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05-23-2014, 04:13 AM #1Junior Member
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Greetings from the deep south :)
A client / friend of mine peaked my interest in straight razor shaving a couple of weeks ago. Since I have a tendency to go whole hog on my hobbies so to speak, I have been lurking here ever since and scouring the net for info. I purchased a Dovo Best quality, Fromm / Illinois Strop, badger brush, and buffalo horn shaving bowl to start with. I then rabidly started watching Lynns videos, and during that process I ordered a full set of Norton stones, and sniped a couple of vintage barber hones, and a boker and 2 W.R. Case & Sons razors off of ebay. Since I have spent a lifetime honing knives, with the help of Lynn's video's I had honed all 3 of the vintage razors, and my new Dovo (shave ready ... really???) and now am really enjoying some nice close shaves and a new hobby. I should have my new Ralf Aust and Amish strop from SRD tomorrow so I think I will slack off a bit on the acquisition and enjoy these razors. My avatar is the razor case I made from red oak to accomodate my new hobby / addiction. Thanks much to Lynn for his helpful videos.
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05-23-2014, 04:17 AM #2Senior Member
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Yes, I do believe that you have gone "whole hog"! Have fun.
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05-23-2014, 04:56 AM #3Senior Member
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Slack off ? That sounds like falling off the hog to me :<0) j/kidding of course. Enjoy what you have. In here whole hog means a lot of photos per post.
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.
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05-23-2014, 05:07 AM #4No that's not me in the picture
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Welcome. Yeah pictures are nice
I love living in the past...
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05-23-2014, 10:33 AM #5Senior Member
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Welcome and WOW. I went kind of off the deep end when I started as well. Awesome, I am not alone
Jim"The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas." -Linus Pauling
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05-24-2014, 11:45 AM #6Senior Member
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Hi and welcome. Sounds like a great start to me. Happy shaving
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Can you just use Ed
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05-26-2014, 03:08 AM #7Senior Member
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Hello and welcome. I wouldn't consider it hog wild until you reach about 20 razors. You have found the right place to learn and to share your experiences with the straight Razors.
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05-26-2014, 03:15 AM #8Senior Member
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I seriously get green with envy when guys can afford this kind of kit outta the gate.
Welcome and enjoy.
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05-26-2014, 04:34 AM #9Senior Member
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hello and welcome to the fold. SRP is the place for you, here unlike AA we promote the disorders so we don't look as bad as the other guy!! Hi my name is Walter, and I have RAD, HAD, SAD, along with many others.
We have no control of what other people do or say to us, but we have control to how we REACT !! GOD BLESS
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05-26-2014, 12:27 PM #10Senior Member
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Just wait until you discover Swedish and Japanese straights. It does sound like you are off to a solid start! Enjoy, it is a life changing experience and you control the volume.
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