First straight razor(s) ordered.....might have went a little overboard
Hey guys,
After much debate and a lot of helpful input from our members, I pulled the trigger and placed an order from SRD for a starter kit.
Here is the kit I picked up:
1. SRD Dovo Best 6/8 half hollow
2. SRD 3" Red Latigo Strop
3. World of Straight Shaving DVD
4. Camellia oil
I know its nothing real special but it got me even more fired up to get into straight shaving. So I went back to the forum and found a certain "Which straight did you shave with today?" thread. Saw some pretty outstanding pics on there. Really took a liking to the Thiers Issard blades. Then by chance, I happened to stumble upon a honemeister/vendor from Germany, Rasurpur. After some mental justification along the lines of "it is your 30th birthday", "you worked hard last year to get that tax return" and reading "it's a good idea to have two razors" somewhere on the forum, I caved in and ordered this:
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Thiers Issard 7/8 Barber's Notch 1/4 Hollow with Blond Horn scales.
Martin said normal handle time from Deutschland to the US is about 3 weeks. I should get my kit from SRD by Wednesday. That will give me a couple of weeks to practice. I think I might actually try to wait to shave with the TI until I really feel comfortable with Dovo (at least that is what I will tell myself until I see the TI in person). I can't wait to get everything though and shave like a real man!
Cheers,
Ryan