Oldtime From Rochester,NY

Hello Gents:
My Name is Andrew AKA Oldtime, I chose oldtime because I'm a firm believer in what our founding fathers believed (enough on that).
I live in Upstate NY about 80 miles south of Toronto Canada in a town called Rochester or some like to say Rottenchester :-) actually I'm 27 miles west of Rochester away from the City life.
I have an Old ERN that I acquired from a guy I work with, he said it was his father in laws. I am in the process of honing the dings out of the blade. It's rather difficult for 1 it's my first Straight Razor and 2nd the Spine is kinda warn down, so being a beginner I'm not sure if the angle is correct. I am very much a self taught person and pretty stubborn in this area but at the same have very thick skin and can take just about any criticism.
I spent some time in the Marines and some time after the Marines on special security details, now I live the Simple life with my wife and 4 children.
Well thats me in a nut shell Nice to meet everyone here, I'll be firing off a ton of questions so please bear with me.
Thanks

Hey Andrew. Welcome to SRP. There are quite a few of us in and around Rochester, so local help never far away. If you'd ever like to have a sit down, just shoot me a PM and we can set something up. And keep an eye out for Rochester area get-togethers. There are usually a few per year, and they are always a great time and a great learning experience.

Dylan

Welcome Andrew to another Rotten Chester area native. East side of the city though. Good luck and take Holli up on his offer, He's a good resource for the region.

Carrie

Welcome to SRP
I am originally from Buffalo and know those parts of NY well.
This is a great site that will help you out with your restoration and shaving.

Awesome Guys...Thanks, It's nice to know there are a few here from the Rochester area. I will definetly keep in touch for some up coming events.
Thanks again.

Larry here in Rochester. I'm new to the straight shave too. Theres good help in this area. CarrieM and JoeD helped me personally. Hope you have a good shave and welcome to SRP.

_Larry