Thread: One Year in Reflection

Greetings all,

It has been awhile since I last posted, and I feel that I must excuse myself if you will allow it. In the last few months I graduated with my Master's in Civil Engineering emphasizing in Structural Engineering. I then moved in with a friend and found what I call a Temperary Job with a Land Surveying Firm to hold me over as I looked for a career in Engineering. Low and behold I was finally signed on as a Structural Engineer at a firm and my life has settled down a bit.

For those that remember, I started straight razor shaving Mid-July last year. I am pleased to say I have not looked back from wet shaving. I have a DE for rushed mornings and that is the lowest I have gone. I enjoy a career that I have what I consider ample time for a single pass shave easily before I leave and sometimes a double if I get going a bit faster.

My collection of razors has grown past the Hart I started with and I use each when I can. I will say that I fall back on the Hart more often than the others, but each has their own feel.

I am glad to have started wet shaving. So many things that I never would have considered like aftershave I now use religiously. The badger is my best friend and the ladies love how smooth even a single pass can be. I have a collection of soaps and one cream as I found I am more the soap man. Nothing against cream, I just prefer the feel of soap lather.

I assembled a shave station as I went along. A Victorian shaving stand with a Victorian nightstand next to it with a pitcher and basin, and a cast iron hook to hang my strop. I am currently working on a custom Seven Day Box.

I met a great group of friends and I met some in person in St. Louis.

Over all this has been a great move in my life and I am glad you were here to get me started.

I recall your first posts!

I am glad you are doing well.

Glad to hear you are doing well and happy. I wondered what happened to ya.

Glad to hear from you and see you back hear. Was wondering where you went?
Hope that ol rusty razor is still shaving

Tim

Yes that Mappin is still doing great.

Originally Posted by oldblades

Glad to hear from you and see you back hear. Was wondering where you went?
Hope that ol rusty razor is still shaving

Tim

Congrats on the degree and the job. Well cone.