Thread: Calling Ozzie Straight Razor Users

I am in Brisbane also.. I totally agree antique stores are well over priced.. Found most of mine in the country. I am lucky to have received some from customers and old barbers I know.I suppose that is a perk of my job..

Best check country antique shops.. Once picked up a huge bleckman chopper for $10 at an old servo in Manilla NSW...Had a little table out the front with a heap of junk on it.. One of my favourites..

Originally Posted by Bagman

Thanks Jimbo. I have got talking to (I presume) the owner of the shop a couple of times. Very friendly and helpful chap he was too. I recall he said he had someone who would do a professional hone on the blade if ever I needed it. As it turns out, I bought a stone and have honed myself, but will keep that one tucked away in case...

lol! Well, I do not know about professional, but if you do want your razor honed any time drop me a line rather than going via him. I have moved house and do not think he has my proper number any more. Free honing for Aussie SRP members, btw....

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

lol! Well, I do not know about professional, but if you do want your razor honed any time drop me a line rather than going via him. I have moved house and do not think he has my proper number any more. Free honing for Aussie SRP members, btw....

James.

James that is a fantastic offer and one I am certain to take you up on in the near future. Great stuff. I'm actually into Brissie for the first time ever to visit my brother at the start of August and will make a point of visiting the Razor Shop. Sounds well worth it. Thanks again.

Mykel

Originally Posted by Bagman

G'day Onimaru55,

I'm northside also - Mosman. Happy shaving.

Kewl. SRP has a few members in Sydney now. We must have a get together.

Originally Posted by thebaldbarber

Best check country antique shops.. Once picked up a huge bleckman chopper for $10 at an old servo in Manilla NSW...Had a little table out the front with a heap of junk on it.. One of my favourites..

Plan to do the same shortly. A weekend away with my wife with the sneaky ulterior motive of attending a country swap meet and antique shops...mwah hah hah hah hah haaaaah.

Originally Posted by Bagman

Plan to do the same shortly. A weekend away with my wife with the sneaky ulterior motive of attending a country swap meet and antique shops...mwah hah hah hah hah haaaaah.

Country NSW is gold.The smaller the town the better the find.

Don't forget vinnies and the salvos..

Good luck with the hunt...

I'm in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne - don't know any local straight razor users.
I'm new to the whole thing, and am only just holding off the whole RAD thing - gotta get used to using what I have first!


Got a Shaver Shop at the local shopping centre, but I've only bought a DE from them. I'm still using my $2 shave brush from Safeway /Woolworths. (Though I recently got some Bodyshop shavecream to try instead of my $2 shave soap stick).


Catchya,
Michael.

Hello,

I'm in Brisbane. I agree that cut throat related supplies out here are pretty expensive. When the dollar was around the same as the US dollar last year, it was still cheaper for me to buy razors, a 4k/8k, rooney brush and dovo strop from the US, than it was to buy them out here (I couldn't even get the dovo razor and brush here). Although the dollar has dropped a bit, I'm still buying from the US at the moment. I've been grabbing razors off the SRP classifieds, as I've found them very reasonably priced, particularly when I'm experimenting with different types of blades.

Last year I found this post on Badger and Blade:-

Australian Shaving Supplies - Badger & Blade

It's got info about a number of Australian shaving supply places. I've checked them out, and it's still the case that there's no-where near the variety out here. I use the Floris Elite shave soap, which you can buy out here from Ivy House. It's so bloody expensive I'm half tempted to give it up though (but it's very nice). I was using Crabtree and Evelyn Sandalwood soap before that (you can get it at some David Jones), but the Floris was certainly better.

I haven't seen any razors around in my local antique stores, and the ones I've seen on Ebay weren't much chop. I've been given a couple of old Bengals by a mate of mine, so I'm going to have a go at restoring them. Another mate of mine has seen quite a few razors at estate sales, so I might have to start sending feelers out if I'm going to get them locally.

regards,

craby

Hey, another Sydneysider onboard. Just starting my research before making the plunge and doing the straight razor thing.

Originally Posted by Sly712

Hey, another Sydneysider onboard. Just starting my research before making the plunge and doing the straight razor thing.

G'day & welcome Sly712. Shoot me a PM if you need any help on the quest.