys have given me so much already. For example, in the event i decide to switch back to my dull disposables (which would never happen), i would feel obligated to give back the items given to me. If not to the owners, then to pay it forward to other newbies at that time.

I am not really sure how to convince you otherwise than to just give you my word.

In or out ?? I cant make it any more simple.

I would like the items, yes. But there is a big difference in what i want and what i need. I feel like i do not need it to survive, and that i i am wrong in taking things for free from you guys...but i do really want it if it helps with shaving.

[ultrasoundguy2003]

I do want to learn, otherwise i wouldnt of created an account on these forums.


Didn't i prove that i am not trying to make a profit? I sent back the broken razor. If i was trying to sell it all on ebay, i would of just sold the broken razor on ebay instead of mailing it back to you. I wish i could give you collateral, but all i can give is my word.

You do not have to give me anything. I will eventually have extra money to put into shaving. If you feel that i am trying to fool you, then do not send me anything. If i gave something to someone on this forum and saw it on ebay for sale, i would have a really hard time doing it ever again. In fact, i think that would shut me off permanently.


I would really like to pay you for it. However i just cant come up with the money right now. I will pay everyone who gave me something back. If they want pay it forward, then ill pay it to someone else.


Of course. I would be where i am at now later if i dont.


All i can say is you guys have given me so much already. For example, in the event i decide to switch back to my dull disposables (which would never happen), i would feel obligated to give back the items given to me. If not to the owners, then to pay it forward to other newbies at that time.

I am not really sure how to convince you otherwise than to just give you my word.



I would like the items, yes. But there is a big difference in what i want and what i need. I feel like i do not need it to survive, and that i i am wrong in taking things for free from you guys...but i do really want it if it helps with shaving.

Methinks thou dost protest too much

[carlmaloschneider]

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Hi there. The shaving foam stuff in a can with compressed air is no good at all for shaving with a straight. Really there's two aspects to a lather, glide and cushion. Glide allows the razor to travel across the face smoothly, cushion (which is a products of bubbles) allows the razor to move on a bed so to speak. The shaving foam does have bubbles of course, but the foam has a LOT of air in it, too much air and not enough 'body'. A good lather will have some body; not too much as otherwise it gets too gluggy. I'd highly recommend either Body Shop Macca Root cream, or Taylor of Old Bond street cream or Tabac cream. Those three are really easy to make a lather with. I wouldn't start with a soap, as soaps can be a little harder to produce a good lather.

I always used to use Proraso pre/post cream it helped with the glide, too.