Thread: Greetings from Florida

Hello gentlemen,
Probably a familiar story here. When I was a kid my dad had a J. A. Henckels 401that I was fascinated by. (Funny side story: when I was just old enough to shave on a Saturday night I decided to try out his SR. It all seemed to go okay. The next morning at church the youth director looked at me and asked, " did you get attacked by a cat?") Anyway, after my dad died I got his razor and barber stone. It is one of my most cherished possessions and I love to use it but it has some hone wear and I wanted to get a good one of my own to continue the legacy with. Meanwhile, my wife for some reason I can't remember went to an antique shop and saw several of them. She took me and the kids to look and I bought a Robeson Shuredge NOS with the sticker still on the scale. I think it may have been a display case item. I picked that one but they had several others I really liked. The wife also took me to another place and I bought two more there. Of course that was the beginning. I've been hopelessly infected by the bug. At last count I'm up to 25 but I still need more. It is a real thrill finding these old gems, cleaning them up and restoring them to their former glory. I love to research them and find out what there is to know about them(often very little).
I hope to learn some more here and help fill in what I can in the annals. I look forward to many years of interaction with everyone.

Welcome. You are on the right track. Check B-S-T. Good trusted venders.

Tell as about your stropping and honing set ups.It sounds as if you are ready to fall down those rabbit holes as well as the one that leads to razor acquisition disorder. We have lots of advisors and enablers here.

Hello and welcome to SRP.

Sounds like you have a fine start with some razors and a cherished possession too.

All the help and answers to your questions is right here.
Feel free to post some pictures..we love that.
Enjoy your time here on the forum and have fun.

Pete <:-}

Welcome to the merry band of enablers!

Please show us some of your razors when you get a chance. ...

Welcome. It’s true we are enablers. I hope you enjoy the forum and post pictures.

Welcome. Glad to have ya in the group. Ask questions and be sure to check out our library. Lots of good info in there for all stages of members. At 25 razors you got a good start. Ha. Some folks are happy with a few razors, then there is a lot of us that have too many to count.

Post some pics anx let us know about you likes, strops, hones and such. We are here to help you down the rabbit hole.

Welcome to the forum!

Wow, you are going to fit right in. Welcome to the Forum. We would really like to see photos of your gear. Thanks

You're right. 25 razors is not going to cut it. I'm surprised you have been able to shave at all. Keep going and check back often. We'll let you know when you have enough.