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karlr Intro to Forum 12-30-2008, 11:36 PM
chee16 welcome! i am just over a... 12-30-2008, 11:57 PM
nun2sharp Nice Boker! :tu Be sure to... 12-30-2008, 11:58 PM
dward Welcome to SRP!! Don't be... 12-31-2008, 12:59 AM
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    Hi All,

    Joined only a short while ago. I've been "lurking" for a while.
    I've shaved with DE for a number of years, went to the dark side with the Electric razor for a while, returned to blades again. Been using a Mach 3 for ever. Recently I've decided to try a straight razor again. My Father had one and moved to DE when I was very young but I always loved the shave I got from my barber when he used his straight razor and wished I would do it.

    I recently bought a shavette I've been using Merkur blades in. It didn't take long to master it so I decided it was time to move on to bigger and better things. I've been using Ebay to try to find a nice razor but I'm not much of an "Ebay'er" so i lost out on many good blades IMHO. But I just got lucky and got what looks like a nice one.

    H.BOKER & CO. ANTIQUE STRAIGHT RAZOR WITH BOX NEAR MINT - (eBay.ca item 300282653493 end time 30-Dec-08 17:45:35 EST)

    I paid $56 USD for it and think I got a fine blade for a bargin price. I'll have to reserve the wOOhoos until I get it in my hands.

    So that's my story, Look forward to chatting with many of you.

    Happy new year... yeah I'm early but I hate to be late.
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    welcome! i am just over a year into straight shaving and these forums are the best resource i have found by far. watch all the videos and read all the tutorials as everyones technique is different so trying things a different way every once in a while helps, atleast for me it did. if you have gotten the hang of the shavette then i am thinking you are well on your way anyways.

    that looks like a great buy for your first real straight. my Boker is one of my best shavers, very smooth and stays sharp pretty well, so far anyways.

    welcome again and good luck!
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    Nice Boker! Be sure to let us know how it shaves!
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    Welcome to SRP!! Don't be afraid to ask questions. There's a wealth of knowledge here.

    Nice razor.
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    Welcome! Let me know when you find it too. I can stop being such a pain in everyones side! LOL

    Have fun and enjoy spectacular shaves!
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    Welcome to SRP!

    That's a nice razor. You might want to send it off to get professionally honed before you use it.
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