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11-16-2015, 11:48 AM #1Junior Member
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Hello,
I've been wet shaving for nearly my entire adult life always using either a DE or SE. Expanding my horizons and looking into straight razor shaving.
As an aside I've been collecting and restoring vintage razors and brushes for the last couple of years. I do this for my own enjoyment not as a business. Along the way I've encountered some beautiful straight razors but have held off on them due to my liking to use what I collect.
Thank you for having me!
Adam
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11-16-2015, 02:13 PM #2
Welcome Bennett
Put your town in the avatar so people will know where you live.
Lots of experienced people here willing to share info.
We like pics. Lots of pics. Feel free to show off your blades.engine46 likes this.If you don't care where you are, you are not lost.
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11-16-2015, 03:34 PM #3Senior Member
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Hi and welcome. Never to late to start with a straight. At least you have the prep, lather and growth patterns figured out so all you need is stropping and practice actually using a straight. Good luck and any questions feel free to ask.
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Can you just use Ed
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11-16-2015, 05:38 PM #4Senior Member
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Hello, Bennett. Welcome to Straight Razor Place!
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11-16-2015, 06:44 PM #5Senior Member
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Hi and welcome to SRP
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11-17-2015, 12:32 AM #6Senior Member
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Welcome to SRP!
It's never to late to start learning to use a straight.
Or collecting them, or restoring them, or hoarding them, or ....engine46 likes this.Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead - Charles Bukowski
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11-17-2015, 12:47 AM #7Senior Member
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Welcome Aboard ! ..NEVAH too late to learn....took it up 6 years ago @ 53...and use nothing but a straight.
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11-17-2015, 07:48 PM #8Boker Fan
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Welcome to the forum Adam. Sounds like you already have a love of SRs. You're in the right place!
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11-19-2015, 12:09 AM #9Senior Member
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We'd love to see some pictures of your collection when you have a chance. Welcome!
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11-19-2015, 04:49 PM #10
Hi Adam & welcome aboard. Sounds like you might enjoy the use of a straight. You get a much closer smoother shave with one than any other razor when honed & stropped right. Like a few have said, it's never too late! Start in the library if you haven't yet in the Beginners Guide & go from there. You'll learn a lot. Hope you have a strop, if not, you will need one most importantly if planning on sing a straight. Since you don't use one yet, this would be the prefect opportunity to learn how to strop & you can practice with a butter knife so you don't cut your strop. Even if that were to happen, yo can snap it out or glue it back down but accidentally cutting one will dull your edge so practice helps. Great to have you here & let us see some of your straights.
Good luck my friend.
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