Thread: Very Tempted to try Str8s.

Another nice part about testing out straights is that the resale is very good. If you decide to pack it in you'll get pretty much what you paid for the gear in the first place. Shavettes always looked too expensive to me, the good ones at least. Once you've stropped a real edge and seen the results, chances are you'll catch a disorder or two, aquisition disorders being the most common ailment.

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Welcome, once you get a taste-there will be no turning back.

I wouldn't go the Shavette route though. There are vendor's here with VERY good quality starter kits that can get you going. There is,at least IMO, a difference in the feel of a conventional Str8 versus a disposable blade shavette.

Be forewarned-RAD can and will occur WITHOUT WARNING

As a relative newbie to straights I also extend my welcome to SRP and the world of straights. By all means look through the site. As already mentioned the Vendor Corner forum is a great place to visit. In it you will find Kenrup who has great starter kits. As a bare minimum to start you will need a straight razor (I have no experience with the disposal razor straights and had no interest in the them), a strop, and some sort of shave cream/soap. I also recommend buying a decent brush (they can be had for as little as $10 or less) and some soap/cream. We have a few great vendors of those. The soap/cream decision really gets down to personal taste so I won't recommend any one vendor or source. You decide that. You really don't need to buy a shave mug. A kitchen bowl will work just as fine. But there are some very nice, inexpensive shaving mugs out there. The classifieds are also a great place to look. You can get some great buys on a number of items. Most all the razors are truly shave ready (you can look at the ad and it will say if it is or not), and they are very good bargains.

Thank you for the warm welcome. I have a decent brush (EJ Best badger brush) and soap. It is a matter of trying a straight with a strop. I am not sure whether I need diamond paste on top of strop as well. I can buy an expensive str8 but I do not want to do it now. I have seen user chip the blade with the faucet so I wanted to try with something around 10-20 $ and wee how it goes. Thanks every one.

Originally Posted by kingram

Thank you for the warm welcome. I have a decent brush (EJ Best badger brush) and soap. It is a matter of trying a straight with a strop. I am not sure whether I need diamond paste on top of strop as well. I can buy an expensive str8 but I do not want to do it now. I have seen user chip the blade with the faucet so I wanted to try with something around 10-20 $ and wee how it goes. Thanks every one.

No, not on the daily strop. Don't put anything on that for stropping the edge.