Thread: Hello SRP, this is Matt from Germany

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

This is where they live, most of them at least.

My current rotation lives in a barber's box on the counter next to the sink.

Also, there are razors in various stages of restoration in different places around my workshop.
But even though that sounds like a lot there are guys here who have several times as many as I do.

Also, be forewarned, you will nick the first strop. I don't think I know anyone who hasn't nicked their first one. That's why it's best to get a good inexpensive one. That way you have one that will do the job but will not draw tears if it gets a cut or two. That warning especially goes for heirlooms. We get lots of new members who have received razors or other shaving paraphernalia from a father, uncle, grandfather and even great-grandfather and they want to restore it. Most of us here will encourage them to put it away until they are proficient and even then have it restored by someone who really knows what they are doing. It would be a crying shame to lose great granddad's razor because in your zeal to restore it you damaged it

Seems like a neat place to live for so many razors. Didn't know there is a thing called a barber's box, but now that I know, I think I want one. :-)
Oh nice, you got a workshop and restore them yourself? Sounds like fun to me.

Yes, me, I will definitely knick the strop. I ordered a strop on ebay: 3" Duke City Buffalo Straight Razor Strop Black + Dual Linen
Not too expensive and looks quite nice.

Thanks for the warning about the heirlooms, I will limit all my experiments to the gold dollars first.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Welcome, Matt.
The guys are steering you right so go with what has been said and
BUY MORE RAZORS.
When you have to start a Spreadsheet to keep track of them then you are a newbie. Until then...

Thank you Gasman!

Already ordered some...

Cheers

Originally Posted by coachschaller

Willkomen,
Guten rasieren

Vielen Dank, dir auch einen schönen, scharfen Shave!

Originally Posted by STF

I cut my first strop up pretty good but as long as it's not cut in half, they can usually be repaired.

I'm still using that first strop today. It's an English Bridal leather and it's been repaired a few times. It's not the prettiest but it still works well.

@CrescentCityRazors is our resident Gold Dollar expert. Most of the guys will probably warn you off Gold Dollars. Their not great but I got one shortly after I first started learning to hone my own razors to practice on, I have it in my rotation at the moment and it shaves well.

CrescentCityRazors has a foolproof method to hone those GD without expensive stones because you do know those GD's won't be shave ready when they arrive eh and I doubt you want to send cheap Chinese razors that only cost a couple of Marks out for honing. That's assuming you can find someone willing to hone a Gold Dollar, a lot won't.

You have a couple of GD's coming, that's OK but you really should go to our B/S/T (Buy/Sell/Trade) section and get a cheap vintage razor there, you can be sure it will absolutely be shave ready if the seller say's it is and it won't cost an arm a leg.

My guess is that you will be very suprised the first time you shave with an actual shave ready razor.

Yeah, those gold dollars will be guinea pigs. If one survives my honing and actually takes a good edge it qualifies for some rescaling- or laser-experiments.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to buy in the B/S/T section as a newbie, have to check that.

I already ordered a "Fully restored HAMBURG OSBOURNE & GARRET " from a gentleman on ebay who really seems to know what he's doing.

Next big thing on my wishlist would be a vintage japanese SR. There are some that look so freaking good to me, it's crazy. Seems hard to find one in a good condition tho.

Originally Posted by JP5

Welcome to the forum! Nice to see new members from other countries. Looks like you've already gotten good advice.

Merkur 23C was my first safety razor. Unfortunately the plating is coming off now. :/

Thanks JP5! I think the Merkur will be kept around for when I'm in a hurry.