Thread: Howdy from the'Ville!

Louisville KY y'all! A friend on another Forum (EDCForums.com) gave me a straight razor, some sand papers & strop, and lots of other goodies, but I have been a slow starter.
In an effort to make the most of his generosity I decided to seek out "professional help" (thats y'all! )



Thanks for having me!

Was just reading about the pre-shave and posted this:

Originally Posted by thePlumbah

Fairly new to this as well, gents. I've never heard of a cold shave nor pre shave oil.

My routine has been a shower, thoguht I can'tt stand it too hot, and then lather with the Lotion I have and a brush with hot water...I don't leave it on long, I just get started.

Perhaps I shall experiment with a hot towel next.

...but I wanted to expand on it and thought it might derail the thread, so here's the rest....

I think I hold the blade at the wrong angle. It feels to me like I'm pulling the hair, rather than cutting it. I'll tell you why I think I might have the angle wrong...I say a different angle used on Red Reddingtton on the last Blacklist. Rofl

Anyway...thats why I'm here...to learn.

If you know of any threads that'll help me out please share a link

Thanks!

Welcome SRP this is the place to be for some of the best advice out there

Welcome to SRP

Make sure your using a truly SHAVE READY razor. The tugging you feel could be because of this.
ps...I was happy to see The Blacklist. Although the technique was iffy...

Hello, thePlumbah. Welcome to Straight Razor Place.

Welcome to the forum.