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10-26-2006, 06:49 AM #1
As a general rule my razors wait 8 days between shaves because I slowly built up my rotation. However, in my early days I only had one and it was magic for several reasons:
1) Nenad pointed it [and some others] out to me (hvala Nenade ) and that was the start of our friendship.
2) I got it from Tony H, another friendship
3) It was honed by X (thanks X ). Dang it, it's like a friendship charm
4) Even though it's not much of a looker, it's still my best shaver, period.
For a while I used it and nothing else, on a daily basis, with no adverse side-effects.
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10-26-2006, 10:36 PM #2
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Thanked: 0Thank you all so much for your replies.
The link to the razor I bought is
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...6019&rd=1&rd=1
I have been researching straight razor shaving for a while before I took the plunge. But doing is so much different then reading. About a year ago I switched to using a double edge and I got a great brush and soaps. And I thought I would use a disposable straight for a while to see if I could get the hang of it.
So today I had my second shave with the real straight. It went better than yesterday's but still not perfect (in fact I cheated and finished off with my DE). Being that I so far have only got the one razor, I don't know if the issue is with the razor (perhaps it is not sharp enough or the wrong type of razor for me) or with me (perhaps I am not stropping properly or my technique needs improvement). But I’ll keep on working with it and see what happens. Also I might try to pick up a second razor to see if there is any difference.
One other question (for now) is a wedge blade better for a course beard than a hollow ground or does it just depend on the individual blade and user?
Thanks again for all your welcomes and advice.
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10-26-2006, 10:52 PM #3
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Thanked: 346Originally Posted by sim
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10-27-2006, 01:12 AM #4
sim it looks like you got a nice a pretty nice razor, but I wonder if it really is a Timor Hamburg is there anything on the tang besides what's written on the blade I didn't see anything in the pics but if so and it has a makers mark stamped in the tang you made a pretty good deal. Other wise I'm not sure. You may want to let us know.
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10-27-2006, 01:15 AM #5
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Thanked: 2204The only other thing not mentioned is that you will really benefit from the DVD put out by the founder of this group, Lynn Abrams. It is 3 1/2 hours of info that will help you a lot.
Go to the Buy/Sell/Trade forum, it is a sticky, cost is $20 and it will answer 90% of your questions. It is th best DVD available, anywhere.Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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10-27-2006, 02:56 AM #6
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Thanked: 0Thanks for the info about blade types. I appreciate it.
As far as markings, there's something stamped on the shank. It's a bit worn out but it looks like it says GIESON & FORSTHOFL (not sure of that last name) Solingen Germany. Does that mean anything?
Thanks for letting me know about the DVD. Sounds great.
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10-27-2006, 03:12 AM #7
i woudln't worry about the 1 razor only and waiting 48hours.. becuase as you start this love of straight shaving you will acquire more razors and you won't have that problem. but i also used my single razor when i first started daily without any problems.
straight shaving is so different then normal bic razor or de. you can not expect a perfect shave out of the gate, it won't happen. so don't expect it but expect improvement as you learn your face and how to hold the razor and what angles to hold it at to move to the contours of your face along with what angles to shave your face.
when i started i did sort of a 1 month progression on learning.
week1 - straight shave both cheeks, finished rest of face with bic along with touch up
week 2 - straight shave cheeks and started working jaw line (my personal heaviest beard), lip and chin. did my neck and touch ups with bic
week 3 - straight shave cheeks now no problems, jaw line pretty good (dont forget to pull up your skin by your ear) and lip/chin were good. started shaving my neck with straight.
week 4 - cheeks/lip/chin/jaw all good, neck almost all good. neck was very sensitive and it took a while for my skin to adjust to straight shaving as its more aggressive then you will be used to.
try some thayers witch hazel(non-alcoholic) after your shave/cold splash/pat dry... it stops bleeding from little nicks and tightens your skin making everythign feel great. buy it at GNC stores
remember, u have to learn your razor angles and movements to match your face...and your face has to learn the feeling of straight shaving(toughen up). its not a overnight process but the results a month from now will be fantastic
~JLast edited by jscott; 10-27-2006 at 03:14 AM.
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10-27-2006, 06:11 AM #8
Well if its a German blade you did good on the buy. All is good in my book.
Enjoy the hobby and post often sim, I look forward to your findings and experimentation.
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