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Hi from San Diego
Name is Cal and I live in SoCal....I know....
Coming from the DE world and looking forward to my first straight shave! I'm reading everything I can get my hands on and watching plenty of Youtube. Man, I have to say there's a lot to learn! Stropping and honing currently overloading my limited brain capacity! Great site, looking forward to spending lots of time here. Thanks for all the info.
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Welcome to SRP, Cal! You will absolutely love the shave quality and fun to be had from straight razors, but the learning curve does take some time to master. Research all you can here and ask any questions that come to mind. I bet you're gonna be hooked! ;)
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Hi! Welcome to Straight Razor Place, Cal.
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spend most of your time learning shaving and stropping, your technique and stropping are the most important it takes time, lots of it. honing is something that can wait , learn to make decent lather, if you have been DE shaving maybe you already have this down pat.
just make sure you don't but junk razors and get something will be assured of shave readiness. we can help there. plus look for someone in your area for some one on one help, there is no better way Tc
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Welcome to SRP Cal!!!
There's a lot of great folks and info here. Check out the library, you can get lost in there for days...........
As said above, learn stropping and the shave first. The stones are a whole nother world
Just shave the lather, pressure in shaving or stropping is your enemy.
Most of all, Enjoy and have fun!!!
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Like Tc said, give yourself a fighting chance when it comes to shaving gear. A good reliable source for gear can be found on this forum.
Good luck and welcome to the forum. We are here to help ask lots of questions.
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Welcome to SRP. You've been given a lot of good info so I'll just press of the fact of Good gear. You dont need to spend 100's of bucks on a razor, just check that its not on the bad razor list in the library and be sure its really shave ready. Enjoy the trip. It a long one but in a few months you will be wondering why you stayed with DE for so long.
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Hello Cal and welcome to SRP.
A good place to start looking for gear is the B/S/T thread.
Let us know if you need any help getting things right.
Enjoy your time here and have fun learning.
Pete <:-}
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Hi and welcome. Great advice already so any questions feel free to ask
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Welcome from SE Washington State,
I spent a month in nearby El Cajon this summer at my best friend's home.
As has been mentioned you don't need to spend a lot of money to get started. Also you will learn faster with a truly shave ready razor as it takes the quality of the edge out of the question.
I'm a firm believer that anyone who is new to using a straight razor should wait at least a year of regular use before even thinking about learning to hone. They and you need to learn how to Properly make Lather, Strop and of course Shave. There's plenty to figure out so leave the honing to last.
If you will PM me I can recommend a highly qualified honer for you. It will make the journey much easier and it isn't expensive.
Again, Welcome to an Older but Better way of shaving. Hang in there it's well worth the journey!
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Very kind of you all to respond. Gonna like it here:beer1:
Good advice all 'round. Will concentrate on getting the right gear and leave the stones for later!
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Aloha Carl! Welcome. I had a pad in Coronado in the early 2k's and enjoyed San Diego.
My advice, take it SLOW and enjoy the experiences of learning straight razor shaving. I started with a straight when I was 18 and inherited my grandfather's Solingen, but other than a barber hone for touch-ups, I didn't get into full honing of my blades until recently. There is so much to enjoy in the art of straight razors and wet shaving that there is no need to become an expert overnight. The joy of the art is going slow and becoming a student of the craft over time.
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Thanks celestino, I'll be up in Vancouver next week staying downtown. Any good razor shops or good barber shaves you can recommend? Cheers Cal.