Thread: Another Great Straightrazorplace Give Away!!

I though I should log on and say hello. I am new to straight razor shaving and I am still trying to figure it out. I have one really cheap Pakistani razor that i bought from ebay which basically just rips the hair out of my face. I do have another coming which is from Tuckmar, supposedly never used. Last week I bought a paddle strop from Tony Miller. That is basically all of the equipment I have apart from a cheap brush and mug that I have had for a couple years from Walgreen's. I have learned alot from reading some of the posts on this site but I only discovered it this past weekend.

Have a good day,
Jim

Well...I'm going to throw my name into the hat for this. I don't know if I'm qualified for sure since there's not exactly a definate set of requirements BUT since I only own one shavable razor that has been inexpertly honed by yours truly I would like the opportunity to give a go at a NICE razor with a GOOD edge for a change. I'm also hoping to come up with the extra dough this year to pick up a real strop since that's the last real piece of equipment I lack before making my shaving experience truly complete.

Therefore let this be my formal entry into this giveaway, and since I already HAVE a "serviceable" razor and passable technique if the judges of this giveaway feel I am already well set enough to not be involved I am cool with that too. I'll post in the sticky when it arrives too but there it is.

Oh I just saw the part about the seconds. That's very generous of you Tony! "Some" of us have to make do with the canvas from the cheap pakistani strop and a leather belt temporarily withdrawn from the wardrobe

Having persuaded "her in doors" that straight razor shaving is more economical than using disposables, then having spent a few bob on a few straights, strop, hone etc..I'm sort of set up but there again I don't have my goodies yet so really I'm still razorless at this moment in time. So if I qualify for the draw it would be great.
Whatever the result it's teriffic to see such support and generosity.

Gary

Wow.

I've got one (1) Dovo straight, and (since I didn't know about out-of-the-box razors), honed it myself, er, moderately well.

You KNOW I'm a-gonna enter!

What a great place this is, because of all you generous vet'rans.

Deepweeds

Originally Posted by wvbias

I have no plans to enter. When I receive the Case razor
that I ordered from Bill, I will be up to 5 razors, 6 counting
that Chinese razor. Not bad in less than 3 months.

This is way more razors than I ever hoped to own. Thanks
to Lynn and Bill for making this possible and all the rest
of you guys for all of your help as well.


Regards,


Terry

Holy crap, dude. I've accumulated more than 50 in 2 months. That's how long I've been shaving with a straight. lol. Enter the drawing. I didn't get the label "honemeister" cuz I know what I'm doing. I'm just very loquacious, and ask a lot of questions.

Originally Posted by Joe Chandler

Holy crap, dude. I've accumulated more than 50 in 2 months. That's how long I've been shaving with a straight. lol. Enter the drawing. I didn't get the label "honemeister" cuz I know what I'm doing. I'm just very loquacious, and ask a lot of questions.

Thats a lot of razors. I definately want more razors, that's
for sure. I just saw where they were requesting that unless you
really need a razor to let the newbies win them one. I do want
to get a couple more, or 3 or 4...... I suppose I'll just keep an
eye on Bill's page and snipe one here and there. Besides, how
may razors does a hillbilly from WV need?

Terry

Originally Posted by Joe Chandler

Holy crap, dude. I've accumulated more than 50 in 2 months. That's how long I've been shaving with a straight. lol.

WOW! I thought I was really accumulating razors, what with me having four in hand! Of course I've only been shaving with a straight for maybe three weeks, now, and three of the four I have are ebay specials that still need work. I guess I'm not as much of a fanatic as I thought I was!

I have conversed with couple of folks on here, and will be saving my pennies to purchase another razor or three in the coming weeks, but I also think I'm going to see if I can send at least one of mine to one of the many really knowledgeable guys on here to have them properly hone one of them up for me.

Right now, I really have one razor that is fairly shave ready, and it's and old W&B 5/8 (I finally measured it) that I honed!<!> It really shaves well, though.

Yeah...I had to slow down. I'm selling off a bunch of mine, too, and trading some. Even gave a few away. Lynn said he's got over 300, but he's been collecting waaaay longer than I have. I finally figured out what I want to collect, so most of the others are being sold. I'll look for pieces that fit what I want to collect. I managed to accumulate some pretty nice razors pretty quickly, but too much of a good thing... Anyway, I won't be entering the drawing, but having gotten a few from Lynn, I can tell you they're worth every penny if you send them to him to be honed. Told me everything I needed to know about sharp, and now I can get my razors pretty close (well, some of them anyway )

Well since I became aware of the possibility of straight edge shaving a total of four days ago, then I guess I qualify.

This should be really fun.