Thread: Hello SRP, Greetings from Slovenia

Hello everyone!
I have just registereg to this site. I'm from Slovenia (age 30). I have been looking at SRP site for a long time, and finally decided to join the group

I have been shaving with a straight razor for about half a year now and i REALLY like it. My first experience with a straight razor was not what i expected, BUT, learning things from this forum and watching videos from experts (you know who they are) my experience is getting better with every shave. Many thanks to everybody here on this site!! It really is the best site for those wishing to learn the art. Thank you!!

Since i started to jump into this hobby, i gathered 2 straights that i use to shave with, and 2 vintage razors from back in the days I really love them all! I have a couple of stones that i need - 1000/3000 naniwa, Dragon's tongue, Yellow lake, and 10000 naniwa for polish. I have some CrOx too. So i have the basic stuff to help me get started. I also made one razor from scratch BEFORE a got any real straight razor - with just a file and a lot of sand paper (will post that sometime in the future to see) and that gave me excelent experience and now that i got a real straight, i am glad i did all that hard work, because i would mees up my razors for sure if i hadn't been watching and reading things about straights and the delicate work about them

Again, i hope to contribute something to this awesome site and group, and hope to have some good time and meeting some friendly folks

I don't have any experience on this site, and my English can be a bit rough, so bare with me
Everyone, THANK YOU and wish you all some smooth shaves

Stick

Hi and welcome. Your English is fine and I wouldn't have known if you hadn't said. To make your first razor is quite an accomplishment. Definitely want to see pics.

You got there first eddy, welcome stick.

Nice to meet you Eddy79,
Thank you for welcoming me!
Here is a pic of my first SR that i made some time ago.. I hope it will show.. i am new at this..

Also if you want to see how i made it check out YOUTUBE and write "from steel to shave" there are 2 parts.. but i'm shy because seeing it now, after i know some more stuff, i bassically did everything wrong except making a project work

Thank you Edhewitt, It means a lot! Nice to have a real Mentor commenting, wow!
I hope i can turn on you for future suggestions if i have any! I feel at home allready
Smooth shaves, and have a great weekend!
Stick

Originally Posted by Stick

Thank you Edhewitt, It means a lot! Nice to have a real Mentor commenting, wow!
I hope i can turn on you for future suggestions if i have any! I feel at home allready
Smooth shaves, and have a great weekend!
Stick

Of course, that's what we are here for. If I can help I will, if not i will find someone who can.
That's not a bad effort for a first go at razor making, has it been heat treated etc?

If I managed to make a razor and not just stuff it up for my first shot I would be happy. That is a good looking razor though and if it is shaving then I would say a great success

Yes, i have HT it kind of.. Go to youtube and write "from steel to shave" there are 2 parts of videos.. let me know what you think.. And YES i did everything wrong, except making a project work I still have a laugh watching it.

Originally Posted by eddy79

If I managed to make a razor and not just stuff it up for my first shot I would be happy. That is a good looking razor though and if it is shaving then I would say a great success

Umm, yeah it's great for a total beginner, but experts would say "Many things wrong with it".. i managed to shave one time with it, but i have real straights now and the shave is much smoother and more pleasant. I also did a lot of things wrong with it.. angle, scales, not to mention honning..width...and the list goes on But the project gave me information and experience i wouldn't have ever had if i didn't make this razor.
Stick

Hindsight is great but you can only work with the information you have. Now that you have better info you can always do so mods to improve it. Or give it another shot.