Thread: Help getting set up

Originally Posted by TJoshX

Thanks guys for the quick responses. New questions haha.

I keep hearing and reading about "scales"... what is meant by this?

Also does anyone know of someplace that does maybe a sort of beginners set... razor, strop, hone, brush etc?

As far as strops I keep hearing great things about Tony's Strops? Can someone direct me to a site?

Finally the age old question... does size matter?

Thanks,

Josh

Scales are the handles.These are made from virtually anythin from plastic(cheap) to mamoth ivory(expensive).Their are so many materials it's cant be gone through and list them all. As far as sets you should check out classicshaving.com . They will have everything you need to get started.According to others here you wiil have a pretty hard time finding a better strop than tonys'. Size matters.How big is your face? I mean is your face small med or large? pick a brush that accomidates this. Is your beard thick or thin is it coarse or soft?Thin soft beards would probably benefit more from a smaller blade 4/8 or 5/8. IF it is coarse you might want to go with something wider like 6/8 to 8/8. All of this is open for debate. The important part is what feels good to your skin. welcome to srp and best of luck.