Thread: Hi guys, first "propper" razor and strop

Hi i'm new here, i have used this site alot in deciding which razor i should get and thank god i did, i nearly ended up with alot of rubbish but after a look here at some reviews have been saved.

Now i've been shaving straight razor for a few weeks now, so im still learning but am down to, on average, 2 nicks per shave, and thats with 2 passes and a pretty good finish

Now previously i've been using a shavette and tbh the blade is so unforgiving that it made my first few attempts awful (especially seeing I started with full face not just easy areas )

So i finally decided that it was time i moved on to a propper razor but being untill recently a student i was...well...skint haha, so whilst browsing ebay i came across this

Vintage Kropp Straight Razor




After looking it up on this site, as i have with every other razor i considdered, i noticed the 7/8th one was on here with a shining review.

Soo i bought it.
I realize the scales will need a bit of glue but i dont mind a bit of work, should add to the pride when i use it .

I also needed a strop so bought this one

Now I was wondering if anyone had used either of these before, if so what do you think of them.
If anyone has any oppinions or advice too that'd be great.

Thanks for any info in advance

Stocky