Thread: Greetings

New member here. I as well as my wife are very interested in getting into traditional shaving. She was excited to see a section devoted to the fairer sex.

While perusing the straight razor options,(online vendors, SRP Classifieds) which look to be multitudinous. I've yet to see any lefty SR's,I imagine I'll just have to check out the sweet left handed Japanese razors? I'm sure it's for lack of searching but if someone else who tends to bend sinister could offer up a good starter razor it would be much appreciated.
AWW crap, I can see that all those lefties are gonna be delayed due to atypical delivery issues.

I promise to not attempt stropping, x-factoring, beveling, edge-bending-blade-leather-slapslap stone-honing impersonations while also learning to shave my wifes' back. Apologies for the early attempt at humor, had just finished reading about the "foolishness" of those who try tackling honing & SR shaving right from the get.

A steady splendid bloodless shave to start with is plenty enough to worry about. though at some future date would love to learn how to keep'm sharp.

All the best, and thanks for having me.

HST

Welcome. I always buy left handed razors as they are easier to learn on. Okay, that might not be entirely true. I bought a right handed razor once, but my left brain hated it, kept wanting to paint and draw with it.

Anyway, most beginners don't understand a razors edge or how to use it for shaving, because straights feel very, very different than any other shaving method. They immediately assume that the razor is not sharp enough.

It's just the crazy smoothness of the shaving that confounds them originally.

Learning to hone is something that comes naturally after you learn to shave, and strop, beforehand it's just an exercise in walking blindly around a hone and waving a razor over a rock.

Welcome,
My wife is a member here as well. I hope you enjoy your time here, I do.

hey there, im shayne...nice to have you on the forum!
take care!