Thread: Were I to start over...

The topic as to what we would do were we to start all over again, seems to pop up in different threads from time to time. “Well if I were to be buying a set of hones today, I would buy stone ABC rather than the CDE’s I got when I started.” “I wish I had started with Creams over Soaps.” Etc., etc.

I thought it might be fun to formalize this. Just cut and paste the below format and have at it. I think it will be very helpful and advantageous to many of the members.



1 - Introduction:
Hi! I am , and I have been using a straight for about .

2 - Pre-Shave / Creams / Soaps / the Brush / Post Shave:
Eg: Here is what I have learned about…
Eg: I always liked Alcohol but…

3 - The Shave using a Straight (or DE):
Eg: Here’s what I wish I knew before starting…

4- Stropping:

5 - Maintaining a Straights Edge:

6 - Honing:

7 - Conclusion:
Eg: You know after all that, I think the think where I to have changed…

8 - Other:


Feel free to go wild, but let’s try to stay to the format so that if someone just wants to review say strops, they know where to look. Of course, don’t feel obliged to fill everything out. If you don’t want to – just leave it blank.

Your thoughts could make an impact!! I hope this takes off!