Thread: Hello from Michigan!

Hi everyone,

My name is Mike and I have been DE shaving for about 3 months or so and decided to give straights a try. I am just seeking my first one to tryout. I did give a shavette one try so far and lets say it could have been better.

I am from Michigan born and lived here all my life, I am 52 now and married for 29 years with two sons. One is 28 years old and the other one is 24 years old. I mainly worked in the Quality Control area all my life in manufacturing places til I got laid off in 2008. Now I am semi-retired but would still like to work at least part time if I could find one. I also used to have my own computer repair/training/consulting business that I did on the side when I was working and full time when I wasn't. I still like to dabble in that and play with other Operating systems and still have some clients have been with me for a long time so they still call me up but I dont do too much of it nowadays! I also was a big time golfer and enjoyed that so much I bought into a golf store for a short time but now I dont get out much at all. I also used to collect and buy/sell/trade of Swiss Army Knives, Leatherman multitools, single blade folders like Spyderco, ZT, Chris Reeve and others. I used to have a bunch of sharpening gear to keep my knives all sharp but since they dont see the use as they did, I moved most of it along to people that will use them!

Now my attention has been shaving! I cant imagine how different DE was from ye ol' cartridge shaves! Unbelievable, like nite and day!

Thx. for letting me ramble and I hope to learn from this site and the members here as time goes by. I look forward to chatting with everyone and discovering/learning things I dont know. Always have the need for knowledge!!

Mike

Hi and welcome. Sounds like you are the perfect candidate for all the shaving addictions. Read up in the library and beginner's section and any questions feel free to ask

welcome! you have come to the right place there is plenty of information here and people more than willing to help you in you new addiction, i mean hobby!

Welcome. If you are looking to buy a straight razor they often sell shave ready in the classifieds here and are typically a fantastic buy. Where ever you choose to buy make sure that your razor is shave ready. When you receive it, it should be ready to shave. There is a lot of information here, and a lot of friendly knowledgeable people. I hope you watch a few videos and go easy on your first shave.

P.S.
Go to a meet when you get a chance. It is full of hands on learning, and there is no better way to learn.

Hello and welcome Mike.

Welcome to the original, best, wet shaving forum. You have joined a league of extraordinary gentlemen who share similar passions. You will not be led astray here. Any questions you have will be answered to the best of our members abilities!

Originally Posted by RezDog

Welcome. If you are looking to buy a straight razor they often sell shave ready in the classifieds here and are typically a fantastic buy. Where ever you choose to buy make sure that your razor is shave ready. When you receive it, it should be ready to shave. There is a lot of information here, and a lot of friendly knowledgeable people. I hope you watch a few videos and go easy on your first shave.

P.S.
Go to a meet when you get a chance. It is full of hands on learning, and there is no better way to learn.

I already have like three straights on there way here and an Universal Shavette from Italy.

Thanks everyone for the welcome! I look forward to the chats and to the learning how to straight shave!