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Hello, I'm also new here
Hello!
Allow me to introduce myself: I'm Johan from a small town near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Almost a year ago I bought my first straight razor, trying to get rid of the rash on my face I got from shaving with the modern razors. It worked, I get a lot less bumps, but the whole thing grew out into a hobby. Now I have 10 razors, even a set for every single day in the week, and a lot of soaps (Tabac, De Vergulde Hand, Mama Bears), Creams (Also Tabac, De Vergulde Hand, Bartex and a German brand with herbs and minerals), different shavingbrushes and a whole collection of After Shaves (Again Tabac, Old Spice (Not in stores in Holland for years)). Due to a nasty scar on my chin, I have to admit that I use a double-edged safety razor for that spot.
I hope to find good tips for using and repairing my collection.
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Welcome to SRP Johan. Good to see a 'new' guy who already has RAD. :D (razor acquisition disorder)
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Welcome to SRP!
Do you have any photos of your razors?
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Welcome, Johan
Looks like all you need from us are some terms;
RAD
SCAD
SBAD etc. :D
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I have uploaded some photos on my profile
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Thanks, I bought the set a couple of weeks ago, unfortunately there is a little crack in the blade of thursday and I still have to resharpen them. The set is almost not used, and except the thursday blade in excellent condition.
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welcome johan,
sounds familiar :)
i like kropp razors, the one i had was nice and smooth.
check the workshop section, it's full of threads of guys restoring razors back to nice and shiny.
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In or a penny, in for a pound! I rounded up a nice collection of straight shaving paraphernalia and it has become a small hobby.
Tell the ladies a better story behind that scar, such as you got it sparing with an MMA fighter.
Pabster
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Welcome to SRP. AD's seem to be a norm around here and we enjoy the stories that go with them. :o
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G'day & welcome to SRP, the place for acquisition disorders & occasionally , scars :)
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Welcome to the board Johan. Glad to have you on board :tu
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About the scar: No big story here, but a stupid accident. It happened on the first (and last) 'iceday' for years here in Holland. Like every true Dutchman I wanted to go iceskating in the polder, but I saw that some plumbing in the garden was broken due to the frost. When I was on the way back to the house to close the shut-off valve, I fell flat on my face, because there was a lot of ice and water. So no iceskating for me that day, I had to wait for 3,5 hrs at the first aid at the hospital for stitching up. (There were about 100,000 people on the ice in the polder, a lot of accidents happened there, the queue of people in need for a doctor started outside the hospital. 180!! people were before me, usually there are only about 4 people waiting at the first aid). The doctor stitched me up, but did a poor job and the scar ended up thick and ugly.
Anyway, in an earlier post I wrote that I used a DE for the scar and the difficult spots, after posting it, I tried not to use the DE anymore, and it worked.
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Welcome to SRP. You will find a wonderful group of people here and a great place to share.
Lewis
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