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10-22-2009, 11:35 PM
ama015

New member from Norway.

Hello everybody!

My name is Arild, and I live in a small town in Norway. I am 41 years old, and have always been interested in a good way of living. I enjoy good books, the wildlife, make good food, Cuban cigars, wine, especially Champagne from small producers and lately I have discovered the fantastic world of wet shaving.

I started a while ago with a DE razor, Merkur 38 C with Feather blades and Fitjar soaps made by a woman named Jorunn from my own country. Her shaving soaps/creams and aftershave products are world class if you ask me. I much prefer her shaving soaps over for instance Tabac, and I don`t say Tabac is a bad soap, I think it is very good. I also got a couple of Simpson shaving brushes, the Tulip 3 and Emperor 2 in Super Badger. After shaving I am using Fitjarsoaps Neroli aftershave cream, heavenly scent and gives your skin an ultrasmooth feeling.

Well, I liked this kind of shaving so much that I wanted to go all the way, and now I have bought a couple of Dovo Straight Razors. Today I ordered a 4000/8000 Norton stone from Classicshaving.com, and look forward to learn the honing and stropping business myself. I have been what do you say, "lurking" a while and read a lot about shaving with a straight razor, and my first few tries have been very fun and actually quite good. I am still alive, and my Bloc du Alun has been enough to stop the blood from the small cuts I have gotten. I am looking forward to learn more, maybe contributing a little bit after a while and really experience the fantastic world of shaving with a straight razor. Nothing like getting a BBS with a knife in your hand!

Thank you for having me at this excellent forum, and all the fantastic information available here.

Best regards

Arild
10-22-2009, 11:41 PM
gssixgun

Welcome aboard the straight train...

You will find some great members here and even a few from Norge'

I lived there for 3 years just outside Oslo right down the hill from Holmenkollbakken, loved it...

Anyway as you have already seen tons of great guys & now gals here ready to help you out with any questions.....
10-22-2009, 11:51 PM
keenedge

Welcome to SRP! Sounds like your doing great. Here's to good shaves. :beer1:
10-23-2009, 12:48 AM
Hogrider

Welcome

Welcome Arild...feel at home to ask questions. Visit our Wiki it is full of good information that will help you achieve straight razor nirvana. Welcome.
10-23-2009, 01:44 AM
avatar1999

Welcome to the site Arild!

I know you will find a world of information on this site, and everyone is very nice (compared to other straight razor sites.)

Just out of curiosity, does the woman you buy shaving soaps from over there have a website? I'm sure there are many people here that would love to try them out, myself included :)

Welcome, and look forward to the soap information :D
10-23-2009, 02:50 AM
janivar123

nice to see ppl from home here
FITJAR SOAP INTERNATIONAL - FITJAR SÅPEKOKERI
may be the site your looking for
10-23-2009, 03:13 AM
janivar123

im not getting RAD its just that i need a few more :)

anyone thinking of honing and restore in norway?
10-23-2009, 03:22 AM
JimmyHAD

Welcome to SRP Arild. :gl:
10-23-2009, 07:05 AM
McWolf1969

Welcome to SRP, Arild.
We have all been new members at one time and i for one, found this site to be a most welcoming experience.
Enjoy the people, the chat and the learning experience...it is truely, a fun journey.

Mac
10-23-2009, 07:46 AM
FTG

Welcome Arild!

My eldest son is also named Arild :) - I've got Norwegian background.

Enjoy the straight razor journey,

All the best,
Michael.
10-23-2009, 09:58 AM
Otto

Vellkommen Arild.

Fun with even more Norwegians here.

Here is a link to the SPR-Nordic group.

I hone (and restore) my own razors, but I'm not going pro. :)

Fitjar offers honing services in Norway.
10-23-2009, 10:04 AM
rrp1501

Welcome ama! It is a real pleasure to have you here with us! This is the best site for info on straight razors and the people are the greatest! I'll look foward to seeing your posts here. If you need any help, I am willing to assist, as is most anybody here! Welcome and your going to LOVE Straights! Just watch out for R.A.D.!
10-23-2009, 10:53 AM
ama015

Thank you all for the warm welcome and the offers for help! I will ask questions and learn as much as possible. When I receive my honing stone I guess I need some help to do it right, but I ordered it yesterday so it is still a few days away.

Fun to read about some of you have lived here in Norway for a few years, I live not far away from Oslo. And a son named Arild in Australia, that`s special!

It is the Fitjarsoap website mentioned earlier in the thread that I order my soaps and creams from. Jorunn is a very kind and helpful lady, and she speaks fluent English.

Again, thank you for the welcomes:)
10-23-2009, 11:44 AM
Steelforge

Welcome to the forum. :)

Edit: I just ordered some Fjellheim shaving soap, thanks for the recommendation - I can't wait to try it! :D
10-23-2009, 12:53 PM
riooso

Welcome aboard!

Take Care,
Richard
10-23-2009, 01:53 PM
Sailor

Welcome Arlid,

Nice to have new Scandinavian here. You will find yourself spending hours while reading all this interesting, useful, serious and sometimes not-so-serious topics from these pages.
I am most interested to hear more of those Fitjar soaps. Does she have any webpages or does she sell only from the house. I will be visiting Norway next year and surely will buy and try some of her products.

Regards,
Tomi
10-23-2009, 02:06 PM
ama015

This is her site. She ship international, go to the webshop and shaving products. I use her soaps, and my personal favorite so far is the Amber soap, I really like the "old" masculin smell, and the soap itself performs perfectly, a truly rich lather, and a lot of it also. She has a lot of different scents, and the soaps are handmade using natural products, many of them ecological from fair trade projects. I asked Jorunn to make a Neroli shaving soap also, you can get the Neroli shaving cream and aftershave cream. The smell of Neroli is wonderful. I use the aftershave cream, and can`t recommend it high enough. Jorunn is very fast to answer mails, so just ask her any questions.

http://www.fitjarsoapinternational.com/

Arild
10-23-2009, 08:19 PM
NewShaver

Welcome Arild.

Like you I live in a little town in Norway as well, so it's nice to get to know fellow countrymen with the same interrests.

I do know of a few stores in Norway that sell equipment if you are interrested, tho the sellection is not as good as most of the international ones. But the positive side is that you don't have to pay customs and stuff seperately.

Other than that I'd like to welcome you, and let you know that there are several scandinavians here. :D
10-23-2009, 08:22 PM
NewShaver

you could have a look at barbershop.no
10-24-2009, 10:41 PM
Binge

I am 31 years old, from norway and I have just bought my first straight razors, 1 shumate and 2 wester bros i have been enjoying stroping them and learning to shave with them. I have managed fairly well so far and look forward to learning the art of shaving with a straight razor.

Binge
10-24-2009, 10:51 PM
NewShaver

Quote:

Originally Posted by Binge

I am 31 years old, from norway and I have just bought my first straight razors, 1 shumate and 2 wester bros i have been enjoying stroping them and learning to shave with them. I have managed fairly well so far and look forward to learning the art of shaving with a straight razor.

Binge

Jump in, the water's warm. I'm learning by doing, and reading. :D
10-26-2009, 07:31 AM
bjorn

Welcome to SRP!

It's nice to see more Norwegian taking up this great hobby.