Thread: Hello from Indiana

Originally Posted by outback

Welcome aboard, Slim. What razor n strop did you get.?
Make sure that's its been honed beyond the factory edge. The worst thing you can do in starting this venture, is trying to shave with a razor that's not up to the job. Another is not proper pre shave prep, and a poor lather.

A must, is learning to strop properly. If done incorrectly, you'll destroy the delicate shaving edge.

I highly recommend you look thru the beginners section of the forum to get more acquainted with things.

Glad to have ya with us.

No brand name on the strop. About 2.5"x18" at a guess. And, yes, I'm pretty sure my "stropping" dulled the edge.

Bright side, after a progression on my lapping films, it is tree treetopping like crazy.

(Not arm hair, though. Right arm is shaved clean from "testing" edge, left arm doesn't grow much hair since healing from second degree burns.)

What type of Soaps are you using Slim? Coming from DE I'm guessing you have a couple soaps and brushes. What type of brush do you enjoy or have you had enough time to try different brushes?

Brushes are another Rabbit hole you can fall in if you're not careful!

Originally Posted by Gasman

What type of Soaps are you using Slim? Coming from DE I'm guessing you have a couple soaps and brushes. What type of brush do you enjoy or have you had enough time to try different brushes?

Brushes are another Rabbit hole you can fall in if you're not careful!

Actually Gerry, a lot of us step into those rabbit holes very carefully, often with the encouragement of a bunch of SRP enablers.

Soaps/cremes: usually ToBS in soap or creme (sandalwood and coconut), tried Sir Hare, Lather and Wood, G.F.Trumpers. Enjoying Trumpers Sandalwood creme currently.

Brushes? Whatever the el cheapo badger hair was on Amazon a few years ago. Looks like a plain maple wood handle, no distinguishing characteristics. I went bare bones when I went wet shaving. One DE razor, one brush, one soap or creme at a time until it runs out. Same with blades.

We will be happy to fix that. Next thing you know you will have 30 razors, 10 brushes and hiding all the pucks of soap from the wife.

Welcome to SRP.

A lot of us now recommend that new guys wear snowshoes to prevent falling into one of the many rabbit holes here.

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Welcome to SRP.

A lot of us now recommend that new guys wear snowshoes to prevent falling into one of the many rabbit holes here.

There I was, minding my own business standing next to the rabbit hole looking in. Before I was nudged over the precipice, I swear I heard someone whisper "it's just sharpening, right?"

I'll post a pic later of the gear I currently have. Won't even need special photography skills or a wide angle lens. (Don't have much, is what I'm sayin')

That will get the job done. Someday you might be like @Sharptonn /Tom and need a second home and walk-in safe for your shaving gear.