Thread: G'day

Hello gents!

My name is Rob and I was introduced to this forum by Disburden (Nick).
At this stage, I have absolutely zero to offer... and I have everything to learn about Straight razors and the art therof.

I remember in 2006 I was looking for somewhere to get a straight shave done... and could not find an establishment anywhere. Well, since that day I have often regretted not getting one and always had in the back of mind to look into it.

Fast forward to last week, and Disburden posted a thread about Straights on cigar forum I frequent... and booom... my eyes lit up! It must be fate.

So, Im here. The wait has been long. I'm looking forward to this... but my wallet is in fear of my obsessive compulsive collecting habits.

Welcome Rob, this is the best place on the internet to learn about straight razor shaving, but probably close to the worst when it comes to discouraging obsessions

Take some time to look around and please check out the beginner section in our wiki to get some grounding. Straight Razor Place Wiki:Books/Beginners Guide - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Enjoy your stay!!

Welcome mate, we have a small but thriving community of Australians here and you'll be accepted gratiously.

What state are you from by the way? I'm an SA boy.

Oops, my aplogies for my salutations being directed at the "gents" in my original post, Carrie.

And KJI... I'm from Canberra. Born and bred in fact.

Thanks also for the welcome!

[QUOTE=aussierob;620320]Oops, my aplogies for my salutations being directed at the "gents" in my original post, Carrie./QUOTE]

No apologies needed Rob Around these parts I am just one of the guys

Welcome!

You're in the right place to get into straight razor shaving, thats for sure! And dont fight those AD's, embrace them. They are your friends!

There are a fair few cigar smokers here as well, myself included from time to time, and if you look in the Finer Things in Life forum you'll see there are a fair few threads on the topic.

As CarrieM says, have a good read of the Wiki and also the forums here. The research you do will really help you on your way!

Good luck and keep us posted!

Great to see you made it in, Rob! Hope to talk to you soon, like I said if you need help shoot me a PM.

you're in good hands here!

Nick

Edit: The Wiki is awesome, it has answers to pretty much any question. Also for your first straight, if you decide to get one, check out the classifieds. All the sellers there are known for being honest good people and they're razors well come shave ready if they say so.

Hello, Rob:

Welcome to Straight Razor Place. Everyone has given you solid recommendations, so please add mine to them. We're delighted to have you with us.

Regards,
Obie

Welcome Rob! You've come to the right place. CarrieM's statement about SRP being "close to the worst when it comes to discouraging obsessions" unfortunately (or is that "fortunately") is dead-on. You'll never meet a friendlier group of enablers.

Greg

Originally Posted by LinacMan

You'll never meet a friendlier group of enablers.

Man.... this sounds like the friends I have now

But sincerely, thanks guys.
I'll do the recommended thing and check out all the newby stuff... hopefully I can get into some straight action soon. Ive been waiting a lifetime for this.