Thread: New Guy

Welcome Andy.
Glad to have ya in the group. Having two or even 3 razors is the best way to start when you don't hone yet. The rule of thumb is to use one razor. Only one. Then when it needs honed or the edge just needs a little touch up you send it out then pick up and start shaving with razor number two. Use it only. Until it needs work. Even if the first razor comes back. Then use number three. This keeps you shaving with one razor at a time and you will get to know and understand each blade fully. You will be able to tell how your stropping ability is coming along this way too. Switching around blades all the time is OK also but its harder to get to know each razor this way when your new to SR shaving. After 2 or 3 years you will no longer be a newbie. LOL

And I'd recommend trying some better suds. TOB's is OK, but there are so much better soaps on the market now. We recently had a member pass away that spend years testing soaps. You can find it here if you search. Just look up Obies soap. A brush is a personal thing. if it works for you your fine. Some guys like boar. Other Badger. And then some enjoy the synthetics. Its all about what feels good on your face and does the job well for you. They all will act differently. And you have a nice strop. Just don't try to strop fast. Speed comes with time. No need to act like a barber you might have seen on TV.

So stick around, ask questions and we are more than happy to help. We have a huge library that can help you a bunch too.

Some day in the future you may end up with a razor or strop or hone or brush or scuttle or ... Collection. Or like a lot of us you will have a collection of everything and wonder where it all came from...

For a long time shavers got by with a good barber hone, a pasted strop and a decent leather strop. They might go for a year without having the razor honed. You don’t have to invest a lot of money in hones, but you can and a lot of us have quite a collection. Take your time and do as gasman suggests.

Welcome to the club.

Tell the ol lady to cut back on the Horses needs...so you can get a set of stones....lol