Thread: Hello from UK Newbie!

Hello All,

I am a complete newbie from the UK. I have been trawling the interwebnet for info on straight razors having gone into my local shop and been told I need to shell out £8.50 for 5 gillette dsposable blades for my Mock 3! It inspired me to think "There must be a better way!"

I am fed up with paying silly money for these blades, that don't even give a good shave!

Glad I had a look at the forum before shelling out on a razor from ebay, and looking forward to getting some advice on this fine and Gentlemanly art!

Any other Brits on here?

Since we are an international forum, yes there are more Brits and I'm sure they'll chime in shortly.
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X

Welcome aboard Skilly. There should be a Brit or two around here. I'm from Canada. If you're looking for steal-deals on razors from a local seller, check out Tony (portal5) on e-bay but consult with more experienced SRP members before bidding. Some members here (like urleebird -- Bill) can get you affordable shave-ready blades if you're not ready to learn honing yet. Your basic gear will include a razor (ofcourse), a strop (Tony Miller has a great selection @ www.thewellshavedgentleman.com), and a good hone or a 4-sided pasted paddle strop. Check Tony miller out for paddle strops as well, and as for the hones, there's quite a bit of controversy but you won't go wrong if you get a Norton 4000/8000 grit waterstone. I hope this helps to get you started.

P.S. It's VERY nice to have a good soap and a nice brush. Crabtree & Evelyn Best Badger gives you the best bang for the buck.

Welcome Skilly

Scotland....at least 3 others from here.

Word of warning....very addictive...hope you have a large cheque book,understanding wife/GF.....AND LEARN all about Ebay.

Apart from that,this is one of the friendliest forums you will find...genuine desire to help.

Hi Skilly, welcome to the friendliest forum on the interweb.

Another Scot here. A weegie to be precise!

Originally Posted by snaggletooth

A weegie to be precise!

You guys are so fragile.

X

Skilly,

Welcome to SRP. It might be best to get a shave ready razor from Bill Ellis or John Crowley for your first razor. They have some nice razors at reasonable prices and you'll know exactly what a properly sharpened razor is supposed to shave like. Best of luck, this is quite addictive.

Ed

Welcome Skilly,

this forum is really very useful. Take a look at the video from Lynn it helped me quite a lot. There was that morning back in 2005 were I first used a straight razor ... from that moment I could not think of shaving with something else

So good start for you ...

Arnd

Welkcome. I'm glad there's another EU member on here......trading with the yanks and southerners from the states is soo much more expensive because of the shipping. Looking forward to hearing from ya. Anything that you don't like put it up for sale on here....I like trying neww things :P

Alex, I'm offended. You didn't mention Canadians. We're people too, you know. When you cut us we bleed red (just look at our flag). Ok I think I did enough whining for this morning, thus making my point