Hey all,
New guy here. Been DE and SE shaving for a little more than a year and just started straight razor shaving. Can't wait to pick up all the knowledge around here.
Thanks,
Murf
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Hey all,
New guy here. Been DE and SE shaving for a little more than a year and just started straight razor shaving. Can't wait to pick up all the knowledge around here.
Thanks,
Murf
Hello and welcome to the forum.
Hey, murf. Welcome to SRP!
Welcome! Try the Library for a good start! The info there will give you the ground work and terminology and ideas that get good discussions going.
Straight Razor Place Library - Straight Razor Place Library
Above all, have fun!
~Richard
Welcome and enjoy.
Hi and welcome. Good luck with the transition and any questions feel free to ask
Welcome friend. Don't be shy. Pics are welcome too. I mean razor stuff more than your last vacation or your mother in law etc. but they are welcome too :<0)
Sup Murf. Welcome to the Forum. Wonder around til you get lost, there is always someone one the site. Check out the library or ask a question. Enjoy.
Welcome. There is tons of information here and a lot of friendly and knowledgable people.
Welcome Murf. I've been using DE's for a while and an Injector back in the day. Straights for a little over 10 months, but recently discovered Single Edge razors and a new AD.
Curious, what's your SE tools? I'm continually impressed with the shave from my Micromatics and a Gem 1912 I picked up today.
Hey Stove. I have a few Gems which include a Damaskeene, a couple more 1912s, and a Junior Bar Lather Catcher from 1907-1909. That ones a lot of fun. My favorite though, is a Wilkinson Sword Empire 7 Day. It's an autostrop razor that comes with 7 individual hollow ground wedge blades. I was lucky enough to find a complete set with all the blades in decent shape. I honed them all and they are very shavable. I was using that razor a lot until I started using my straight a couple weeks ago.
Those sound awesome. Have to agree, straight shaves are very enjoyable but as far as the quality of the shave it is hard to beat these old SE razors. I have a couple Micromatics, autostrops and just picked up a GEM 1912. First shave with the 1912 was this morning and it did an excellent job. Love them all with the Autostrops being a possible exception. Gonna look up the Wilkinson kit.
Welcome and enjoy your journey
You can get a good shave out of the Wilkinson, but you need to get blades that are in decent shape and hone them to make them shave ready. Good blades can be hard to find.
Here is what it looks like:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psv0vst36m.jpg
And here are a couple shots of my favorite Gem. The Junior Bar "Lather Catcher" which was made from 1907-1909:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps2zhbahua.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psgemei3xh.jpg
ah, back when people gave a crap about the esthetics's of their product , not just how their margins looked
Those are beautiful razors.
I agree Richard. Just a little movement in either direction can make a big difference.
I really enjoy the engineering of this razor. It's interesting to me to compare the simplicity of say, a Gillette New to the complexity of the Wilkinson. It's definately a gadget freaks razor.
And i thought my rolls razor was cool. [emoji17]
Welcome Murf!
Go Lancers!
Welcome to SRP! :D