Thread: Greetings from Romania

Originally Posted by Nightblade

As Americans , we all know Transilvania . Just curious about your forum name. Russian/Romainan ?? Love the Old country as I call it. Lots of neat history . Welcome to SRP my friend !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzxXCjeMV2A

) great movie sequence.
"rus" is my last name, has nothing to do with russia.

Originally Posted by rusalexro

) great movie sequence.
"rus" is my last name, has nothing to do with russia.

Ha ha..yeah, that Movie clip will either make you want to try SR shaving or the complete opposite.

Originally Posted by rusalexro

Hello everybody,
I'm Alex, I'm from Romania, new member here.
...snip...
This is my introduction & I'm happy to be here.
Have a good day.

Be welcome here! You are most fortunate to have, in your area, some of the best shave creams/soaps made. The beauty of it is that they are not special order but on the shelves.
Enjoy the journey!
~Richard

Welcome aboard,,, the closest to your city I've been is Targu-Mures. Romania is a beautiful place & nothing but good memories of her.

Welcome to the forum.

Hi & welcome to SRP. Some of this you might know already because you own some straights & I already had most of this typed out. You will love it here & there is plenty to learn as there is a wealth of information on here! You will want to buy you a nice straight razor to begin with whether used or new. Beware of used ones not that they are bad but know what to look for like a lot of hone wear on the spine & edge or chips in the blade. Stay away from razors with rust on the cutting edge as that will only result in it chipping more metal off as it is honed. Here is also a list of straights to stay away from:
Brands of Straight Razors to Avoid - Straight Razor Place Library
Here is a list of good brands of razors you will want to own plus there are more than just these out there which you will find out from other members here:
Good Straight Razor Brands - Straight Razor Place Library
If buying a new razor, I suggest you buy one from Straight Razor Designs or SRD. The owner & founder of this forum is Lynn & he is also part owner of SRD. When you buy a straight razor from him, he will personally hone that razor before you get it plus you will get a certificate for another free honing for when that razor needs it which should be a few months. There will be vendors who will sell you a straight razor that is supposed to be shave ready but really won't be. You will most importantly need to know how to strop & you can learn in the Library or here:
Razor stropping - Straight Razor Place Library
You will need to strop your razor before & after you shave. If you buy one from Lynn, chances are you won’t have to strop it before you use it the first time.
You will also need a shaving brush, a shaving mug & some shaving soap. Later it will also do you good to get a second straight razor so that when you send the first one out to be honed, you will have a backup to shave with.
Here is a link to the Library where you will find stropping in there & everything else you will need to know including how to hone:
Straight Razor Place Library - Straight Razor Place Library
Here is another good link to know:
Welcome to the Workshop: How do I / Where do I / What do I / answers are here
Should you have any questions, there are a lot of knowledgable members on here that will be more than happy to help you out. If you want to find someone in your area, you can look here:
Local Help - Straight Razor Place Library
And if you can't find anyone near you, just ask and someone that lives in your are & hopefully they will let you know how to meet up & you can get some one on one mentoring. There is a lot to do on here, just search everywhere on the forum & in the Library. You will spend hours on here & have fun doing it, so there you go, have at it!
Good luck & have fun!
Steve

Hi and welcome. There is plenty of info here only problem is that the more you read the more you find yourself wanting. Too many products not enough money.

Welcome to SRP prietenul meu.

Thanks everybody for the welcoming words.

As promised I have some pics for you:

Let's start with razors
Here I have a pair of two Rudolf Grah Solingen straight razors


Two Double Arrow 66 Chinese Straight razors (These are very cheap but IMO have excellent steel in them )


Two Filarmonica #14 Double Temple. The white one still has original scales


One EIKASO & one Emil Kronenberg solingen razors

These are my razors. What's not in the pictures:
One Thiers Issard Le Dandy and three more Double Arrow 66 (They are sent for restoration)

And stones:
Naniwa SS 12000


C12K - 150 x 50 mm


Thuringian stone 150 x 50 mm

I'm waiting for a Belgian Coticule 175 x 50 mm to arrive the folling days

Regarding strops I have a home made strop


A Dovo strop


An Allegro flexible 35




And a home made paddle strop pasted with 0.3 micron paste

And the rest of my items

Brushes:


Soaps & Creams


Aftershaves