Hello from Pacific Northwest

[jmercer]

WOW! this website ROCKS!

Hiya, My name is Jay and I'm a pensioner from Lakewood just south of Seattle, WA in the Pacific Northwest.

A hearty 'Thank You' to all you folks and all your shared knowledge. I have confidently been able to move forward in my long time desire to shave with a straight razor. I tried this when I was much younger but did not have the patience to learn correctly and sliced & diced myself as well as ruined razor & strop.

I'm sure I will have some of the same old stupid FNG questions along the way so bare with me please as I learn my way around all this great information.

[Leatherstockiings]

Welcome aboard, Jay.

[rplunk43]

I'm sure I will have some of the same old stupid FNG questions along the way so bare with me please as I learn my way around all this great information.

Welcome Jay.

You will find some very helpful friends here so don't be afraid to ask questions.

[wdkingman]

Jay,
I agree with you, this is a great bunch of guys, willing to share what they've learned. I live east of you in Bonney Lake.

[eddy79]

Hi and welcome. Ask away there's always someone willing to help. Ed

[MattCB]

Welcome to the forum, great bunch of people and vast pool of knowledge. There are quite a few of us in the Pacific NW. I'm over in Kitsap County myself. Don't be afraid to ask any questions, everyone here is pretty helpful.

[shuttabugg]

howdy jmercer. welcome to the forum

[cudarunner]

Jay!

Welcome to the most friendly, helpful and informative site on the web!!

You will find members here of all different backgrounds, ages and occupations from all corners of the world and all with a quest for more knowledge about using and maintaining a straight razor!

If you take the time to search, 99.9% of your questions can be found in the Library (WIKI) however feel free to ask us about whatever it is that you are wondering about or having a problem with. It does help if you’ve done some research before hand so it narrows the problem down a bit.

I'm kiddy korner from you as I'm in Walla Walla!! My good friend pinklather is south of you just outside of Portland OR! Please let us know if we can be of any help to you!!

This can be a long strange trip, but it doesn't have to be a lonely one!

[Razorfeld]

Welcome, nice to see another NW person join SRP. There are a number of good mentors in WA and OR. Get to know them and your knowledge will expand exponentially. All questions welcome. Believe me, we've all ask our fair share of the obvious, silly and stupid questions and have received nothing but understanding and help. Enjoy, from a fellow pensioner.

[jmercer]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

A question for my fellow Pacific Northwesterners, who is the recommended Honemeister in our corner of the world?

I have ordered a new quality razor and want to get a professional edge on it to help establish my sharpness benchmark. I am not knowledgeable enough yet to tell while learning to shave. I mainly want to reduce the discomfort while on the learning curve. I ordered an alum block last night. I'm currently using a new factory sharp Dovo that I've tried stropping. I had to try the factory edge to get the feel that is talked about of 'shave ready'. My newbie stropping has improved the factory sharp greatly but I know I have a long way to go yet. I got another practice razor & strop and am working on my techniques. I had an old Beau Brummel (grandfather's and in poor condition) professionally sharpened (online source) but am not pleased with it at all. My stropped Dovo cuts way better. I should have waited till I got a good sharp razor but you know how that can go.