Thread: Hello from West Yorkshire, England

Hey folks,

Another newbie to straight razors here. I've had an interest in straight razors for a while now, but never owned one. Anyway I was recently given one as a gift

The razor I was given is a Sweeny Todd replica. I know these are terrible razors but I wont be using it.

SRP seems like a great place to be

Hi and welcome. Check out the library for all the starter info and the other basics of Sr shaving. Good luck and any questions feel free to ask.

Originally Posted by eddy79

Hi and welcome. Check out the library for all the starter info and the other basics of Sr shaving. Good luck and any questions feel free to ask.

Thank you eddy79

Have you any idea what you would like, or if not what sort of budget you have to equip yourself with. Do you have any experience with lather making?
On the bright side, your Sweeny Todd and some newspaper or strip of fabric would make a great stropping practice setup.

Welcome to SRP! Find yourself a real razor from the Classifieds maybe. Good luck!

I have a very limited budget right now, Around £100 for now. Not certain on what to buy, but I have already seen the list of names to avoid.

As for lather making, I have always used shaving brushes and soap combo. So no problems there


I have bought a cheap strop off ebay to practice stropping with the sweeny todd razor. It may not be a very good razor, but its a cracking letter opener

Originally Posted by yorkshiregrump

I have a very limited budget right now, Around £100 for now. Not certain on what to buy, but I have already seen the list of names to avoid.

As for lather making, I have always used shaving brushes and soap combo. So no problems there


I have bought a cheap strop off ebay to practice stropping with the sweeny todd razor. It may not be a very good razor, but its a cracking letter opener

I would think that sort of money should get you set up with a reasonable budget strop and vintage shave ready razor. If you don't get advice on reasonable vendors in the uk, let me know and I will PM some members and ask them for you.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I would think that sort of money should get you set up with a reasonable budget strop and vintage shave ready razor. If you don't get advice on reasonable vendors in the uk, let me know and I will PM some members and ask them for you.

Thanks Ed, much appreciated.

Hi and welcome!

The srp classifieds are a great place to start, you can be pretty sure that you will get exactly what you want at a price to suit your budget, and on the off chance you can't find something the guys on the forum are fantastic at steering you towards good vendors.

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