Greetings, gentlemen! I've been lurking long enough and decided it's about time I showed my ugly face around here.

I started shaving with a straight razor a few months ago with a new Ralf Aust 5/8 perfectly honed by Lynn at SRD. One shave and I was hooked. That's when the RAD set in. I'm one of you now.

Today, I have a handful of razors in daily rotation:
  • The aforementioned Ralf Aust
  • A Carl Rob Schaaf "Remus" 5/8
  • An Ern Crown and Sword
  • A Joseph Fenton & Son "Real Hamburg Ring" 5/8+ (I think it used to be 11/16 or 6/8?)


Along with a few that I picked up that are waiting to be brought back to life with the various hones I've also acquired:
  • A hollow ground Wade & Butcher
  • A Friedr. Herder Abr. Sohn #45
  • A Dubl Duck Pearl Duck Satinwedge (that may be beyond salvation)


Not to mention a Taylor's The Eyewitness 1000 11/16 and a Rudolf Stehlo 7/8 that are slowly making their way to me via international post.

So, yeah -- I'm hooked.

I'm also happy to have found a community of fine gentlemen who, like me, enjoy the singular pleasure of holding a razor-sharp piece of steel to their throats every morning.

It's good to be here.

Rob