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    Default Greetings from CT

    Hi Everyone,

    My name is Tom and I'm from Connecticut. I've been wet shaving for about 10 years, but only found straights about 2 years ago. And I hated them. So I put the two I'd acquired away and went back to DEs. Then about 2 months ago I revisited my straights and found with proper stropping, the shave was actually great. So I've been using them a lot more recently. The upside to this is my shaves get better and better. The downside is that the more I learn, the more I realize I have to learning. I just purchased (but have not yet received) my first set of Honing stones (Super Stones) to try my hand at that... remember when you got into to wet shaving to save money? Yea, me neither!

    Anyway, I look forward to getting to know this place and to learning from all of you. Thanks for having me!
    -Tom

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    Welcome aboard, Tom. We'll be glad to enable you in what ever direction you want to go, I mean help in any way we can.

    Feel free to browse the library, lots of questions can be answered there. If not, give a shout out to the gang, someone will reply shortly.

    Glad ta have ya.
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    Hello Tom and welcome to SRP.
    Enjoy your time here on the forum.

    Pete <:-}
    "Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss Slowly,
    Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret ANYTHING
    That makes you smile." - Mark Twain

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    Welcome, Tom. A fine name if I do say so myself!
    Connecticut is the home of the oldest American-Made straight razors so good to have members from there.
    Make yourself at home.

    Tom (also)
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    Welcome Tom. Your new razor is in the mail. Thanks.
    If you maintain your purchase asked with proper striping you should only need to refresh the edge once or twice a year. I use Theirs Issard strip paste from The Art of Shaving on the canvas. Only need a refresh on the edge once a year.

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    Welcome, Tom. Glad to have ya in the group. Check out the Library as its full of great info for even someone not new to this. Join in on the fun and post often. We love pics and ask all the questions you want. We enjoy helping guys to learn this way of shaving. It takes time so don't get in a rush or think you are going to hone perfect edges in a week or month. Enjoy the forum.
    It's just Sharpening, right?
    Jerry...

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    Good to see you here, Tom, and happy to see that you have rekindled your love for straights. Cheers, my friend!
    --Mark

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    Welcome! Hard to go wrong with the Naniwas, a fairly easy to learn set of hones. Tons of info laying around here on those hones as well as honing.
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    Welcome to the forum.
    Laughter, Love, & Shaving

    ~ Celestino ~

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    Welcome to the forum.
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