Thread: Long time lurker.... New straight razor user

Howdy Yall!

Been a forums lurker for a little while. I live in Saskatchewan, Canada.... Formerly from South Carolina. Just wanting to "break the ice" . Lots of great info on here. I hope to be shaving soon when my first straight razor(Dovo Inox) arrives this coming week. I hope to make friends on here and to learn much from yall. Hope everyone is doing great and having a wonderful evening/ day!

Cheers, Willis

Hello, Willis. Welcome to SRP.

Welcome! There is a lot to learn, and lots of ways to learn it here!

If you haven't already, go to the Beginner's section of SRP and read as much as you can. Also, watch the videos as much as you have time to.

South Carolina to Saskatchewan must be quite a transition!

Welcome to SRP - from South Carolina!
As mentioned above, check out the Beginner's section in the library.
And start practicing stropping on your leg with a butter knife.

And buy a *real* winter coat.

Welcome to SRP! Is your razor coming to you "shave ready"? A lot of third party vendors state it's have ready.... but not so much. While you are waiting for the Dovo take a look around here Straight Razor Place Library - Straight Razor Place Library and here Beginner's guide to straight razor shaving - Straight Razor Place Library. Bot are great resources to start with and can give you days of reading. Let us know how it goes!

Welcome to the forum. Saskabush is kind of vague. My father was from a rural area just north of Yorkton. My wife is from Hudson Bay. There is a ton of information here, I suspect as a former lurker you already know that though.

Welcome aboard!

Welcome to SRP. Make sure you get familiar with the beginners section in the Library & also in there, you can learn to strop, so make sure you learn how to strop right so that you don't dull your razor. First of all make sure your first shave is a good one since many claim they are selling a shave ready razor but really won't. If it tugs or pulls & is uncomfortable, it isn't sharp & you will need to send it out to a respectable honemeister. Look in the classifieds here & you will find someone to send your razor to. Lynn & gssixgun are two of the better people to use for these services. It would be a good idea to get you a second straight for when you send one out to be honed. Meanwhile you can be learning how to hone also & eventually buy your own hones to sharpen your razors with & you won't have to send them out anymore to be sharpened on ce you learn to hone & strop yourself.

Welcome to SRP Just one piece of advice. Go slow and pay attention. No one wants to post in the " Cut of the Day" thread. :<0)

Hi and welcome. Since you have been lurking hopefully you have gathered all the basics so any questions feel free to ask and good luck with your shaves