Quote Originally Posted by leadduck View Post
money. A decent razor would be a Gold Dollar. I haven't used one myself, but people speak highly of them and they're inexpensive. While I usually wouldn't recomment eBay to a beginner, you can get one there for well under $50.
I went that route. It cost me 20$ for the razor, an extra 20$ to get it honed. I learned to shave with this razor, it can give me a good shave.

Then I bough a razor for 20$ off the classifieds (shave ready). It shaves just as close, but it`s SOOOO MUCH smoother than the gold dollar. The build quality just doesn't compare to the gold dollar, you can tell that guy's who built these things years ago were incredible craftsmen. The gold dollar is an ugly beast, the craftsmanship stinks.

So my suggestion is to be patient and look at the classifieds often, as well as whipped dog's site. Then jump on an inexpensive vintage razor when it comes up.

Good luck mdchap01 !!