Greetings from my small part of the world
Greetings from Rigby, Idaho. I'm an older guy who started shaving many, many years ago with a Gillette Speed Razor, an Old Spice mug given me by my Grandfather, and cake of Williams shaving soap. When I entered the military, I was issued a Schick injector razor and a can of Barbasol, which ultimately lead to a Norelco (scraping your face at 40 below in the wilds of Alaska was not conducive to a good time). Flash forward to the present. A friend and co-worker was getting into wet shaving, and since my last Norelco was dieing a slow death, I decided to return to the good old days. I picked up a Razorock and a Gillette Super Speed from my birth year, and have been so pleased with them both. No yanking and pulling, and no razor burn. Now my friend decided a straight razor was really the way go, so, of course I had to give that a try as well. There's a trend here, if you hadn't noticed. :hmmm: Hence, my screen name, as the first straight I purchased was an Othello 1228. I love this razor and have used it as a learning tool on my journey to enlightenment, but it is now in need of a honing to remove some minor imperfections in the blade. Well, you can't send one off and not have a backup, so my next purchase was a very nice W.M. Morley&Sons Clover Brand. This is also a wonderful blade, and having done a little research, I find it amazing that a razor approaching 100 years old can perform so well. I understand shaving with a straight razor is a slow process requiring patience and practice, and as such, I have resorted to my DE razors to complete my shaves, at least until my confidence and ability with the straights has grown a bit. On my road to discovery, I have succeeded in abusing my first Strop, so a new Illinois 835 should be arriving soon. Shaving scuttles are a bit of a new thing for me, so there's some trial and error going on there, though the G12 and 20 are interesting.
So, that's me in a nut shell, sorry for being so long winded. I'm looking forward to the forum and the information contained within, and hopefully I can one day contribute more than the occasional question.
Have a great day, Othello1228.