Thread: first timers' kit

I'm looking at http://www.ebay.com/itm/320844023448. 1/3 budget for the stone, another 1/3 for the blade... now to locate a strop.

edit: 1/2 budget for "Sight Unseen Deal" with the strop and 1/3rd for the stone and the brush and soap will be local.

anyone else have an idea or list?

You can probably get everything you need (except a whole cake of shaving soap)from Larry for under $100. If you go with the "sight unseen" deal, that leaves you with $46. He's got several beautiful badger brushes with walnut & stainless steel handles; these sell for $29 (black badger) or $35 (super badger). Either way, you come out with money left over.

I've done business with Larry on a number of occasions, and he's great.

one quick question before I drop 54$ for the sight unseen deal: there's a note on the deal that says the tip of the blade is dulled. what purpose does this serve?

On square-points, also known as spikes, a lot of honers like to round off that square point just a bit for new users because it can be easy to dig it into your face when you're maneuvering in tight or awkward places like the corners of your mouth or your upper lip or near your ear around your jawline. That's probably what that means.

sent in my email for the blade and strop kit. now it's sit-and-wait.

Originally Posted by Kantian Pragmatist

On square-points, also known as spikes, a lot of honers like to round off that square point just a bit for new users because it can be easy to dig it into your face when you're maneuvering in tight or awkward places like the corners of your mouth or your upper lip or near your ear around your jawline. That's probably what that means.

Yep, that's exactly what it means. Larry will also restore the sharpness of the point when you're ready.

I just picked up a shaving soap, old spice aftershave, shaving bowl, brush and one of those nick-fixer sticks.

I noticed something about the soap... it was only .94USD. why are all the online ones over 4$ + shipping?

20$ total;

my dad spotted me for this.

Originally Posted by a10112

I just picked up a shaving soap, old spice aftershave, shaving bowl, brush and one of those nick-fixer sticks.

I noticed something about the soap... it was only .94USD. why are all the online ones over 4$ + shipping?

20$ total;

my dad spotted me for this.

Because they're not William's Mug Soap. Don't get me wrong, I love the stuff, it's my main, and usually only soap. But if you've got slightly to very hard water, it can be a bear to lather. It's a perfectly good soap though, if you're willing to put in the work for it. And if you can get a good lather out of it consistently, you can get a good lather out of anything.

When I got my sight unseen deal from whipped dog last month he included a sample of soap with it. You may ask him if he'd be willing to do that. It was really nice stuff. It was Bald Frog soap. Enough for a dozen shaves at least.

Am I to assume that I actually leave the soap in the mug/bowl after whipping it up for a shave? wouldn't that eventually get nasty looking?