Thread: Starting Out

Parker:
Maybe you could have your mom or dad record your first shave and post it on YouTube!

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

Parker:
Maybe you could have your mom or dad record your first shave and post it on YouTube!

You know what, that's not too bad of an idea. Ill watch it in 5 years and say, wow, that was a bad shave!

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

Parker, don't forget what Shooter said. Don't strop it before your first shave. It's coming shave ready. If you try to strop it and your technique is lacking you'll ruin the edge and then you won't know what a shave ready razor is like. Good luck!!

Regards,
Howard

And yeah, I won't strop it when I first get it, and will go reeeaaaaallllllyyyyy slow!

Originally Posted by parkerskouson

Oh boy am I gonna be careful! I'll bet my first shave(my cheeks) will take about 30 min. Anyways, when I get into the swing of things, should I strop before, after, or before and after I shave? I have heard mixed replies from various information sources.
Parker

This source says 40x after the shave to clean up the micro-crud off the bevel & 60 x before the shave to make it ready for your face. Just wiping off the blade can leave some of the micro-crud, but will tiny pieces of lint/fabric on the edge...I see it every time under magnification when I hone & I use both cloth and paper towels to wipe the blade. Stropping leaves a blade nice and clean...

This is very cool. Continually impressed by the srp crew. Cant wait to see pics!

I thought I started early shaving with a straight at 22..your way ahead of the game! Best of luck to you!

Originally Posted by phoebeusfenix

This is very cool. Continually impressed by the srp crew. Cant wait to see pics!

I thought I started early shaving with a straight at 22..your way ahead of the game! Best of luck to you!

Oh yeah there will be plenty of pics. I'm not sure if they will be pretty, but there will be pics.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

This source says 40x after the shave to clean up the micro-crud off the bevel & 60 x before the shave to make it ready for your face. Just wiping off the blade can leave some of the micro-crud, but will tiny pieces of lint/fabric on the edge...I see it every time under magnification when I hone & I use both cloth and paper towels to wipe the blade. Stropping leaves a blade nice and clean...

Ill probably take up this method of stropping. Sounds like it works for you, so it should work for me!

Hey Parker,

Saw your signature line in another thread and liked it very much!! ("When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Thomas Jefferson) Didn't want to hijack that thread so thought I'd misuse yours a little.

You sure you're just 14?

Best Regards,

Howard

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

Hey Parker,

Saw your signature line in another thread and liked it very much!! ("When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Thomas Jefferson) Didn't want to hijack that thread so thought I'd misuse yours a little.

You sure you're just 14?

Best Regards,

Howard

Haha yeah I'm sure. But yeah, I think I read like a 600 page book on Thomas Jefferson last year, and that was a quote that really stood out to me. I think the meaning of it has become very apparent in this day and age :/ Sad to see it has come true....
Thanks for noticing
Parker

Originally Posted by parkerskouson

...Sad to see it has come true...

Again. Surely you mean 'again'? Surely it's been a fact many times in many societies for many generations?

It's a great statement, though, and surely a sad reminder of a day when we felt governments were for the people and of the people. Until we realised we weren't the people.

Other people were the people. Other people are always the people; they always will be...