Thread: Introduce yourself!!!!!

My names Kevin Im from Houston but currently working in Baghdad. Im new to SR and I about to do my first shave here in a few days once all my stuff arrives. Im looking forward to it...

Hi my name is Camacho, I'm pretty new to straight razors. Been shaving for about a month and had so much fun on my first shave that I went crazy for all that is straight razor shaving. I've been reading the forums for about a month but just joined about 3 days ago cause I saw the Xmas give away . I'm glad to be able to find more straight razor junkies like me and hope to make some friends. I don't think my gf can take much more of me talking about shaving :P.

Hi, my name is Dylan - I have RAD...

I think we've done this before, but just incase I missed the other time, I'm...hmm... OK, just checked in the mirror and the name tag says I'm ecurB. So now we know.

These name tags are wonderful things.

Hello,
My name is Vernon, I am from St.Louis, MO. I am a cook by trade. I have many reasons for straight shaving. One of the biggest is my OCD for a sharp edge. I hone all my knives I use for work, but honestly it is not productive to put a razors edge on a kitchen knife. So i turned to straight razors for satisfaction. Unfortunately I only need to shave once every 10 days or so. I have had skin issues but thanks to these forums I can get a decent shave without much irritation. My only propblem spot is my neck. The hair grows from my left to right and its very difficult to get a good angle for a smooth shave. Other than that i am enjoying the experience and the peace I get from using a straight. I think it just really makes me slow down and is quite relaxing. Thanks to everyone who posts and shares on this site daily. The info you find here is amazing. I just wish I had time to log on more often.

Im Steven and Im new here. Im in my mid twenties somewhere and live in S. Florida. Im a future Ducati factory Motogp team technician. Eventhough Ive never been to school for it.(yes, I have a long way to go!)

Never have I used a straight razor, but Im expecting one tomorrow(along with a strop and balsa wood hone) from a member of this site. I look forward to using it, and trying out my homemade(with a recipe I got here)shaving soap.

Ive spent a few hours reading a lot of the info on this site and Im learning a lot. Thank you all.

SEE!!!!! I knew you fellas were out there. Its like and army of razor enthusiasts marching out of the darkness and into the light!!!!!!!!! Come on Brothers Step right up and take your place among us, We are just waiting here to welcome you home!!!!!!!

My name is Mark - got back into shaving the proper way after about a 20 year hiatus, and have already developed a horrible case of RAD - just can't seem to stay off the bay and the classifieds here trolling for more tools for whisker whacking! Cannot begin to tell everyone here how much I appreciate the useful info and razor porn available on SRP!

Cheers

Hey, I'm Charles

I Got my razor in the mail today.
I read this website about a month ago and decided to report the results and my setup as a broke College Student.

Hone: 600 grit Sandpaper
Razor: Gold Dollar
Strop: Inside of a box of Honey Bunches of Oats.

I made 20 or so passes on the sand paper, until the edge looked clean ( to the naked eye ). It passed TNT, and THT, It sings.

I took a shower and used the Gillete Fusion shaving gel crap that came with the last box of razors I bought (Crap tastic)

Results of My first shave:
Pretty good, about as good as I got with a Mach 3000 without visible redness and iritation from my skin being scraped off in layers.

It took me about 25 minutes which may be a long time, but I really didn't want to cut my face off tonight, and it took me a while to get used to the idea of having a blade that sharp so close to my adams apple. I'm androgynous enough looking as it is, I certainly didn't want a tracheal shave.

I nicked myself about 3 times, but in places I have trouble with using a safety razor. Aftershaved with witch hazel, first then some Osage Rub

Conclusion: I'm Glad I dropped $6 on a straight razor, hell of a lot cheaper than a new pack of gillete fission reactor extreme ++ blades.

Hey Charles and welcome to our little community!!!!!