Thinking about getting a straight razor & a few intro questions
Hey all,
This is a great forum and I look forward to participating in it! It's great to see people getting the most out of small things (like shaving), which is why I'm intrigued.
I'm 18 and I've been wet shaving ~2 months now (canned cream and a disposable razor) and really enjoy it over my electric razor but, looking through the threads here, it seems like there's more to this. Just reading through the other threads and seeing $200+ razors means there is at least something enjoyable about this. :)
First of all, I can't quite grow a beard yet, but plan to. Is a straight razor a good choice for tidying beards or not so much?
Second, what mistake results in cutting a strop?
[edit:This thread answered my question]
If I do go the straight razor route I'll probably start with Whipped Dog's "sight unseen" razor-only deal because it's hard to beat and I'm a poor college student. :( Anyone have experience with that?
I'd like to pair that with a synthetic brush from "The Body Shoppe" (which was suggested on a synthetic brush thread) and a converted seatbelt strop. That way, if it turns out I'm horribly un-ambidextrous and slice my cheek open every day I can move on without much loss. There is plenty around on soaps, creams and aftershaves, so I'll figure that out later unless there is a go-to newbie combo.
Thanks in advance!
~Nick
Thinking about getting a straight razor & a few intro questions
I don't know anything about this seller but the following phrases make me nervous.
"You see, it takes me a lot of time to photograph and list straight razors. If you buy blind - no pictures and no description of the razor, you will save me work. And, I will give you a few dollars off the purchase price."
I don't know about you but I like to know what I'm buying before I pay any amount no matter how small & $55 isn't a small amount. In this day and age how hard is it to take some pics and post em.
Also this doesn't seem right to me either.
"add $11 for a second strop."
I would think this isn't quality equipment.
This is just my take on things. Hopefully some of the "elders" here can give you some good advice. Maybe they will tell me I'm full of it.
Good luck,
D
Thinking about getting a straight razor & a few intro questions
Larry at Whipped Dog is a good guy. I've never purchased a straight from him, but have purchased a number of his other items. I've never heard anything bad about him and he's always been a straight shooter with me. As always, "buyer beware," but I've never had any problems with him.
Thinking about getting a straight razor & a few intro questions
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Originally Posted by
ShavingSrgn
Larry at Whipped Dog is a good guy. I've never purchased a straight from him, but have purchased a number of his other items. I've never heard anything bad about him and he's always been a straight shooter with me. As always, "buyer beware," but I've never had any problems with him.
See, I told you I might be full of it! ;)
Thanks for clearing this up guys
Respectfully,
D