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.