Thread: Finally here

Hi and welcome aboard

Welcome aboard Josh. And thanks for the planet.

Originally Posted by Dobel

Hi and welcome!
I'm a Omas f.p. lover!

Fancy fancy!

Originally Posted by JOB15

Hi. Please be aware of "Razor Acquisition Disorder"
And welcome

alllllllready feeling it

Originally Posted by MrZ

Welcome to the site. Once you get that first strop all nicked up, you can follow the strop repair threads that are posted here. Straight razor shaving is fun and easy, but you will eventually have to make the decision that you are not going to buy every blade that you find in every antique store/auction house/yard sale in Illinois. (Seventy blades is, I am starting to understand)

Waay too many pens, but at least I don't buy the crappy ones any more. Also learned to only get attached to a handful or two so the rest can move (usually for money to buy new pens to restore and sell and on and on and on)

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Welcome Josh. Make sure to read the beginner's section for good start up information. As has been said the first one can be more challenging/painful than expected but it gets better so don't be discouraged. Ditto what MrZ said. Before you know it you have 150 and still buying more. Then if you're lucky/unlucky depending on how you look at it you'll fall into strop mania, or hone envy, or brush addiction, or soap fettish. Have fun and make sure to post pics. We love pictures.

Dated a girl with a soap fetish. Got to be too much had to let her go. Tired of being all dried out all the time

Originally Posted by randydance062449

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So.. your getting 2 razors off of Ebay?
The first thing is to clean them up to your satisfaction.
The second is to send them out to one of us for a proper honing.
That will give you a decent starting point.

Please do not make the mistake of having them honed first then you trying to get them cleaned up.
That never, repeat, never works.

Just my 2¢

No! Bought from here, I'm no dummy

Welcome Josh,

You’ll find loads of information here, your head will be spinning for a while. So much to learn and experiment with. Watch out though these guys are enablers!

Hey, I resent that! By the way, want to buy some razors?

PSA: the previous statement should not be construed as advertising my business without becoming a vendor.

Welcome to the forum.. And kudos for having the best screen name.. ShaveMeFromMyself Thats great man!!
Scott