im in jacksonville,fl and i would like to find a local seller selling either an old fashioned straight razor kit or a safety razor kit. any help is appreciated.
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im in jacksonville,fl and i would like to find a local seller selling either an old fashioned straight razor kit or a safety razor kit. any help is appreciated.
Finding local shops is difficult. The only "Chain" I know of is Art of Shaving. They have a DE kit, but it is pricy compared to what you can get online. I believe online is the best way to go. Look in the vendor area, or check out Straight Razor Designs.
I have to agree with Tattooface, wolf pac. I've spent days looking for a "brick and mortar" retail, with no luck. Online offers the best variety of products and pricing. I believe it to be the only way to go and could be fun.
Andy
In this hobby, it seems as though most of our purchasing is done through online stores and vendors. I would suggest that you check out Straight Razor Designs. Their strops are excellent. If you want to save money on a razor, check our classifieds or some of the vendor's websites. Good luck with your search....let us know how it pans out.
I know this vendor is in Florida:
The Superior Shave
and I _think_ he's in Jacksonville.
He'll have what you need, and he hones his razors before sale.
Charles
PS -- Otherwise, Omega1975 and previous posts cover the territory.
Put your own kit together at places like Straight Razor Designs. Ruprazor makes a nice, cheap strop called a Filly that works well and you won't be screaming bloody hell when it gets cut up, as many newbies do to their strops.
hey thanks im going to call them tomorrow and hopefully be shaving with a new razor soon.
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Originally Posted by cpcohen1945
Check out the sight unseen deal at whippeddog.com. For less than $50 you get a straight razor, basic strop, prepped balsa strop, extra powder for the balsa strop, and some neatsfoot oil for the leather strop. you don't know exactly what kind of razor you're going to get but it'll be freshly honed and the surprise makes it a bit exciting. I think it's a good idea to use the basic strop for practice because you will probably nick the strop while learning the motion (I already have) and it would suck to do that to a brand new $80 strop. Once you get some shaves in you can pick up another razor that catches your eye.
It's what I'm doing, got my kit about 5 days ago... New straight shaver myself.
whippeddog.com -- Interesting site. Let us know how it works out.
+1 mates!! Larry of at whipped pup is a good egg. Always tries his best to treat you right. inexpensive, but not cheap.
M
I'm waiting on my order to get here from Larry at WhippedDog. Pleasure to deal with!! I got a shave ready razor, strop, balsa strop with dressings and full sized barbers hone for $70. The thing I like is Larry allows you to trade in your razor for a "new" one for the price of honing, $13 I believe. Gives beginners an inexpensive way to try different razors to see what bests suits their individual needs.
+1 BigTerp!! Larry is a great guy... Did you know his wife sews the razor rolls?? Just FYI for all.. I've talked to him for years, and he helped me get my first startup too.
Great guy, great prices, easy to deal with. Why, once I asked him about a barber hone, and he said 'Let's both save some time here. I'll send it to you now, if you like it, pay me, if not keep it." Needless to say, he got paid!!!
TTYL,
M
Jarrod at the superior shave is in Jacksonville. He has an actual shop and and online store. Hes a good guy and will be able to talk to you face to face and get you fixed up.
It was almost a year ago that I started this crazy act (sharp blade near my throat). My first 'kit' came from an online shop. The cost was $40.00. For that I received a well used but shave ready and old razor, leather case, and leather strop. Still using them and getting very close shaves. Since then I have hit the antique stores as well. I now have over a dozen shave ready razors and each of superior quality...
Happy shaves