The Wait is killing ME!!!

Alright.. I have always wanted to shave with a Straight and now i'm just finishing up a 1 year deployment (non-mil). So i thought i'd have a nice little present waiting on me when i got home... A Dovo 5/8 Spike Point with Ebenholz Scales and everything else i would need to get into straight shaving. 7 days and i'll be home.... 7 days and i'll see my very own new Shave ready Dovo. I've been reading like a mad man on this forum and the wiki and i'm getting excited as hell.wish me luck and any additional tips and tricks would be much appreciated. Thanks!!!

Mr. Pomp (yes I do sport a Pomp)

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Originally Posted by MrPomp

Alright.. I have always wanted to shave with a Straight and now i'm just finishing up a 1 year deployment (non-mil). So i thought i'd have a nice little present waiting on me when i got home... A Dovo 5/8 Spike Point with Ebenholz Scales and everything else i would need to get into straight shaving. 7 days and i'll be home.... 7 days and i'll see my very own new Shave ready Dovo. I've been reading like a mad man on this forum and the wiki and i'm getting excited as hell.wish me luck and any additional tips and tricks would be much appreciated. Thanks!!!

Mr. Pomp (yes I do sport a Pomp)

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:gl::rock::tu

Welcome and hope it's waiting for you when you get home. Do not rush things, take your time and enjoy the ride

Mr. Pomp (yes I do sport a Pomp)[/quote]

Let's see it, take a pic and post:rock::hmmm::D

Welcome to SRP! Take a look at the SRP Wiki here and the tutorial videos here. There is a great post to ease into straight razor shaving here. :gl:

Welcome back. Hope you have a great shave with that new Dovo.:gl:

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7 days and i'll be home.... 7 days and i'll see my very own new Shave ready Dovo.

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4 more days and I'll see my new SRD Premium Strop...

I've been living in the US for the past 4 months and will
be going home for the first time on Wednesday.

I haven't had a straight razor shave for that long as well...

:cry: :w :( :eek:


- Scott

welcome to srp,

first shave's always exciting. the subsequent ones are a lot better :)

Tell me about it. I'm watching the mailbox for my Dubl Duck and Wapi to return from refurbishing as well as my new Rooney brush. At least my shaving products have arrived from TGQ otherwise I might lose it completely! :D

X

Thanks for all the encouragement and the links to some great reading... i'm definitly going to take the slow approach and just shave a small portion for starters... i'm pretty confident i won't maim myself.

Mr. Pomp

Welcome aboard....sounds like you have a bad case of RAD already,,,,,just wait to see what it's like when you actually shave with that nice new Dovo...:D

My advice...don't forget to breathe.

Now lets see that Pomp!

PS. Your going to be fine, just relax and take your time.

Hang in there. It will be worth the wait, trust me!

Welcome MrPomp,
It's great to be excited about the new gear but make sure you are calm cool and collected before you take the blade to your face. It sounds like you are probably as ready as you can be if you have been reading up here on the forums. What kind of grease do you use on your do? I'm a Murray's man myself, the heavy stuff in the orange can, good lift, strong hold, and it takes three or four days to wash out!

As a fellow n00b, I know exactly how you feel.
I was a bit impatient my first go, but I'm looking forward to take 2 tomorrow.

I'm still totally psyched and glad I'm not alone! :rock:

:gl:

Thanks again for the encouragement guys... Pomp pics will be on shortly I just literally got out of the Barbers chair. to answer the Grease Question... I've used the Murray's and yes it does take forever to wash out haha... I use High Life Pomade's Voodoo Brew... it's tinted a dark purple so i don't get the White flakes in my shiny black pomp and has a great coconut scent like Black and White. I do keep the pomp shorter than I would like as i am a "professional" I use the term very loose as I see so many supposed "Professionals" these days that I don't really know what the term implies any more.

6 days and i'll be holding that sweet sweet steel in my hands!!! It's only a Chinook flight to baghdad then a plane ride to Amman Jordan, then a Plane ride to the States away from being reality haha...

Mr. Pomp

Welcome dude. I too am waiting for my Dovo square point with ebony handle! I feel your excitement (oo er), although I already own a Wapi (my first straight). You are a daring man for starting with a spike point. Good luck, and remember to watch those ears :tu

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Originally Posted by MisterZadir

Welcome dude. I too am waiting for my Dovo square point with ebony handle! I feel your excitement (oo er), although I already own a Wapi (my first straight). You are a daring man for starting with a spike point. Good luck, and remember to watch those ears :tu

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Daring is my other other middle name, along with danger.

Mr. Pomp

I sometimes rock the Black & White, but I'm not a committed pomp by any standard.