New and not afraid to get knicked
Hello,
I'm a recent UofT grad living in Toronto and I registered with SRP earlier this year, when I bought my first blade off of one of the members. I also bought a decent strop and badger hair brush on line from Fendrihan. I've been practicing alot, spending--I kid you not--an hour shaving in my first attempts. I have been getting better though, which I find comes from gaining confidence (I do need to sharpen my razor though). Even with my poor technique it feels better than any other shave I've had--probably due to the ritual and the calm it generates. Straight razor shaving is like meditation almost, forcing me to slow down and focus on something private and simple.
All in all, I'm glad this place exists. It is sad that no one in my family can pass this knowledge on to me (I blame WWII and communism); in a way, this place is helping me salvage a sence of my grooming heritage--the things my father would have learned from his father, which I would learn from him.
Thank you for maintaining this site. I am sure to have many questions.
-Oliver