Hello for Orange County, California!
I figured it is time to make an account and say hello. I have been wet shaving with a DE for a couple years now. I not-so-recently acquired some straight razors as a family heirloom. They've sat in a box for 6 months and I just pulled them back out a few weeks ago.
Im neck deep in a restoration project of an early 1900s FW Engels straight. I have used information from this forum to de-rust and polish the blade up (still a few stubborn pits). I tried to remove the plastic scales to try to clean up the tang, and ended up breaking a scale. Im halfway into making new scales from curly maple and padauk (again using the forums as a guide).
So hello SRP! Ive been stalking you for a while, but now Im becoming a Junior Member!