Thread: Lusst's Ghetto Shaving Introduction

Heya fellas,

I've been lurking for a bit and figured I'd go ahead and register, as I'll be in the market for a "real" straight razor once I can hide enough money from my wife to be able to afford one.

A little about me:

I'm a 27 year-old male from Dallas, TX. I'm a recent college grad, have two sons (ages 6 and 2). I enjoy lifting heavy weights, reading, drinking alcohol, and score-boarding everyone with my awesome beard which I am growing out for an independent film project where I play a werewolf.

The reason I have become fascinated with straight razoring (if that's not a term, it is now...I deem it) is that, like most things in today's world, it's a dying art. People in my generation don't have the same passion for the finer things in life...this is evident by my male peers consuming sweet alcoholic beverages and embracing effeminate country singers.

Whatever happened to solving all of life's problems by sipping glasses of whiskey, and blowing things up? I digress. It's my duty as a father (and as a man) to pass down these little nuggets of the "old" world, before they're forgotten in a sea of boy bands and reality TV.

Like most men, I'm hard-up for cash because my wife deems it necessary to spend her free time collecting shoes and other items of clothing which she ends up complaining about a few months down the road. I also get free shipping from Amazon, so I buy what I can, when I can.

Here's my current setup:

Ghetto Barber Razor

PETA-Haters brush

Bowl for I don't know what yet

As of now, I only use the razor to shave my beard line. In a couple weeks when we're done filming, I'll knock it down to a clean shave. My goal is to gain as much knowledge and learn enough about the art to invest in a nice starter blade from a reputable dealer that will last my lifetime. As I learn more, I'll buy more necessary items, and then once I have all that I need, perhaps start collecting kick-ass vintage blades.

Anyway, thanks for reading. I look forward to learning all I can.

Welcome to the Forum. Are you the one on the right or on the left?

Originally Posted by ace

Welcome to the Forum. Are you the one on the right or on the left?

I'm actually the one taking the picture.

Wonderful job, well done!

Welcome to SRP and good luck with the film and shaving. There is a great deal of knowledge on this site I lurked here for about 3 months before I decided to join, gaining as much know how as I could.

I would suggest checking out the classifieds or even whippeddog.com for inexpensive razors that are shave ready by the gents here or Larry at whippeddog. These razors are a great place to start becuase you know they will come ready to go. Also you could also pick up a strop from whippeddog or put one together like I did with a piece of leather from Tandy Leather Factory, $25 all in with D-ring and Chicago screws and you are good to go.

Well good luck and happy shaving.

William

Welcome aboard and well put! Go to the Classifieds here on SRP or Whipped Dog Straight Razor Sales (LarryAndro, owner of whippeddog, and straight razor guru, is one of your fellow Texans) for good starter blades that are also kick-ass vintage blades. I have two straights and got them from the above sources. Between the two of them, I didn't spend $100. Both are well over 100 years old and still shave wonderfully well.

Now before SWMBO is on to you and your new found obsession, you need to also gather up a brush, cream or soap, a strop, and aftershave. A straight razor on it's own isn't going to do you much good.

Welcome to your new obsession!

Dude, you're a werewolf? Sweet! I'm a vampire!

Loved the intro, man. I think you're well on your way to becoming a full time straight razor nut like the rest of us. I think even now, with you just using a razor on the neckline, you're leaps and bounds ahead of most people. The neck (at least for me) is one of the hardest parts to shave smoothly because of the different directions of hair growth. So if you're getting THAT part down right now, you're way ahead of the game!

I look forward to when you can get fully set up with a nice razor and strop! They aren't cheap, but I recommend what others have said: check the Classifieds here on the forum, or pick up a razor from WhippedDog.com. My buddy Matt (GreenLightJerky) bought two of them over there, and paid like $60.00 for both combined. They may not be as pretty as some of the newer ones, but they're shave ready and better than most that I've seen on other sites.

Gentlemens,

Thanks for the warm welcome and for pointing me in the right direction. I predict in about a week, there will be a new razor/strop on my doorstep.

Welcome to SRP. I think the fine gentlemen above have already given you great advice. I just wanted to say thanks for probably one of the most entertaining new member introductions I've read in a while. Good luck on you new hobby as it is one that comes with many incurable acquisition disorders (RAD, SAD, BAD, etc). If the misses makes any comments on your new spending habits, just take her to the closet and point out the numerous pairs of shoes, purses, clothes, etc...enough said.

Originally Posted by SpicyJem

Dude, you're a werewolf? Sweet! I'm a vampire!

Loved the intro, man. I think you're well on your way to becoming a full time straight razor nut like the rest of us. I think even now, with you just using a razor on the neckline, you're leaps and bounds ahead of most people. The neck (at least for me) is one of the hardest parts to shave smoothly because of the different directions of hair growth. So if you're getting THAT part down right now, you're way ahead of the game!

I look forward to when you can get fully set up with a nice razor and strop! They aren't cheap, but I recommend what others have said: check the Classifieds here on the forum, or pick up a razor from WhippedDog.com. My buddy Matt (GreenLightJerky) bought two of them over there, and paid like $60.00 for both combined. They may not be as pretty as some of the newer ones, but they're shave ready and better than most that I've seen on other sites.

Great First Post LUSST. Welcome to SRP!!
Larry at Whipped dog sells decent no frills stuff at a decent price allowing people to get started without breaking the bank!
$30-45 for a good sharp straight and the poor mans strop is $19 i think. Great stuff to start on with out worrying about damaging the GOOD stuff.