Howdy! Alamo here from the West Lafayette, Indiana area! Home town is back in Texas though, but most of my time is back at school.

Just a college student that has had a passion for guns, knives, and handmade leather, and it seems like the natural progression of things would be straight razor shaving.

I have gotten myself an Omega 49 boar brush, some Col. Conks soap, and a styptic pencil already. Been breaking in the brush and practicing my lather for the past few days. So far things are going pretty well. The brush is still a bit scratchy, but it's already gotten much softer than when it was brand new, and the wet pig smell is gone!

The straight razor I ordered is being delivered today, but I don't get home from class until about 6:30pm, so I'm still hours away from getting my new razor today..the suspense is killing me! Being a knife guy for the past few years, I've got myself a decent collection of hones, stones, and strops. I'll be seeing if I can't get the razor into shaving shape myself, and if not, I'll be sending it out for professional care.

Looking forward to meeting everyone and getting myself into the hobby of wet shaving