Thread: Greetings from Bulgaria

Hi forum,

Greetings from a total beginner from Bulgaria. I'm 23 and have been thinking about a straight razor for a while, right now I'm trying to find the best I can buy in my area. I will post a thread in the Beginners forum and see what info I can gather

This looks like the best place on the web to get information and even motivation (not that I need any of that). Amazing community! I'm looking forward to talking with you guys.

Welcome Kodama. You are in the right place as far as information on straight razors (SR). Check out the library to find answers to most of your questions. You can also check the members list to find members near you that can assist you in finding the right first razor and teach you how to map your face, strop, lather and shave. A good place to find a first razor is from the vendors here, they should have everything you need to start.

Hi and welcome. Good luck with your search and if unsure feel free to ask and we will help if we can. Any questions feel free to ask.

i am just going to agree with the last two posts, welcome to the forum too by the way. Figure out what you would like to know and we will surely help you, also bear in mind that the wiki has a lot of good info in it. it is also worth browsing the beginners forum for answers too, there tends to be themes with the questions asked, and similarly with the answers given. all the best Ed.

Let me join in on welcoming you to SRP. You've gotten good advice in the previous posts. Let me just add don't rush things. Take your time, try to master one area at a time. This isn't a race, but a steady progression of steps as you master one area at a time. And the last step, at least a year from now would be to learn how to hone our own razors. It is nothing like honing a knife - apples and oranges, night and day kind of thing. Patience and read the wikis, view the videos and ask, ask, ask questions.

Welcome to SRP I also just started and can tell you this is a great place to get information and advise, not to mention the great people. Smoth shaving!

Welcome to SRP!

Hello and welcome. I hope these forums lead you to the best shaves of your life.

Welcome to SRP!

Welcome to the most friendly, helpful and informative site on the web!!

You will find members here of all different backgrounds, ages and occupations from all corners of the world and all with a quest for more knowledge about using and maintaining a straight razor!

If you take the time to search, 99.9% of your questions can be found in the Library (WIKI) however feel free to ask us about whatever it is that you are wondering about or having a problem with. It does help if you’ve done some research before hand so it narrows the problem down a bit.

You've already received some very sound advice. As Razorfeld has pointed out; take your time. This age old art used to be handed down from father to son, or an uncle to nephew or even a neighbor to the boy down the road. Patience is the KEY, without patience it can't be mastered. I've seen it time and time again, in a world that seems to demand instant gratification it can be hard for some to learn to step back in time, a time when the world was much less hectic and enjoy getting a shave the way it's been done for centuries and I believe the way that it was intended to be done for all eternity.

It's a long strange trip, but well worth the journey

Again, a sincere Welcome!