Thread: My Learning Curve

My dear Lazarus:

You make a great deal of sense. Thank you for your thoughts.

It is far more important in the beginning to concentrate on honing one's skill in shaving with a straight razor rather than following temptation and amassing razors. How right you are. I think we all have made this mistake. I know I have.

Learn first and then build up a collection.

Regards,
Obie

Originally Posted by Obie

It is far more important in the beginning to concentrate on honing one's skill in shaving with a straight razor rather than following temptation and amassing razors. How right you are. I think we all have made this mistake. I know I have.

Learn first and then build up a collection.

Regards,
Obie

Obie,

I wish that focusing on my skill in shaving had more significantly arrested my desire to amass razors. Alas this has not really been the case.

Nothing new here! Welcome to the madness!


BTW: If you are new and browsing this thread, do yourself a favor and take heed!

Originally Posted by Lazarus

Obie,

I wish that focusing on my skill in shaving had more significantly arrested my desire to amass razors. Alas this has not really been the case.

My dear Lazarus:

I know what you mean. I think what happens is this: For many of us, this art and craft of wet shaving with a straight razor not only fulfills a necessary activity, it also becomes a hobby. Collecting is an integral element in some hobbies.

I had planned at stopping at seven razors, one for each day, but something happened along the way . . .

Regards,
Obie

Originally Posted by Lazarus

Obie,

I wish that focusing on my skill in shaving had more significantly arrested my desire to amass razors. Alas this has not really been the case.

I hear you there, Lazarus. It won't be long before I will be bumping into you at the antique stores here in Colorado.

On a different note, are you coming to the Rocky Mountain Meet? Glen (gssixgun) is coming down here to visit in July. This would be a great opportunity for all of us in the area.

Good Thread. I stated with disposables so I could could concentrate on shaving, and shaving soaps, creams. It allowed me to get up the shaving curve quickly, then I added in a fixed razor that was shave ready and took it from there learning how to strop, how much to strop, purchasing a 4 sided pasted strop...etc

It does take time to learn how to straight shave and to get a consistent straight shave BBS. Then there is the learning of the tools that you use to get you that shave. Then there is the more efficient shave to get you BBS.

Look back, the learning curve was fun and enjoyable as I really wanted to straight shave and be good at it. It still amazes me just how good of a shave I get from straight shaving and much my shaving standard has risen.

Pabster

Originally Posted by Logistics

On a different note, are you coming to the Rocky Mountain Meet? Glen (gssixgun) is coming down here to visit in July. This would be a great opportunity for all of us in the area.

July 18th right? It's on my calendar.