After lurking in the background for a few weeks, I thought I'd say hello to all you guys out there........

I've been wetshaving for nigh on forty years now, and am sick of ending up with shaves that leave your face feeling like a badgers backside. (I tend to speed shave 'cos being a lazy git I leave everything to the last moment in the morning)

Anyway I digress. To cut a long story short, for my birthday, my kids (16&12) paid for me to have a straight razor shave. - boy was it good!!!! It was so good I thought I might try it myself. so after a bit of googling I found you lot.

THIS FORUM IS BRILLIANT!!!!

What a knowledgebase this is, its members are willing to share their experiences with anyone, and aren't a pack of stuffy purists.

But you have set me on the slippery slope into SR shaving - big time!

So far my acquisitions are:

Vulfix Badger hair Shaving Brush
Musgo Real Shaving Cream
2 razors off e-bay, a 4/8 Luna (A. Feist) and a French 5/8 Trophee (Both need honing and I need to get a shave ready razor)

I'm waiting delivery of
Lynn's DVD
A Tony Miller Travelling Strop
Belgian Blue Whetstone and Coticule (I know the Norton would be cheaper, but I like natural stone....)

If you have any recommendations / comments on what I've got so far or future purchases, please le me know - It really would be appreciated

Once again, A big thankyou to all you people out there.