hey everybody, names Jon Wright. I have wanted to learn to use a straight razor for a long time and found a cool old one at an antique shop and figured id give it a shot. I have been doing a little reading on here and it looks like there are a few people that can get my old razor shave ready. I have watched several videos and used a few of the techniques with just my standard razor and was amazed at how good of a shave i got. lots of people say this is the best shave you can get, so i figure its worth the practice to get it right. i really like learning new skills. Plus its pretty much the manliest way to shave.

The razor i found is a 1000 Max Mergenbaum Köln. i paid 25 bucks for it. maybe i got ripped off i dont really know..i think its german but i dont know anything else about it. The only other one i have seen was on here and it was a 107 and then everybody said "never heard of it". So yea, i am totally new. i dont really know anything about the different sizes of razors or the benifits of the round vrs the square edge. i dont know any of the terms or parts of a razor. I am probably going to have to send it out to one of you guys to get it cleaned up and ready to use.I dont have a hone or a strop yet either. so i am just getting started. any way i will be browsing the forums and doing research. if you have any advice on who to send it to let me know. here are a few picture of what i have.