Thread: Cheap straight razor

No shavette. Different angles. Different pressure, etc. Not any fun.

Wish you'd of posted here about strop and brush... I find junk leather can do more harm than good. If you're trying to save cash use newspaper.

http://youtu.be/NUuKx7p5Bcg

Originally Posted by TwistedOak

$20 for a shave ready razor is probably not going to happen, but finding a decent brand with only a dull edge and slightly oxidized pivot for less than $20 is a fairly easy task. Talking Ebay or in the wild.

Add restoration/honing fees & he may not have got as good a deal as he has already.

Oh really? Newspaper?
I will try that for sure. Unfortunately the stop already shipped...
How do I know if it is good leather or bad leather? (Am I allowed to post links on the form?)

You can post links as long as your asking for advice and not promoting a product. You cannot post a link and ask if the price is to high or to low. Example something on Ebay for sale.

In that case, this is the strop that I purchased.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I dont know if it is any good or not thou. Should I use it? Or return in and just use newspaper until I can afford a higher quality strop?

Looks ok, I would try it out. Has good reviews.

UPDATE: My Burrell Top Flight has arrived, been disinfected and I had my first shave with it today.
I somewhat cheated, I had to use shaving cream from a can due to inability to create a lather with Arko... Will work on that..

I went all in, shaved my cheeks and sideburns on the right and left. Then I cheated again and used a disposible razor to knock off some longer hairs on my neck (a week or two worth of beard) and came back with the straight for a closer shave all over.

My face feels very smooth WTG but I did not shave XTG or ATG because it seemed a little pully and akward so I didnt want to push it too much on the first shave. So when I feel my face I can feel extreme smoothness WTG but a big of stubble ATG... Hopefully this is normal.
Thanks again for everyones advice!

That is great news. Using a cart, DE or disposable while you learn is not cheating IMHO, and a wise move. If you have the Arko stick, try face lathering, works best that way.

What you have done is the best way to go. Doing what you are comfortable with and do the rest the old way and work up to doing more and more with the straight. Good luck with your lathers and shaves