Hi guys!

My name is Martin and I'm from Sweden. Have been reading the forums, wiki and classifieds for a while and now it's time to get an account and get acquainted

A while ago I got into the idea of straight shaving. I don't really know why, I kind of got obsessed with them, shaving, honing, the whole deal .I started to search the Internets finding a bunch of videos on YouTube and finally ending up here.

Since it's a little too expensive to just buy a kit and start out I bought two old straights on the Swedish equivalent to EBay just to see what they actually felt/looked like (...and for honing/stropping training and maybe some restoration) .

Here they are:






Since my Phillips electric shaver broke recently I figured buying a straight razor wouldn't be that much more expensive than a new machine(..and in the long run I would even save money!). I looked in the classifieds and found a beautiful 7/8 Wade & Butcher that looked really awesome!(not a beginner shaver but damn what a good looking blade) I am now waiting for it to arrive!
In the mean time I decided to get a Dovo Shavette, just to get the hang of how sharp a straight "should be" and feel against the skin.
I really looked forward to having the Shavette at the end of this week (to be able to heal cuts and snags until the following week..). Due to a screw up at that particular web shop, the razor wouldn't arrive until mid next week .
I got my hands on some no-name shaving soap and badger brush so I am now training my lathering skills

I've had large side-burns connected with my mustache for a long time and basically only shaved the chin and neck. I am now shooting for shorter sides and also keeping the mustache.
I was prepared to straight shave this weekend but due to the incident with the shavette I had to settle with a yellow Bic razor... It wasn't all that bad compared to multiblades and machines I've used but then again I haven't shaved the rest of my face for a long time....

Now I am ready to meet a real blade and see how it goes!

Thanks for listening and thanks for a really nice place!


./Martin