Thread: Beginners Tips: March 2015

Originally Posted by Razorfaust

Good post. I think there is much to be said for just getting one or two razors a decent strop and brush and exploring their potential. I think many people myself included get caught up chasing the perfect shave and kid themselves into thinking that a new razor or strop or hone will be the magic bullet. Sometimes yes but most often its more of the same because the operator has not grown the wiser in using the equipment already owned. Often new acquisitions give more of the same results and sets up a cycle of purchasing more gear to fill the void. Most often the void is you and the only thing that will fill it is developing expertise. This just takes time and a bit of focus. Moving targets are much harder to hit.

Thanks,
i did write the article based on my experience, and i really am not a collector of things, i can see how it is easy to keep seeing new, different things and wanting to try them, but ultimately they all get you to the same place if used properly.

Nice job, Edmund. I...er...would appreciate you asking before using pics of my gear, though!
'cept that bucket of DE's. Them ain't mine!

Excellent Ed - sometimes us hoarders and over-thinkers need a reminder that when it comes down to it, we'd all be just as happy with a brush, some good wholesome shaving soap, a strop and a couple of straight razors, because for me, it's the delight in using a straight and the shaving ritual that makes it all worthwhile.

And of course some hones for razor maintenance, but we can discuss that later....

Great Ed, thanks for the read!

Ed you nailed it buddy! I wish I had took this approach.

Ed,

Well done!!!

Very thoughtful and sagacious advice!!

Regards,

Howard

Just to show that I practice what i preach:

My shaving gear that I use 66.6% of the time and for probably 80% of my shaves.
1- Mappin and Webb hollow ground razor app 5/8", a gift from andrewJM
2- 2" No brand strop, traded with Frankenstein for a razor
3- omega 10098 $24 with a tube of omega cream
4- feather popular D/E $17 for emergencies
5- astra blades $13 for 100
6- large coffee cup as a lather bowl $3 from a charity shop
7- pop stick as a snurdler (look it up)
9- tub of mixed, left over soap
10- tub containing a mixture of left over cream, glycerin, nivea sensitive balm and used lather (yes you can reuse old lather)
11- old spice aftershave.

Ed......I don't see that Bruno Lancet in that pic???

Never doubted your word at all.

Bob

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Ed......I don't see that Bruno Lancet in that pic???

That's right tom, i keep that and my one other razor at home and use them about twice every 3 weeks, the other razor was a gift from phrank or i would only have 2.

The point was to show what i could happily use (and do for the most part) if i didn't have the other stuff I have .

do you mean the one on the right tom?
the frameback on the left now lives in Thailand with Frankenstein, i was keeping it for him for ages and only recently got a mailing address, the centre razor is the one that phrank gave me.