Thread: Noobie with limited funds

Well, I ended up getting:

Rup Razor
$22 - Filly Strop
$12 - Basic Boar Brush Kit (boar bristle shaving brush, glycerin shaving soap,styptic pencil)

Forum Classified
$40 - Geo Wostenholm & Sons XL Sheffield 5/8
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$74 - Total


I figure this should get me off to a good start. I'm pretty excited to get everything.

Cheap?

Classifieds or whippeddog.com. My starter equipment was a $23 razor, a belt, $11 brush, and $10 cream. Later I got a $13 strop.

If you have more money, go ahead and get something shinny!

Here is my personal budget set of choice:

A razor either from the classifieds here, or from whipped dog.

For a strop, get the filly from ruprazor.

15 dollar tweezerman badger hair brush

Soap: Momma bear

*Whipped Dog actually has a whole set of items for very inexpensive prices. They aren't the highest quality, but they get the job done well enough, and if you don't want to spend an arm an a leg to figure out if you will like straight razor shaving, then he is highly recommended. Larry is also a wonderful man to deal with.

+1 on just about everything that has been said..

their are some great soaps and creams for very little money.. and a brush can also be had inexpensively.. i can very easily see you getting up and running for less than $100

Looks like I'm going with the Dovo special 6/8" package from SRD. I am lucky enough to live only about a half hour away from their retail store, so I am just going to check it out in person. Really excited!