Thread: Hi all, beginner from the uk here!

Originally Posted by Marshal

Sure enough, I missed the part where you mentioned you could skip stropping if you purchase your razor from SRD/Lynn.

I know..................I wrote a book!

Originally Posted by engine46

I know..................I wrote a book!

Yes, you may want to think about chapters or subheadings or something

Hello and welcome, read everything. Make sure it's shave ready, forget honing right now. Learn to strop, if you need any help let me know I'm 18 months in and have probably made most of the mistakes!!

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Yes, you may want to think about chapters or subheadings or something

It might help........................

Hi, Welcome to the forum,

Where in the UK are you?

Im NW, Merseyside.

Welcome to SRP Liam, no need to be nervous it's all good.It's like anything in life practice makes perfect.
Just take your time and it will all fall into place.The best thing you can do is to read all the tips n tricks given to you by this fantastic brotherhood that we are so lucky to have,then put everything into practice, one step at a time. Good luck with your journey and enjoy the ride.

Welcome to SRP.
Read everything in the library and your set for everything you need, you really dont need any more info than what's there.
If you haven't already got a straight theinvisibleedge.co.uk sells a good line of dovo, thiers issard, boker, vintage straights and all other shaving paraphernalia. Each razor is inspecte,d honed and stropped by steve. He also provides a honing service. Neil Miller at strop-shop.co.uk also provides a honing service, he also sells vintage straights, natural hones and his strops are second to none.

Good luck with your journey.

Thank you everyone for your help! Im more worried about damaging the blade than myself, guess my priorities are in the right place though? I'm down in Devon in the UK, farm land really, but it makes for fun wilderness practice and camping on Dartmoor!

I'll make sure to practice the shaving without actually shaving, any recommendations on shaving cream and mugs?

Originally Posted by Liamnelbarker

I'll make sure to practice the shaving without actually shaving, any recommendations on shaving cream and mugs?

Well, you live in the UK, and there are quite a few good to exceptional shaving creams to be had there:
(1) Groomed
(2) St James Cedarwood & Clarysage
(3) Gentleman's Tonic
(4) Castle Forbes
(5) Floris N° 89

and then there's the classics Truefitt & Hill, Taylors of Bond Street, Trumper's, DR Harris. I do prefer the ones above though.

There's a lot of online vendors as well.

Originally Posted by decraew

Well, you live in the UK, and there are quite a few good to exceptional shaving creams to be had there:
(1) Groomed
(2) St James Cedarwood & Clarysage
(3) Gentleman's Tonic
(4) Castle Forbes
(5) Floris N° 89

and then there's the classics Truefitt & Hill, Taylors of Bond Street, Trumper's, DR Harris. I do prefer the ones above though.

There's a lot of online vendors as well.

Thank you very much, greatly appreciated