Thread: Hello! NOOB here to the world of Straight Razors

Thank you!

Hi David, welcome on the forum.
About cleaning a blade, I use WD40 with 0000 steelwool to remove heavy rust, white clay to remove light corrosion stains, if not available just toothpasta.
But that's for restoration work. For daily cleanind after use, wet towel, dry towel and toilet paper, don't forget inside the scale, then the razor open in dry storage place for 1 hour at least, and finish with a microfiber cloth.

David

Welcome to the forum. I was older than you when I learned how to shave with a straight razor so age is no barrier to learning.

I have two DD No1 Specials and both are square/spike points. The No1 Specials are the basic models in the DD line. They shave every bit as well, that is very well, as the fancier DD razors that I have.

For a lot of the questions you are likely to have the answers can be found in the forum's Library and in the Beginners forum. Be sure and ask for clarification on any points you are unsure of s the members here like to help beginners.

When learning to shave with a straight razor slow and easy does the job. Everyone has some fear/trepidation of the blade in the beginning which is normal. The thing to guard against is getting over confident when things start to fall into place. Always maintain a healthy respect for the blade.

Bob

Welcome aboard, David.
Some great info has already been bestowed upon you by the guys, so theres nothing I can add to it. But I will say this, once you've got it all down...you'll never look back on cartridge razors, and goo in a can, and your skin will thank you as well.

Welcome to SRP!!!!

Not much else I can add either, so have fun and enjoy!!!!!

Hello and welcome to SRP.
Take all the advice given, and enjoy the learning process.
Remember that we are all here to help you succeed.

Pete <:-}

Originally Posted by petercp4e

Hello and welcome to SRP.
Take all the advice given, and enjoy the learning process.
Remember that we are all here to help you succeed.

Pete <:-}

Good advise so far, but you must listen to it also, read , read , and read. Put the stone in a safe and leave it there for a while, all you need is a hone guy and learn to shave and strop, we have several good hone guys, I still use one to hone my razors. It's money ahead in the beginning.
Put your location in your profile, maybe someone s just down the road from you, one on one help will get you months of learning curve in a short amount of time.
Also if your not patient dnt even start, instant results don't happen with a straight it takes many shaves to get good, but staying with a properly honed razor will help,

Good luck. Tc

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you gotten good info from the mentors and expert members.
I saw where you have a W&B and Dubl Duck so it sounds like your starting with good blades. A common mistake some new SR shavers make is getting low quality new razors that are allegedly "shave ready" from the factory.

Hi and welcome aboard. Tc has pretty well covered it so let me say a couple hrs to get to a meet is time well spent.