Thread: The more I read, the more certain I should be using the straight blade

If you want to try first, buy a good cheap razor (shave ready) on the places that the other guys have already mentioned.( Classifieds, wipped dog ,ect ect)
Avoid Ebay, if you do not know what to buy, you often bought junk.... save your money for the real stuff.
Once you have figured yes this is what I want. Then buy a more expensive razor and the rest of the gear.
You'll see, it remains not to one razor, but there are more and more that you want to buy.

If you want to save money. avoid the Classifieds sector and the other stores that sell this wonderful razors.(Once you start looking you buy)

Now we only talking about the razor addiction.
There is also a shaving brush and soap, afthershave addiction. hahaha ... enyoy and try, you will see you like it. I read somewhere " Once straight razor shave, and do not want to go back to the "modern gear". And they are right.

Welcome to SRP. Don't take this the wrong way but honing a knife is different than honing a razor. They are similar only in the use of a hone to obtain a sharp edge. The techniques are quite different. For your first razor I would suggest any vintage razor properly honed and made in the US, Sheffield England, Solingen Germany or Sweden. A new razor from SRD (Straight Razor Designs) is the other option. There is no question about SRD's razors being shave ready and that is what you want for your first straight. Round point, square point or what ever, you need a properly honed razor to develop a good shave technique with a straight razor. Straight shaving has a steep learning curve and the sharpness of your razor should not be a concern while learning. There are a lot of levels of shave ready and SRD is tried and true here many times over.

Welcome to SRP!