Thread: Cost Question

Where are you from (country)? Do you want to purchase a new razor or does a vintage razor appeal to you? Here are a few vendors not listed thus far:

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To orient yourself a little, if you haven't, check out the Beginners Guide.

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Good luck with putting together your kit.

I have no preference in terms of new/used. As long as it shaves good I am up for it.

Thanks for the links. I will check them out...

I read an article in Wired magazine about saving money using straight razors. And, away I went on this adventure. Forget it! No one here, all hundreds or thousands of us, has saved a dime or will save a dime.

But, you will enjoy the heck out of every dime you don't save!

But, you can go high road or low road with your money. But, no matter what you do, buy shave ready from here! Don't even think of not heeding that advice from above.

I'm one of the low road guys, and am getting along pretty well with balsa wood 3 inch by 3 foot strips from Michael's hobby store for maintaining my already shave ready blades. I cut them in 1.5 foot sections, giving 4 sides to paste. (Chromium Oxide 0.5 micron, 0.3 micron, diamond spray 0.25 micron, Iron Oxide 0.1 micron.) The final step is an untreated linen and leather strop.

There are 1001 ways to go.

Probably the cheapest would be the Filly strop from Kenrup, and a razor form the classifieds. Van der Hagen sells a soap/brush/bowl combo for $10. Little more expensive you can get a tweezerman badger brush for $15.

Originally Posted by LarryAndro

I read an article in Wired magazine about saving money using straight razors. And, away I went on this adventure. Forget it! No one here, all hundreds or thousands of us, has saved a dime or will save a dime.

I disagree... paying $20+ for a pack of cartridges was the reason I went to straight razors. If you stick with a basic razor, a strop, a barber's hone, and use col conk soap or equivalent, you would save a ton of money...

...but then again, I got a case of RAD, fell in love with the yellow coticule, Tony Miller strops... but if I were strong I could have saved a lot of money...



-Chief

BHChieftain, when I said...

Forget it! No one here, all hundreds or thousands of us, has saved a dime or will save a dime.

You said...

Originally Posted by BHChieftain

I disagree...

And, I thought...

This guy needs counseling...

But, then you said...

Originally Posted by BHChieftain

but then again, I got a case of RAD, fell in love with the yellow coticule, Tony Miller strops...

And, I thought...

Maybe his counseling sessions won't be too many...

And, you finished by saying...

Originally Posted by BHChieftain

but if I were strong I could have saved a lot of money...

And, after finishing laughing, I thought...

This guy is alright! Temporary self-delusion for self-respect purposes, followed by rationality, although mixed with a healthy dose of denial, accompanied I am sure by a heady sense of total control over actions, which though untrue, leaving yourself in a state of pleasure and contentment with life. I'm going to try that.