Thread: Hello All

So to be honest i am on here as i want to buy my first straight razor. For the last year i have been using a Kent brush and soap that my wife got me for fathers day off my wee lad now i love it but i doubt my mach 3 does it justice. I like a good shave the military has beat that into me for years. Since movember i have been sporting a rather nice/terrible tash (depends on wether you speak to me or my wife) and the blades just can't give me the accuracy i require to keep the thing looking proper. I had originally looked at a brand new Dovo blade from invisible edge but the more i read the more i feel i want a classic blade and having actual TEW blades in my kitchen i was thinking of finding an original but which one there is so much to look out for in a bad and good blade thickness length handle quality (god I'm a novice). I won't say money is no object i have budgeted £120 for a sharpened razor and basic necessities to keep it sharp/well looked after. What i think i prefer is a shorter blade i have a small face anyway. Well here begins probably 3 months of research before i commit to my first. I would stray away d=from the make but i definitely want a sheffield steel blade at this point.

I had seen these as a reference starting point

Taylors1000 Straight Razor Sales page. Vintage Razors Cased Taylor Witness Pair. No 40