Greetings, all you glabrophiles out there!

Hello all,

My name's Andy. I'm an Emergency Room doc and mad bike-rider living and working up in Far North Queensland, Australia.
I've been reading your wonderful forum since I was introduced to the joys of traditional shaving by my partner earlier this year. I've found so much useful information, met some helpful members and it's lent quite a few improvements to my (DE) techniques already.

So far, I've got myself a pretty natty DE shaving kit and can feel my technique improving with each shave.

I'm in the process of compiling a straight razor shaving arsenal (leather strop - tick, linen strop - tick [DIY], cleaning and storage gear - tick) and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of a vintage straight lovingly restored by SRP member Substance. I'd love to share my first experience straight shaving with the forum and am sure I'll get some helpful insights.

Growing up, I'd always known my dad to shave with an electric razor. Consequently, it was my brother and I who taught him to shave with a (cartridge-style) blade. For my shaving life up til now, I've used multiple-blade cartridge razors of varying qualities and have never found shaving particularly enjoyable, mindful or satisfying. This year, I was Best Man at my friend's wedding and, in preparation for the task, went and got a haircut and hot-towel shave at a traditional barber shop in Melbourne. I enjoyed it so much (chair, towel, brush, soap, straight razor, whisky) that I couldn't shut up about it and my long-suffering, thoughtful partner took the hint and presented me with a locally-compiled double-edged shaving kit as an anniversary present (towel, brush, soap, DE handle, blades - I supplied the whisky;)). Since then, I've doggedly anticipated every chance to use it and the nigh on meditative experience I now find shaving.

The existence of this forum makes perfect sense given the dizziness complexity of the traditional-shaving world that's suddenly been revealed to me and I'm grateful.


Many thanks and nice to meet you all!

Welcome to the Forum. Make yourself at home and explore our library.

I had to google that. I, like many other, did not get a satisfying shave until I entered the world of wet shaving. It can be somewhat complicated. Once we release our egos and admit that we really don't know how to shave, the journey becomes much easier. I am happy there is so many of us that have gotten this far. Welcome to the forum. There are quite a few of your countrymen here.

Hey and welcome to the forum. Any questions pop up be sure and ask.

Bob

Hi DoctorNick,
Welcome. This is a lot of fun. Well worth the learning curve. Have fun and ask questions as you travel the wet shaving road. Good luck!

Keen as mustard hey mate,
Remember don't rush & to take your time to learn the techniques & enjoy the shave,
watch the beginners vids on here another umpteen times while the posty does his rounds, it shouldn't be far away
any questions give me a Hoi

Hi and welcome aboard. Since the razor is coming from Dion I'm sure you will get a good razor truly shave ready so its all up to you. Take it slow and you will pick it up quick enough. Good luck and any questions feel free to ask.

Welcome to the forum. :)

Cheers, man.

Watching Lynn's vid again now :P

Especially nice to have someone just down the road, so-to-speak, honing, restoring and making straight razors.