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06-01-2017, 09:47 PM #1Junior Member
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New to Straight Shaving
Hi All,
I'm new to straight shaving, wish I would have discovered straight shaving many years ago. Stared with a new DOVO 5/8 with black scales.
Pierre
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06-01-2017, 10:34 PM #2Senior Member
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Hi, Pierre. Welcome to Straight Razor Place!
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Welcome Pierre.
Did your Dovo come shave ready? I live in Pompano Beach.
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Welcome to SRP!
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Welcome to SRP, Pierre! Like you, I also wish I had started several years sooner. But, hey, better late than not at all.
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06-02-2017, 01:47 AM #6Giveaway Guy
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Welcome to SRP!!
There's a lot of great folks and info here. Check out the library
Enjoy and have fun!!!Look sharp and smell nice for the ladies.~~~Benz
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06-02-2017, 03:47 AM #7~ Life is but a Dream ~
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Hello Pierre and welcome to SRP.
Enjoy your time here on the forum, ask questions, learn much and have fun.
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06-02-2017, 05:38 AM #8Junior Member
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Yes it came shave ready, I did get a 3" strop and did 30 laps before the first shave.
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Hi and welcome aboard. You will want to up the strop count to 50 or so. Not stropping enough will let the edge degrade still. Good luck and any questions feel free to ask
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06-02-2017, 08:35 PM #10Senior Member
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I was in the same boat. Didn't start until very late. Just a thought though. Generally with a new shave ready straight razor, it is best to shave with it first before stropping so that you will know what a shave ready razor feels like. This is in the event that a maybe poor stropping technique may dull the sharp razor. Not saying that you don't know how but sometimes a person new to this has not acquired a good technique.
Mike
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