Thread: Greetings From Canada

Welcome to SRP from a fellow Canadian. You’ll find a bunch of us here.

Start by reading the info for beginning straight razor shavers.

I suggest rather than buying a cheap new razor, like a GoldDollar, watch what comes up for sale on the BST forum on this site. You can be sure that the razors sold by our members are high quality and, maybe even more importantly, are shave ready.

If you want to buy a new razor, make sure you get it from a vendor that will guarantee it will be honed properly before delivery. Do not trust most manufacturers’ factory edges.

If you have a truly shave ready razor to start with, all you need to keep it going for quite a while is a strop.

The folks here are generous sharing their expertise and experience. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. They will be answered quickly even if the question has been asked before.

Explore the forums. There are a lot of things that interest SRP members. Feel free to join the discussions or start your own.

Welcome and have fun.

Thanks for the replies! I'm not super tied down to 1-2 blades, outback, but I'd like a couple to start with that won't be a complete waste of money. I have looked the beginner's stuff on the Wiki (if tht was your suggestion, DZEC) and I have looked at the BST forum (where I was completely overwhelmed!). I will poke around on the forums more but I was hoping for a bit more specific guidance on a "first purchase."

Again, thanks for the replies and any new insight!
Tracey