Thread: Beginners Straight Shaving Journal

Hi Everyone,
I have decided to start up a Straight Shaving journal to record my progress, and to gain much needed advice along this journey.

At the moment i shave with a Mekur Progress which my Fiancee purchased for me for Christmas. I always wanted a straight razor, but always figured they would be way to hard to obtain and upkeep. I first became obsessed with straight razors after watching the movie Sweeney Todd. After I found this site I started reading all i could about them. I figured that I wouldnt know if i could do it or not unless i gave it a try. So i went to the classifieds and ordered a razor from LarryAndo (i believe his name is)
The Razor just arrived in my mailbox this afternoon and im excited to give it a try. She's a BEAUT. A J.R.Torrey razor with dark green scales.

Tomorrow morning i will have my first shave with it and i will update this to let you know how it all went!

I hope he survives.

I guess he didn't make it.

RIP, Brantd, RIP*...

* "P" in this case may be plural, depending on the severity of failure.

Brandt,

Congratulations on making the move! Torrey's are nice razors.

The Wiki SRP suggestions will serve you well and SRP members are here to support you.

Don't forget to treat yourself to a Strop.

Pabster

congrats...let us know how it works out for you...

Welcome to our elite brotherhood. When I was starting out, I found the words of wisdom on the site to be invaluable. I think the most useful peices of advice I got were 1. start with the easier areas and move into the more difficult places as you get more comfortable and 2. Patience, patience, patience. Good luck. (I hope AlexH was wrong).

Originally Posted by AxelH

I guess he didn't make it.

RIP, Brantd, RIP*...

* "P" in this case may be plural, depending on the severity of failure.

It's so sad when they leave us so young.