I found myself looking at my last disposable cartridge the other day.... Well 2 weeks ago and I still haven't shaved. I couldn't help but think there must be a better way, both a better shave and cheaper in the long run than what I was using. I get bad razor burn every time I shave so I figured I'll grow a manly beard, until of course my wife said she wouldn't kiss me if I had a beard. Sure made me weigh my options.

I had my heart set on a new straight and still do but started pricing out all the other stuff I'd need as well as the fact that most types seem to be sold out from a couple of Canadian stores I was looking at. I would agree buying the absolute best isn't always necessary, but I'm not about to throw money away on garbage tools either. I ended up ordering a Merkur safety razor, special of the day badger hair brush and some D.R. Harris soap. I can't wait to try it out.

While waiting though, I found myself looking for used straights on eBay (I know, I've read I should buy a shave ready for my first one). I found a Boker and a Wade & Butcher that I may try and snag. Neither are shave ready and need a bit of buffing, but I figured for relatively low cost it'd give me something to play with and look forward to.

At any rate I'm looking forward to learning the art and perusing the forum knowledge base here.

Cheers,

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