Lurking changes to Membership
Hey all!
Great community you have here. Full of usefull information. I've spent some good time here at SRP reading the wiki, FAQ, and going through a bunch of the forums. Doing the best I could to educate myself. Feeling like I had a grasp on things I took the plunge and ordered a couple of razors and a strop from SRD. My plan to reach shaving nirvana (and stop putting Mach 3 razors in a landfill) is as follows:
-I purchased the Dovo "Best Quality" 6/8 and Dovo Black Micarta Inox 5/8 from SRD. Having the razors show up honed and shave ready was lesson #1 I learned here at SRP.
-The 6/8 razor will be my daily learning razor. The Micarta will rarely be used a will act as my reference razor so I know when the 6/8 needs to be sharpened. The Micarta will get worked into the rotation once my skills are deserving.
-My first shave was this morning. I shaved my right cheek, and when that went well I gave the left cheek a whirl (Left handed! Woot Woot!). I was really tempted to give my neck a shot, but I followed Lynns advice, took it easy and finished up with the Mach 3. No the straight razor shave was not close and smooth, but I didn't cut myself and I had a ton of fun. Cant wait to do it again.
-I'm going to leave honing for later. Stropping was fun and will give me plenty to focus on for now.
-I'm already eyeballing the classifieds. I can see how this gets addicting. I'd like to add one more razor in the coming months since the Mach 3 will eventually get shelved.
So thats where I'm at. I'm looking forward to the journey of learning the straight razor skills. I Cant thank you guys enough for the fantastic resource you've put together here.
-Levi