Thread: What regrets do you have from your straight razor adventure

I wish I would have started earlier so I could have found vintage blades easier, I have to do some serious leg work these days

When I got my first straight, there were over 100 NOS case razors. I got the cheapest one for 20ish bucks. If I knew then ehat I know now, I would've bought ever dang one.

Second was accidentally palm rubbing nivea balm on my srd strop. Totally bones the leather

I found a Geneva Cutlery straight at an antique shop for a song - restored it and rescaled it. It was the best shaver I had! Loved that razor - my wife would get sick of me rubbing my face and saying "feel how smooth - that Geneva Cutlery is awesome!"

Fast forward 6 months: I'm touching this razor up and looking through a handheld little 60x scope. I have the feet of the scope resting gently on the edge and I'm focusing in when my glasses, which I had slid up to the top of my head, come crashing down on top of the eye piece of the hand held and the shock transfers down the scope to the razor's edge and pops a 2 - 3 mm crack in the blade.... Before pics:



Sad day - and I regret not listening to the advice here to put little pieces of foam on the bottom of the feet.

Adam

Selling all those big huge mint Sheffield blades back in 07-08 for less than $50 each because they simply never fit my face

I regret not going vintage right off the bat, and not starting sooner.

One of the first razors I tried to hone was a W&B wedge. Since I didn't know what I was doing I kind of messed it up. Not totally ruined, but it will take a lot of work to make it right. Another regret is not starting about 25-30 years sooner with straights, nor finding SRP sooner. I have really learned a lot in the last 6-7 years thanks to many SRP members sharing their experience. Thank you!

Buying a zeva shave kit for my first straight razor, and not starting sr shaving 25 years ago! That's a lot of bad shaves

Regrets?

Sure, just one...not buying more big Sheffields couple of years back when they were still almost plentiful on eBay and were not near the prices they go for today, if you can even find them anymore that is....

I regret not buying new dubl ducks in the '50s, keeping them in their original wrappers, and selling them as NOS today.

Originally Posted by Deeter

I regret not buying new dubl ducks in the '50s, keeping them in their original wrappers, and selling them as NOS today.

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