Thread: Hi from Texas

Hey everyone, am new to the site and forums here. Found it quite by accident. Am very new to using a straight razor but like the thought of it. Going to be out and browsing for a quality razor soon, I have a little cheap one I was given and it has sparked an interest. Its not anything special, some no name brand thing. So hit me up and say hi always up for a good conversation, information, advise about where to start and the like.

Take care !

Hello, Draggyn. Welcome to Straight Razor Place!
My advice is to take a little time to research straight razors and straight razor shaving. This is a good place to start: Straight Razor Place Library:Books/Beginners Guide - Straight Razor Place Library.
I would steer clear of buying razors off Amazon and Ebay for awhile. Better places to buy equipment are the classifieds here at SRP or vendors that advertise on the forum.

Thanks, I will likely browse a good bit before investing in a good one, have a lot to catch up on.

Welcome to the forum. Take the time to research here in the library.

Welcome to the SRP Forum!

Here is a link that will help you find other SRP members in your area, just insert your location and hit search now. Note that the user name listing in red is a mentor, if you should need any personal help.

Here is a link to the SRP Library. This will help you with pretty much anything relating to shaving with a straight razor.

Welcome to the world of straight razor shaving!

Hi & welcome to SRP! Cool, another Texan! You know how to use a computer I'm sure so click on the links above & they will direct you to the appropriate areas. When you click "Forum" you will see more options on the left side of the page. You can click on the main SRP logo on the top left & it will take you to the main page including the straight razor database & more on the left side. It doesn't take rocket science to get around on here. You will soon find your way around & you can even select the advanced search if you are looking for something specific. There is a wealth of information on here to learn. If you are going to use a straight, you will most importantly need to learn how to strop a razor. You can practice with a butter knife so that you don't cut a good strop with a razor if you accidentally go the wrong way which many of us have done when learning. All you have to do is to sand it out or glue it back down with some CA (superglue) or some rubber cement. You can learn to strop once you go to the Library here.
Here IS a link to Lynn's Youtube video's if you haven't seen them yet:

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

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask on the forum or send me a pm & i will be more than happy to help you out.
God luck!

Welcome aboard

Welcome. There is a wealth of knowledge here in the forum. There are many great members in Texas. There may be some in the general vacinity of you that would be willing to help you get started. Reach out to anyone and they will be glad to help.