Thread: Just getting started

Well Ed as fas as a budget goes I have a pretty good amount of income but I would like to start out spending smaller amounts so I can get my feet wet first.
Well Father Pope I will take you up on your generous offer! Thanks so much I'll send you a Pm.

Originally Posted by Tyroneology

Well Ed as fas as a budget goes I have a pretty good amount of income but I would like to start out spending smaller amounts so I can get my feet wet first.
Well Father Pope I will take you up on your generous offer! Thanks so much I'll send you a Pm.

In that case take up the free brush offer, by a quality strop that has replaceable leather and choose a razor that you like, i am not sure if I said it here, but the classifieds are a good. Place to start looking if you want vintage steel, just review the listing and ensure it is shave ready.

Richard, you haven't made me an anything, but seeing as my views on the church are what they are it may be a good thing, I could well end up excommunicated

Been looking on the classified here for the past two days. Will probably make a decision come tomorrow or Monday on which one to start with. I have a good feeling that once I buy one I'll end up buying a lot more .

Originally Posted by Tyroneology

Been looking on the classified here for the past two days. Will probably make a decision come tomorrow or Monday on which one to start with. I have a good feeling that once I buy one I'll end up buying a lot more .

Sorry to sound like an old fart, but use what you buy for a good few weeks or more until you are comfortable with the process then look at variety. In the beginning variety is the spice of crap shaves.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Richard, you haven't made me an anything, but seeing as my views on the church are what they are it may be a good thing, I could well end up excommunicated

Ah, my son, the Church of the Steel Blade accepts all apostates. Excommunication will automatically occur should you abandon SR's, DE's or SE's and return to your sinful ways of cartridge scraping.

As to two part epoxy, you would do better to find a two part epoxy in dispensing tubes with a mixing nozzle you can attach. Sets in five minute, so work fast. But it should sit for at least 24 hours to cure the best.

Good info, JReed. Do you recall about what they charge for that? I buy Proraso or Omega from Amazon and usually pay around $10-12.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Ah, my son, the Church of the Steel Blade accepts all apostates. Excommunication will automatically occur should you abandon SR's, DE's or SE's and return to your sinful ways of cartridge scraping.

As to two part epoxy, you would do better to find a two part epoxy in dispensing tubes with a mixing nozzle you can attach. Sets in five minute, so work fast. But it should sit for at least 24 hours to cure the best.

Haven't accepted S/E'S into my life and soul, and D/E'S barely make an appearance.

The epoxy is from the troll brush.

It seems as a few people on this site is Nozema for their shave cream. Anyone have any comments on this?

Originally Posted by Tyroneology

It seems as a few people on this site is Nozema for their shave cream. Anyone have any comments on this?

Many use it and it works quite well, something to throw in to experiment with. I don't prefer to use it but it was fun to try.

In terms of your first purchase, in my opinion, try to stay in the rang of a 1/2 hollow, for your first blade stay right in the middle, then when you get about 20 straight shaves in, you can start to explore whether you prefer a wedge grind or a hollow grind....I prefer a hollow grind, but as with soaps, it's nice to have options to change things up.

Let us know what straight you decide to go with......

Originally Posted by Tyroneology

It seems as a few people on this site is Nozema for their shave cream. Anyone have any comments on this?

I think Noxema cream is used as a pre shave by some. I will try it eventually. I bought a lot of stuff a few years ago and I am trying to get through the cases of stuff before I try anything new. My current rule is a cannot buy a new soap cream etc until I finish one off. I am half way through my last jar of Proraso pre shave so I will be trying Noxema cream as a pre shave in about a month.