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06-06-2014, 02:46 AM #1Junior Member
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Hello from Omaha
I've been shaving for more than 30 years now. I started with a DE like my Dad, quickly went to electric for a bit but settled in to cartridge razors for most of that time. Recently an Art Of Shaving store opened nearby and flipped a little switch in my brain making me obsess over straight razor shaving. I've been hanging around forums and watching YouTube videos on shaving, stropping, honing, etc for a couple of weeks. During my research I picked up a Van der Hagen badger/bowl/soap set and used that with my Fusion. My Illinois 827 Strop came yesterday and my Dovo Special w/ tortoise finally arrived today. It came from Vintage Blades and was honed by Lynn. I had my first go tonight. Shaved both sides with left and right hands and no cuts or irritation! I have a goatee so I didn't have to deal with the chin and mouth area but I still count it as a victory.
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06-06-2014, 02:58 AM #2Senior Member
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Great stuff. Sounds like your time researching paid off.
Welcome to SRP.
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06-06-2014, 04:26 AM #3Senior Member
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hello, and welcome to SRP!!
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06-06-2014, 01:25 PM #4Senior Member
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Hi and welcome. Sounds like we have a convert. Congrats on the shave success
My wife calls me.........
Can you just use Ed
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06-06-2014, 01:32 PM #5Senior Member
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Good for you. +1
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06-06-2014, 06:41 PM #6Junior Member
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Thanks to all for the kind words and welcomes. I'll do my best to contribute to the site as I'm sure I will be hanging around here for a long time.
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06-06-2014, 06:47 PM #7Senior Member
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Welcome to SRP. Enjoy the journey!
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06-06-2014, 07:05 PM #8Customized
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Welcome to SRP.
And to think a new member from Omaha should sign up on a date like this
To me, A Norwegian, Omaha is more a beach in France than it is a place in the US
News has been filled with the arrangements down in France today.
Anyways, good luck with your venture into straight razor shaving.
We're here to help as much as we can.Bjoernar
Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....
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