Greetings from upstate NY
Hello everyone,
I just found this community in hopes that I will find helpful advice and/or information from the experienced straight razor shavers out there. I am looking to get started using a straight razor. It seems to be the general consensus that I should look for an already honed, shave ready razor, and worry about getting a hone and learning that process at a later time.
Does anyone have any recommendations as to razors to buy? or is anyone in the Troy/Albany NY area looking to sell a razor for a reasonable price? I am not looking for anything fancy that will break the bank, as my budget is fairly limited. I imagine that I would also need a strop. Any recommendations as to an inexpensive one that will still get the job done?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Greetings from Western New York/Buffalo
Welcome aboard! I'm new myself, and am waiting for tomorrow's delivery of my Norton 4000/8000. I got my razor from my barber it's a WESTER BROTHERS ANCHOR BRAND MADE IN GERMANY and has MANGANESE STEEL which makes me a wee bit nervous. Manganese is a hardener, and I wonder if the dang thing will be too hard for me novice endeavors. From what I gather New York (Upstate/Central/Western) had a few razor manufacturers.