Thread: Safety Razor to Straight Razor?

The only advantage I can see is it gets you grounded in wet shaving meaning lather production and using good soaps and shave prep and all that.

I used a DE first and there is no skill set you need in DE shaving you can take over to straight shaving they are so different. Maybe using little pressure with the razor, that's about it.

I have never had a decent shave from a DE, granted I have never shaved with a DE.

Both paths will have their respective advantages and disadvantages, each will have a learning curve.

The decision of which road to follow is purely up to you.

Which ever path you choose we are all here to help in any way we can.

I strongly echo what thebigspender said, as I too went the DE to straight route. I now shave with both, but could've saved a ton of money if I had went to the straights and never touched the DEs. My advice is this: get an inexpensive Dovo or Boker that is professionally honed. Before it gets dull, buy another. Now you can send off the first to be sharpened. When you are new, you will dull the razor much faster than an experienced user. This is due to poorly refined technique both in shaving and stropping. Don't waste your money on a big dollar razor....the bottom of the line Boker or Dovo will shave just as well as their top dollar stuff. Happy shaves.