Thread: Hello from UK Newbie!

Welcome to SRP!

Yes, welcome indeed. I'd think that in the U. K. there would be a lot of nice old razors to be found in second hand or antique stores made by the old Sheffield cutlers. I'd think this would be true all over Europe. But maybe they've exported them all. I see several Scots posting, and can't help but wonder if you're into str8s because of the high price of disposable blades. I have Stewarts on my mother's side and Gordons on my fathers, so saving money was one of my motivations originally!

Firstly, a big thanks to everyone for making me feel welcome!

I have to confess that I have decided to start gently! I just purchased a Merkur DE from the lovely people at The Gentlemans Shop.

It arrived this afternoon, and I have to say it looks like a peice of art!

I left it a couple of hours and then went up and had my first shave with it. Now please bear in mind, I have only ever used Mock 3's and similar.

Wow, what a shave! I have never had such a close shave! I must admit I got a few nicks, especially around the chin and top of the neck, I suspect that was a combination of having the setting wrong, not keeping the skin taught, and poor technique with the new brush and Wilkinsons own soap bowl.

I have changed the setting on the razor to a more face friendly one, but does anyone have any suggestions or tips for foaming and general use of a DE?

TIA

Skills

Hi Skilly,
I must admit that I never really got on with the Wilkinson soap (or the horrible matching nylon brush) but things got a lot easier with Crabtree & Evelyn's shaving cream or Musgo Real. These were both with a straight razor but I would assume that the same would apply with a DE.
Malcolm