Thread: heres what im looking at

well this is my first post and im new to the whole idea of straight shaving and ive been looking around for what to get and here is the list ive developed so far feel free to critique and add what you feel is necessary as you see fit thanks.

DOVO Straight Razors razor

Razor Strops, Hones, and Accessories strop

Vulfix Shaving Brushes brush

Shaving Soaps, Creams, Lotions & Toiletries cream

p.s. i also have strop past and styptic planned as well

Welcome to SRP, Sparky!

Thats pretty neat stuff that you picked there.

Hey sparky,

Welcome to SRP!

All that stuff is great, I see you have a nice budget to get started and ordering all from one place will help on shipping cost.

Only two things I would recommend are:

1. Buy a scrap piece of leather to practice stropping on so you don't nick you nice new strop

2. Since you are ordering your razor from that site it will come honed and stropped so shave without stropping your first time. That way you will know if you rolled your edge when you strop for your second shave

Let us know how the shave goes!



<after thought> if I really tried how many more times do you think I could have used the word "strop" in this post

Welcome with everything else make sure you read all the stuff for beginners here. The WIKI is loaded with great info to help get you going in the right direction. Always ask questions there's always someone who'll help. Go slow, learn the basics and branch out from there. Don't get discouraged straight shaving is an art, one that can bring real satisfaction.

Welcome to the mad house that is SRP as stated above check out the forums and the wiki but if you get stuck with a problem post it someone is always ready and willing to help

Originally Posted by Sparky

Ok but does srd pre sharpen their stuff that's the main reason I went with cs, I know I have to be weary of the whole shave ready thing but I figured at least a little pre sharpening is better than me attempting it as a noob ya know.

SRD is pre-sharpened by Lynn Abrams same person who does CS and as mentioned with SRD you get a 2nd honing free,

Oh snap ok yeah I'll deffinetly check them out then, thanks

a question sparky, are you buying these mid to upper priced items because that is what you want? or because those are the only sites you know?

because we can point you in the direction of many reputable and cheap products for people starting out. Though a razor from SRD is great for anyone

Originally Posted by mbwhoosh

a question sparky, are you buying these mid to upper priced items because that is what you want? or because those are the only sites you know?

because we can point you in the direction of many reputable and cheap products for people starting out. Though a razor from SRD is great for anyone

A bit of both really, the razor I'm not that worried about the price of but the rest of it (strop, brush, ect) I wouldn't mind cuttin the price on, I like the idea of a free hone so I'll be getting my razor from srd, but if yall know cheaper places to get good strips and other such jazz then by all means hit me. Don't mind payin a good price for the razor for it has been my experience in other areas of my life that you get what you pay for I don't f this applies to razors or not but hey better safe than sorry

And another thing I got to thinkin about, I listed cream in that list but I'm starting to lean more towards soap, so if get soap and a mug how do I get the soap in the mug?!?!? Seems like such a simple concept yet for some reason it's left me scratching my head and sayin huh.