Thread: Hello! Where do I start?

New York is a great place to start this. Look in the meet forum for NY/NJ meets. Some of the best SRP has to offer live in that state and have meets more frequently than many areas. I would suggest you post a location as there is usually a member willing to help you learn.

I would suggest going right to a straight. They are quite different from shavettes, but many here did start that way.

Oh, and welcome.

Welcome to SRP Terry

I would recommend to buy a cheap razor and strop.
I started with a Filly Strop.

If you're tight on cash, the least expensive "starter set" is:

. . . A vintage razor and "Poor Man's Strop Kit" from Whipped Dog Straight Razor Sales

. . . A brush and shaving soap from the local drugstore

There is no "really good, really cheap" new razor, as far as I know. The Gold Dollar razors (Chinese, and cheap) have mixed reviews on this site. The least-expensive _new_ razor with consistently good reviews is the Dovo "Best Quality" -- about $80 from Straight Razor Designs, including honing. [If you got a "Timor" razor, you could report back to us about its quality . . . ]

Charles

Originally Posted by cpcohen1945

If you're tight on cash, the least expensive "starter set" is:

. . . A vintage razor and "Poor Man's Strop Kit" from Whipped Dog Straight Razor Sales

. . . A brush and shaving soap from the local drugstore

There is no "really good, really cheap" new razor, as far as I know. The Gold Dollar razors (Chinese, and cheap) have mixed reviews on this site. The least-expensive _new_ razor with consistently good reviews is the Dovo "Best Quality" -- about $80 from Straight Razor Designs, including honing. [If you got a "Timor" razor, you could report back to us about its quality . . . ]

Charles

Whipped Dog Straight Razor Sales has a good selection of cheaper razors. So does the classifieds section here (in the menu bar above). Both are in it to help new guys get into straight shaving the easiest way possible.