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08-03-2008, 03:24 AM #1Senior Member
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When are you no longer a "newbie"?
Is there a generally-agreed definition of when someone is no longer a newbie? I've only been at this straight thing for a couple of months, but...
Yesterday, I received an ERN Crown & Sword 1720 that I got on eBay for $5.99. It was dull as hell, but generally in really nice condition. I cut a new bevel on it, honed it and stropped it. Then I did a nice prep and went for a shave.
Fabulous! BBS on most of my face, pretty close everywhere else. And not a drop of blood!
Though I'm certainly no honemeister, I'm not feeling like such a newbie any more.
Mike
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08-03-2008, 03:53 AM #2Troublemaker
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Congratulations, Mike! A great accomplishment and a great feeling. Still a newbie? No! I hereby annoint you a ... a .... (oh what's that word!) a MEZZANINE!
Originally Posted by RetroGrouch
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08-03-2008, 03:53 AM #3what Dad calls me
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When youve bought everything in the world thats razor related and then realize you didnt need 99/100ths of it!
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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08-03-2008, 04:34 AM #4Senior Member
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Chimensch,
Oh great, so I've moved from hobbyist to lobbyist??
nun2sharp,
Yes, I already have way too much stuff. Over ten straight razors with more on the way, five ridiculously nice brushes, some honing stuff and enough soaps and creams to last the rest of my life. (Plus a bunch of DE items that I'm not using much any more.) I should be selling some of it off (or giving it away) but I'm too lazy.
Mike
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08-03-2008, 04:57 AM #5Troublemaker
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Uhm... I'd say you're sharper than your razor. Originally Posted by RetroGrouch
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08-03-2008, 10:50 PM #6
No easy answer. Some people use a straight for 20 years and never truly master it and some shave like pros within weeks or months. My own personal feeling is after 5 years of everyday shaving you are no longer a novice.
No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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08-03-2008, 11:16 PM #7Mint loving graphical comedian
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When you answer threads in Newbie corner instead of starting them.
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08-07-2008, 09:27 AM #8Oh Yes!
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So true. Originally Posted by thebigspendur
I think this pretty much answers the question about as good as you will get.
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08-04-2008, 09:22 AM #9Super Shaver
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When you give free razors to an SRP member with several thousand posts and who lives in the same city you do, then you're no longer a n00b. Originally Posted by RetroGrouch
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08-04-2008, 10:11 AM #10Senior Member
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Originally Posted by xman
When you give free razors to an SRP member with several thousand posts and who lives in the same city you do, then you're no longer a n00b.
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Ha! Well you probably don't really need a grouchily-honed Wapi, but throw your name into the hat anyway (if you haven't already) and pay it forward!
Mike
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