Thread: $100 What do the experienced think i should spend it on?

Lemme see, I could get a fifth of Jack Daniels Single Barrel, a fifth of Bulleit Rye and three fifths of that crumby Whipped Cream Vodka for the wife. That might get us through the weekend.

Originally Posted by justinA

I recently started shaving and essentially have one of each of the necessities.


I have:
Boker King Cutter
SRD latigo strop
AOS brush, shaving cream, ASB, pre shave oil
Alum block
Which hazel

I've allotted myself $100 but don't really know what i should spend it on. I was thinking maybe a second shave ready razor in a different size and grind(new or vintage), or some castle forbes cream and a puck of MWF, etc, etc, etc...

What do you guys with more experienced would be a good next step, or what would you do in my situation?

I can see you are in a quandary and are paralyzed by indecision. So I have the perfect solution for you. Just send the money to me and in return I will send you an official, professionally created straight razor shaving acquisition plan thus freeing you from this weight on your shoulders.

If I only had one shave ready razor I'd definitely want a second one. Always pays to have a spare tire.

Save it. Hard times they're a coming....

Hmm...sounds like the most logical path would be a second razor...I wonder if charlie, max, or alex would do layaway 100 dollars at a time....$100 worth of work, set it aside for a month, repeat. Haha

There are many good razors, ready to use, in the classified's that would fall under your budget & you would have some change to go towards that Nani 12K...

There are at least 3 Razors in the classifieds that look nice for under 100 now I need to start a paypal account when I get of work...

Originally Posted by justinA

Glad to see replies so quick, there are definitely a few razors in the classifieds that look decent for under 100, i would get something bigger i think. I got my razor during the december sale at SRD so i have the lifetime of free honing(amazingly gracious of Lynn and Don) so i was thinking of keeping that one honed up by Lynn so I can always have a "control" when I start honing/touching up my own razors.

Still, my razor is brand new so i could get other stuff now and wait a month or so and then get a second razor...if i were to go that way.

Indecisive...

That's exatly what I did but in reverse order. Got the lifetime honing on my second razor from SRD.

It's been very useful to compare stropping the everyday shave razor with the control (SRD).

After that I decided to go with the interchangeable magnetic paddle SRD sales with the diamond spray ($89.00). I use it to refresh the edge (after one month of use), travel and later finish a freshly hone razor.

My next purchase was a microscope 40X-100X for $12.00 + $5.00 shipping. I got it yesterday and was able to compare both edges. Both edges shave very good but are very different. I don't think Lynn uses the diamond spray to finish his commercially hone razors. It will also be used to compare refreshing edge and later honing edges.

My next purchase would be the shapton finishing hone 16k, for $130.00. Use it to maintain the bevel, and later as a finishing hone.

Down on the distance would be the 4/8k honing stones. Still reading an learning, leaning toward the shapton system.

In between, soaps and creams!

Any way, that's what I have decided after reading hours no end in this forum.

Good luck deciding! Double O

I like the feedback of softer stones for the coarser grits so I'm gonna invest in naniwa's and then maybe a JNat for a finishes wayyyyy later on.

I don't see a hone in your list, nor after-shave balm, so my suggestion would be a nice combo hone (such as the doubles-sided 4000/8000 Norton waterstone) and some nice after-shave balm.