Thread: Greetings From Kentucky

I am new to the Forum, but I am not new to edged blades. I have been wet shaving for several years and recently I decided to try my hand at straight razor shaving. I have several straight razors and pulled a couple of them out of storage. The first one is a Wade and Butcher "Bow" razor 6/8 with black horn scales, which is in excellent condition and will most likely be my main every day razor. Second is a Genco Master Barber 4/8, which is in good shape but it appears to have some toe wear. Both razors are carbon steel and have full hollow grinds.

I have already used the Forum to research razor data and to search for soap and strop recommendations. Thanks for all the useful information! I suppose that my next task will be to find someone that can professionally sharpen these razors, since I currently don't have the stones for this process. Thanks for letting me be apart of your Forum. I hope to be able to contribute in some way.

Regards;
Lex

Welcome to SRP Lex!
I hope you enjoy the site & if you have any questions at all, please ask. As for honing your razors, go to the classifieds here & look under member services.
gssixgun is a pro & will fix you up. He also has some youtube videos on honing. You can watch them here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/gssixgun/videos

There are others listed in the member services & I'm sure they would also hook ya up. Good luck!

Thanks for the info, engine46. I will check gssixgun out and view the video.

Hi Lex
Spent several years there.

Go to this link to find members in your area.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/memberlist.php?do=search

Thanks for that link rolodave! I count 43 in my area, which is a lot more than I thought would be there.

Hi and welcome. Any questions feel free to ask. Good luck

Welcome to SRP, Lex

If your live near Richmond Ky contact Dennis At Dennis's Barbershop. He can put a nice edge on your razors.

Welcome to the SRP. There are a few of us scattered through KY. I'm near Hartford . If I can be of any help let me know.

Originally Posted by feltspanky

If your live near Richmond Ky contact Dennis At Dennis's Barbershop. He can put a nice edge on your razors.

Thanks for that heads up! I am about 55 miles south of Richmond.