Thread: Greetings

Hello Sam, welcome to the SRP forum.
Canada is quite large, soit in wich province are you ? Québec, Alberta, BC, NB, ...

Originally Posted by YoWan

Hello Sam, welcome to the SRP forum.
Canada is quite large, soit in wich province are you ? Québec, Alberta, BC, NB, ...

I am from south western manitoba.
A farmer who is going to spend the next month in a tiny cab, sowing. So i should have a little time to do some digging on straight razers. And with all the cab time, i should also have a massive beard to test it on. No time for shaving, and noone to impress!

TMI?

Welcome to the forum.

Originally Posted by Samrw

My name is Sam, and I am from Canada. Been thinking of getting a straight razor for a while; I don't much like the idea of the disposable type, and I don't like the finish of an electric one. Also, if I shave more than every 3 days, I get red spots. Hopefully this idea helps.

So what is a good place to start? What to buy?
What is the frequency like? Can I shave daily?

Thanks

Hi Sam and welcome to SRP ,
for starters you can get yourself a very nice Double edge why?Because it's great for those in between days like when your straight razor is dull and you haven't the time to sharpen it or when your getting killed by the learning curve and you still gotta shave and it gives a great shave without red spots. It's also very economical,way more so than those cursed cartridge things. For what you pay for replacement cartridges you can get three times as many DE blades. It's also considered Old Skool and plenty of us straight guys use them.

Next...throw the sparay can cream like stuff that's full of chemicals and air away and get a nice shave soap or cream from a tube from a reputable shave vendor. Those can things do nothing but irritate skin . Be nice to your skin and it will love you for it.

Those two things alone will do wonders for you while you select a nice starter straight. Welcome to the world of pampering you !!

Nightblade speaks the truth: get a good DE to begin with. A vintage Gillette 3 piece or brand new Merkur will give terrific shaves when loaded with the right blade and it's fun finding which is the right one for you - I favour Astra but you may like something else - get a sample pack from one of the many online stores - but I'd steer clear of the supersharp Feather brand until your technique settles down. Speaking of which, competency with a straight takes a while to acquire but it's worth the struggle. And there's a bunch of guys here who can steer you right at every turn

Welcome to SRP!! Definitely +1 on starting with the Beginner's Guide. For Starter Gear I would recommend less worry on Looks and focus on Function... Classifieds here are a great place to start but make sure to have open dialogue with what, "Shave Ready", means and let people know you are just starting out.

Learning to shave by mowing down a full beard may be a challenging choice... I would recommend a Trimmer to mow down to stubble level first then try your first few passes and go from there.

Shawn
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Originally Posted by Nightblade

Hi Sam and welcome to SRP ,
for starters you can get yourself a very nice Double edge why?Because it's great for those in between days like when your straight razor is dull and you haven't the time to sharpen it or when your getting killed by the learning curve and you still gotta shave and it gives a great shave without red spots. It's also very economical,way more so than those cursed cartridge things. For what you pay for replacement cartridges you can get three times as many DE blades. It's also considered Old Skool and plenty of us straight guys use them.

Next...throw the sparay can cream like stuff that's full of chemicals and air away and get a nice shave soap or cream from a tube from a reputable shave vendor. Those can things do nothing but irritate skin . Be nice to your skin and it will love you for it.

Those two things alone will do wonders for you while you select a nice starter straight. Welcome to the world of pampering you !!

Shave soap. Is that literally soap that you work into a lather? I seem to remember something like that from old movies and westerns.

Originally Posted by Samrw

Shave soap. Is that literally soap that you work into a lather? I seem to remember something like that from old movies and westerns.

Exactly...get that a mug and brush and prepare to pamper your face. It comes in plain and many wonderful fragrances and is a joy to use....wayyyyy better than canned chemical air.

Here...this gentleman might be able to give you some insight Sam. None other than Lynn our founder ......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwU8TbHNKZQ