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[MADURO978]

Hello all,

Im new to straight razor shaving or using a razor at all. I've spent my adult life using a T-outliner due to razor bumbs. After much research, here Iam .

Maduro978

[Haroldg48]

Welcome! Go through the beginner section and read everything there. It is a wealth of info, as do most mentors and other senior folks here.

[Sergeant]

Welcome... read, read and read some more. .. and watch vids too

[MADURO978]

Ty for the welcome. I've watched a lot of Lynn's vids, he makes it look so easy lol. A little at a time seems to be the way.. I'm sure this forum will prove to be a valuable source. When you use cream should you lather it in a bowl?

[Cangooner]

Ty for the welcome. I've watched a lot of Lynn's vids, he makes it look so easy lol. A little at a time seems to be the way.. I'm sure this forum will prove to be a valuable source. When you use cream should you lather it in a bowl?

You can if you like, but if you don't have an appropriate bowl you can also lather in your hand or simply face lather. They all work, and it's just down to personal preference. I usually lather in a scuttle (think of a double-wall bowl with hot water between layers to keep the lather warm) but also quite often will face lather either for a change or if I'm in a bit of a rush.

And any bowl/mug/container will work. You don't need anything fancy. You may *want* something fancy, but you don't need it.

[edhewitt]

Cangooner is spot on, what you will find is that everyone has their ways of doing things, there are a lot of common themes but you really have to do a bit of experimenting for yourself to see what works for you. I would recommend reading the library and beginners sections, you will see a lot of essentially the same threads there this should give you some idea of the common issues and how they can be dealt with. Of course feel free to ask your own questions too, i found it easiest to seek general advice from the forum, but pick one or two members and distill the information with them via PM, otherwise you can end up going in circles. I think I have always had helpful responses to PM's from all of the members here.

[MattCB]

Welcome to SRP. Lots of good folks here so please ask all the questions you have. That being said, there are a lot of great videos and articles out there. I highly recommend perusing Straight Razor Place Library - Straight Razor Place Library.

Best of luck and let us know how it's progressing.

[MADURO978]

Ty, tonight went much better. I only did a jaw and that gave me some confidence. I didnt have the pulling like the first time. I lathered on the face and that seemed to work really well. I ordered a strop, quick question how many shaves can I go before the strop is an absolute necessity?

[JTmke]

Welcome to SRP

Most will recommend stropping before every shave. I do before and after

[eddy79]

Hi and welcome. Stropping is just as important as your face prep and you want to be doing it every shave to keep your blade at it's best. Follow the advice given go slow and you will be fine. Good luck