Thread: Nooby college student

Welcome to SRP,
Never got anything from portal5. Are they shave ready? Sounds like you're set to go! I don't use a mug. Just not got one as yet. I lather in a bowl.

I lather on my face. If I use a cream I put it on the brush and the brush will spread it on the face, creating a lather in the process. if I use a soap I create the lather in the plastic saop bowl that came with the soap (Colleen's soap at the moment).

I would save my pennies for a hone. You'll want one sooner or later.

Welcome to SRP!

I use a mug that I bought at the Dollar store, for only $1.13 CAD, you can't beat the price. It works well too, it's deep and has a wide opening on it.

Yehey! I smell good advice again. Thanks, guys!
As for the Kropps, I haven't got them yet. I must add that portal5 was VERY helpful as a seller. He describes his razors as not shave ready.

I've a friend here who works in the college machine shop and he said he'll hone stuff for me if needed.

I got my first shave with a Sheffield George V Crown extra hollow ground razor today. I grew pale for a sec when I did a successful hanging hair test on it.
I did my cheeks, chin, and the coup de maitre. A few nicks here and there, and a longer one that bled a bit on my chin. Cold water, then styptic pencil.
It was a glorious sense of pain.
Jokes aside, my first shave got more hair off my face than my electric ever did in 2 years. I feel like this was one of my best decisions ever. I am looking forward to it so much.

I used Neutrogena shave cream, as my brush is not here yet... I hope I'm going to feel less drag next time. I want to get into stropping, holding the razor properly and confidently by the time my brush gets here.

Just for laughs, my right side is a lot smoother than my left. I guess that shows how dominant my right hand is.

I can't wait for tomorrow so I can shave again.

Glad you are enjoying yourself here.

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Originally Posted by UncleEd

I've a friend here who works in the college machine shop and he said he'll hone stuff for me if needed.

NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!

NOOOOOOOO!


Do not take a razor to someone in a machine shop. They might be great at sharpening plane blades and other tools but the methods and hones used are not the same. Unless your friend has honed lots of straight razors, which is extremely unlikely, don't let him even touch them. If you do, you will be sorry...and in need of a new razor.

Haha, yeah, I see your point there. I was gonna make sure he can actually hone blades in the first place.
Otherwise, I guess I'll have to look for the nearest honemeister.

Come to think about it, my dad knows a really good one back home...

People that think they can actually hone razors are responsible for all the ****ed up blades I get and then have to spend hours fixing.