Thread: Hello from the Triangle (NC)

Greetings from Lizard Lick, C'1. It's a great forum.

I don't know much but almost a year down the road I'm honing my razors and getting wonderful, smooth, irritation free shaves. My neck is also prone to razor burn; that problem stopped when I quit using hot towels and started using likewarm/cold water for prep, lather and rinsing.

A big 7/8? Consensus? I recently hashed that topic out over here and learned a lot: http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...ts-appeal.html Feel free to try the large and powerful Kropp anytime. I think I am done with it, having decided 6/8 is my new idea of a big razor.

Hi and welcome. A better soap and cold water shaving might help with the sensitive skin. Don't think there is much difference between cs and ss in the long run. If you aren't having problems with the 5/8 just go with what you want. You can shave with any size it might just take a little adjustment to get used to. Good luck

Welcome to the madness!! Your at the right place ,, have you looked at our classifieds? You might find a razor in your budget and won't have to wait. And many of these guys will make sure it's truly shave ready. Good luck and as for the neck , time and a good sharp razor will eventually get you there irritation free. Tc

Welcome to SRP! Don't worry, RAD will have you shortly. LOL. I'd say go for the 7/8 if the bigger sizes appeal to you. Otherwise, the 6/8 is smack in the middle of the sizing chart. I wouldn't worry too much about CS vs SS and just get the razor that appeals most to you.

Enjoy the journey!

Yeah, I figured the 7/8's Cons would be the heft and physical size for a new shaver. Then again, my hands aren't small. Since I shave every other day, I was thinking that maybe the extra heft could be turned into a Pro in that it might slice through the rough stuff a little more easily and smoothly. Again, being new at this and only having one razor means that pretty much everything I do or change at this point will be a calculated risk.

Maybe I'll go for the Dovo Renaissance 6/8 first and then re-assess after six months of using that. I'm certainly not intimidated by the 7/8, just want to make a good next decision in this learning process... or at least a decision that won't feel like I shot my foot off.

I Googled some Kropp 7/8 and they look nice. I'd live to try one out some time. Do you still have yours or have you moved it out already? If you're moving it, PM me with particulars.

Thanks!

-Steve

Originally Posted by MisterMoo

Greetings from Lizard Lick, C'1. It's a great forum.

I don't know much but almost a year down the road I'm honing my razors and getting wonderful, smooth, irritation free shaves. My neck is also prone to razor burn; that problem stopped when I quit using hot towels and started using likewarm/cold water for prep, lather and rinsing.

A big 7/8? Consensus? I recently hashed that topic out over here and learned a lot: http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...ts-appeal.html Feel free to try the large and powerful Kropp anytime. I think I am done with it, having decided 6/8 is my new idea of a big razor.

Thanks for the tips. I can definitely see a RAD issue in my immediate future. Between SRs, guns, cigars, & my bourbon I'm quickly going broke. But hey, you can't take it with you so you might as well enjoy it while you're here.

Originally Posted by Speedster

Welcome to SRP! Don't worry, RAD will have you shortly. LOL. I'd say go for the 7/8 if the bigger sizes appeal to you. Otherwise, the 6/8 is smack in the middle of the sizing chart. I wouldn't worry too much about CS vs SS and just get the razor that appeals most to you.

Enjoy the journey!

I've got a crazy swirly hair pattern on my neck as well. You just have to keep trying different angles and skin stretches until you find out what works best for you. I'm still creeping up on mine and every day I get a few more hairs cut a little closer. One thing that I have done that seems to be helping me is to coat the area in preshave oil and use cold water to shave the area. That way I can see what I'm doing without the lather getting in the way. And make sure your tip is stropped well.

If you havent already, look up the guilotine stroke for your neck, that and good stretching, you can pull the awkward bits of skin either pull it up on to your cheek, or sideways further around your neck.

What they all said, plus welcome from Nags Head!

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I'll be looking for that guillotine stroke info, as well as playing around with water temp a bit during pre-shave.

Being the impatient guy that I am I went ahead and ordered the Dovo Renaissance 6/8 last night, and according to SRD email updates, it's already on its way to me, along with some EJ Pomegranate & Lime soap and a couple leather pouches. Looking forward trying some new things and techniques out.