Thread: Hi from Calgary, Canada.

Hi all. I've been lurking the site for a while and figured it was probably the time to introduce myself and start making some posts.

Way back in the day, I bought my first straight razor - a Boker in a pawnshop back when I was 14. I stropped it with a piece of leather charged with jeweller's rouge and taught myself to shave with it. However, as I got older, I found that I didn't always have the time to strop the razor and properly prepare for a shave. In fact, I got a little careless about it and gave myself a pretty good cut. As a result, I put aside the straight, and when I had to shave, I used a cartridge razor. However, that irritated my skin and I shaved as little as possible. In fact I sported a full beard for many years.

However, I recently received a promotion at work, and there are certain appearance standards... like being clean shaven. So now I have to shave daily. Of course I initially started with a cartridge razor and aerosol foam cream, and and it quickly became apparent why I had developed such an aversion to shaving originally. Razor burn, acne, etc...

So i started looking for better ways to shave. Even though I stopped shaving with I straight, I still appreciated their aesthetics and have bought a few nice examples when I came across them over the years, so I decided to try shaving with a straight again, and here I am!

Hello, Seanp:

Welcome to Straight Razor Place.

Yes, of course, with the promotion comes the open door to the world of gentlemen shavers: the straight razor.

Please look in the Wiki for a wealth of information and tutorials. I have included the links below. Beyond that, please post any questions you may have.

We are delighted to have you with us.
Beginner's guide to straight razor shaving Shopping list for beginners

Regards,
Obie

Welcome to SRP, Sean! This site is a great resource for all
things straight-related. There's a great shop here in town if
you're in the market for any shaving gear: Rasage Poulin

If you need any honing done or want to try out some hones,
you're welcome to drop by my place sometime.

Regards,

- (the other) Scott [from Calgary]

Welcome, never been to Canada but I've been to Calgary in Mull (Scotland). has a very nice beach but not much else..

Originally Posted by sebell

Welcome to SRP, Sean! This site is a great resource for all
things straight-related. There's a great shop here in town if
you're in the market for any shaving gear: Rasage Poulin

If you need any honing done or want to try out some hones,
you're welcome to drop by my place sometime.

Regards,

- (the other) Scott [from Calgary]

+1 the above. Welcome to SRP

Ken

Hello Paul, Welcome to SRP....!

Welcome and happy shaving. Congrats on the promotion.

Welcome!

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome Calgarian, hope life is well in the land of chinooks!