Thread: What ho, all

Hello and welcome. ... There are some great folks in here and a lot of knowledge for you to enjoy, so enjoy your time and shave responsiblly.

Hello and welcome to SRP.

Do you enjoy teaching pigeons to line dance? 'Cause I do and haven't been able to find anyone who shares this passion, not even the pigeons. Oh, and welcome.

welcome back to SR,s do yourself a favor and get your razor pro honed by a true honemiester, your experience will be much improved , read all there is to starting and go slow, knowing what a truly shave ready razor is will be half the battle of diagnosing what your doing, then learn the strop ,, the rest is will come together good luck tc

Thanks for the welcome, all.

@Leatherstockings: Thanks for the pointer - have been browsing through "The Finer Things"

@tcrideshd: Yes, I bought the razor professionally honed, for the very reason that I wouldn't have a reference point otherwise.

Originally Posted by emacsomancer

Thanks for the welcome, all.

@Leatherstockings: Thanks for the pointer - have been browsing through "The Finer Things"

@tcrideshd: Yes, I bought the razor professionally honed, for the very reason that I wouldn't have a reference point otherwise.

Trust me when I say that not all "shave ready" razors are shave ready. Who did you buy it from? What type of reputation do they have? If you purchased from one of the vendors here then it will be truly shave ready, but if it came from eBay it would be questionable at best.

Originally Posted by guitstik

Trust me when I say that not all "shave ready" razors are shave ready. Who did you buy it from? What type of reputation do they have? If you purchased from one of the vendors here then it will be truly shave ready, but if it came from eBay it would be questionable at best.

I bought it from someone over on /r/shave_bazaar who seems reputable, and I communicated with him about the exact state of the razor, including ascertaining whether 'shave-ready' truly meant "ready to shave with". He assures me that this is the case.

Originally Posted by emacsomancer

I bought it from someone over on /r/shave_bazaar who seems reputable, and I communicated with him about the exact state of the razor, including ascertaining whether 'shave-ready' truly meant "ready to shave with". He assures me that this is the case.

Well, hopefully he is right. You should be able to tell right off the bat. Don't strop before the first shave with it and that way it's honed state will be apparent. Your years of wet shaving will support your new adventure since lather quality shouldn't be an issue, although I find that a lather "good enough" for my DE shave isn't quite adequate for my SR shaves. (I still do DE when in a rush in the morning or when traveling).