Thread: cheap good quality str8 razor

Gentlemen newbies,

Starting your straight razor experience on the cheap will result in a cheap experience. Any new venture has an initial cost. This is true in the straight razor world. It is the price you pay for one of life's pleasures.

You need two things to start you off: a quality, and shave ready, straight razor, and a quality strop. No, no one says you need a Filarmonica razor and a Kanayama strop for starters; rather, quality abounds for a much lower price. Don't waste your money on so-called cheap stuff, or sight unseen razor packages. I don't know about you, but I prefer to see what I buy.

In all likelihood, the Gold Dollar razor will give you cheap experience. Perhaps it is my perception, but almost all the Gold Dollar praise I have read seems to come from those who have little experience in straight razors. How do I know this? Well, there is such a thing as reading between the lines: the wording used, the descriptions of these "incredible" razors, and so on. I have also experienced the Gold Dollar. OY!

If you don't have the funds right now, wait a while and then buy a reasonably priced quality razor and strop. Down the line, you will thank yourself. If you notice, many of us at SRP try to help newbies by giving them the soundest advice we can. It comes from experience. Yet if you are sold on that cheap razor, that sight unseen cheap razor, or that Gold Dollar wonder, then there isn't much else I can say.

What great information! I'm new to the forum and I love the honesty and knowledge of members on this forum. As a person who has never used a straight razor and limited in funds, I find the posts on straight razor place provide many ways to find what's best for our individual needs and wants.