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07-11-2014, 02:21 AM #1Junior Member
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What ho, all
I'm a professor of linguistics; recently moved to Salt Lake City.
I've been wet shaving for about 15 years, using DE for about 6 of those. In the late 90s I made an ill-fated attempt to start SR shaving. But in those dark ages before shaving forums populated the Interwebs, I knew very little and ended up being sold some rather sub-par equipment in a chemist's shop in Boston, including most relevantly a Pakistani SR, which wouldn't take an edge (it was a choice between Chinese and Pakistani SRs, as I recall, and I assumed that Pakistani SRs would surely be superior).
Today, I finally made a purchase of a shave-ready Wade & Butcher 1/4 hollow, curved back/round point, 4/8-5/8 today (online, don't have it in my hands yet), which I'm anxious to receive, to fulfil my uncompleted attempt many years. I still have a 90s-vintage Illinois 835 strop from that unfortunate Boston chemist's adventure, which I hope is enough to start with.
Other than shaving things, I enjoy quality loose-leaf tea, mystery/scifi/fantasy literature, pocket watches, Linux, fine blades (of various sizes), reggae & blues, and things to do with India (Nepal, Sri Lanka etc.) and the Caribbean.
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07-11-2014, 02:29 AM #2Senior Member
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Welcome aboard,,,,,,,,,,, drop into our library section & enjoy your journey into wetshaving,,,,,,,,,,,
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07-11-2014, 02:32 AM #3Senior Member
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Welcome to SRP!
Have you checked out the SRP library yet? There is some good info there for beginners.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi..._Place_Library
Many of the members here enjoy the same hobbies you mentioned. Check out the threads under The Finer Things in Life.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/finer-things-life/Last edited by Leatherstockiings; 07-11-2014 at 02:36 AM.
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07-11-2014, 03:41 AM #4Senior Member
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Hi and welcome. Good luck with making the transition to a straight. Any questions feel free to ask
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Can you just use Ed
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07-11-2014, 03:59 AM #5Senior Member
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Great intro.
Welcome,.....now the fun begins
emacsomancer likes this.S.L.A.M.,.......SHAVE LIKE A MAN!!!
Not like a G.I.R.L. (Gentleman In Razor Limbo)
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07-11-2014, 04:51 AM #6Senior Member
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Hello, and welcome !!
emacsomancer likes this.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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07-11-2014, 11:19 AM #7Senior Member
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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.
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Hello and welcome to SRP.
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07-11-2014, 11:27 AM #9Senior Member
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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.
emacsomancer likes this.SRP. Where the Wits aren't always as sharp as the Razors
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07-11-2014, 11:43 AM #10Senior Member
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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
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