Thread: New Member = scared but excited

Hello Bayaz and welcome to SRP.

You are in the right place for a great straight razor learning experience.

I agree wholeheartedly with Roy. I don't care how macho you think you are, the first time you put that blade on to your face your knees will be knocking...guaranteed.

So, watch a lot of straight razor shaving video's to begin with. Our founder Lynn Abrams has a great one that is a must watch. All the help you need is right here. Ask plenty of questions. We're all here to help you succeed and make this fun.
Enjoy the forum and the learning process.

Pete <:-}

All great info given. So all im going to say is welcome to SRP. Find a local if possible to help you learn as one on one help is the best way to learn the ins and outs.

Welcome to the forum.

Roger

Welcome, good having you here! Keep coming back, ask questions and share your experience. Most of all, enjoy the great shaves that await you...

If you want the help put your location in your profile, how we supposed to get the right guy for you. Tc

Holding a lethal, sharp blade up to your throat for the first time is an intimidating experience for all newcomers. However, nearly all of us have survived to tell of the experience. Just do not go beyond your comfort level. It is not necessary to do a three-pass shave of your entire face on your first attempt. If you start to get nervous, stop and try again later.

It is likely that you can shave your cheeks with the grain (normally top to bottom), with your dominant hand on the same side of your face. If that is all you are comfortable doing at first, then do that. Then as you feel more confident, try shaving other parts of your face. Once you get comfortable shaving with the grain, try shaving across the grain or against the grain. Once you are comfortable shaving with your dominant hand, try shaving a portion of your face with your non-dominant hand. Although many of us find shaving with non-dominant hand useful on portions of our face, there are some who do everything with their dominant hand. With practice you should get comfortable shaving all portions of your face in multiple direcitons. However, if for some reason you cannot get comfortable doing it, then figure out some other way. For example, my chin is very difficult to shave due to its shape, the presence of dimples and crazy changes in grain direction. I can shave my chin with a straight razor, but I can never get quite as close as I would like. So, I shave two passes with a straight razor and then do a cleanup pass with a DE safety razor.

Hi and welcome aboard. From previous posts the invisible edge is UK based and offer shave ready blades. Other Uk members may be able to help with local vendors.

Thanks for the info.. Yep this is going to be a learning curve and I won't be doing three passes with a blindfold straight away Time and patience are my best friends and as stated in the other posts, I'll be watching plenty of vids, asking lots of questions and have 999 on stand-by. I'm quite excited by this.. my wife however hmmm thinks I might turn into Harvey Dent..

Cheers

Bayaz