Thread: Hi to all

And there's lots of information in the Wiki -- a whole section devoted to beginners.

Charles

Hi Haisam and welcone to SRP.
+1 to all of the above.
It seems that there is a meet-up happening in Sydney in the near future.
It would be a good thing for you to attend, if you can.
I would suggest that you would pick up more good info from that than a month of reading posts - not that reading posts is a bad thing - just it's easier to see how things are done than to read about it and try to interpret it for yourself IME
If you come up to Brisbane post the dates on the 'Down Under' forum and one of us will try and catch up with you - (probably...hehehe)
I hope you enjoy the ride on the learning curve.

Like everyone else I suggest you stick to known places to buy from. The classifieds here, SRD, other sponsors of this site as well as some of the other reputable shaves sites. I believe there is a thread in the Austraila section right now talking about some retailers local to Austrailia which may shave you some money on shipping as well as there are 2-3 people on here from Austrailia that have great reputations of providing good razors at fair prices.

I would not worry to much about buying a hone at this time. History (take that as my personal mistakes) has shown that learning to Strop and shave are challenging enough at first. Having some stones laying there calling your name the temptation will be to try and fix technique issues with poor honing technique. In the end, not a great result.

Do what ever you can to get to the local meetup mentioned above. I was lucky to get together with MAXI fairly early on and then have a meetup locally soon after that. The learning curve for me was reduced dramaticly with those two strokes of luck.

Enjoy

Thanks Havachat45 if you could let me know when the meet-up is on that would be great. Peace Haisam

Originally Posted by Haisam

Thanks Havachat45 if you could let me know when the meet-up is on that would be great. Peace Haisam

I'm not sure of the dates etc, Haisam, but if you look in the "Down Under' forum you should get some info there. (I don't know how to post a link to it - sorry)
http://straightrazorpalace.com/down-...-catch-up.html
I lied - it seems that I do know how to post a link - oops
It looks like 03 Sep, Haisam
Geoff

Originally Posted by Havachat45

I'm not sure of the dates etc, Haisam, but if you look in the "Down Under' forum you should get some info there. (I don't know how to post a link to it - sorry)
http://straightrazorpalace.com/down-...-catch-up.html
I lied - it seems that I do know how to post a link - oops
It looks like 03 Sep, Haisam
Geoff

Haisam,

From one new guy to another, welcome. This site is GREAT! You'll find all the information you want and more.

I couldn't agree more on attending any meet up that you can. You'll learn tons! If that's not possible find some members in your area that you can get together with.

IMHO, I think you can get the best value for your money buying a good used razor on the classifieds here. Listen to everyone's advice on here and buy a "shave ready" one, you'll be very glad you did.

Good luck and enjoy the adventure.

John

G'day Haisam, I'll second (or third) Geoff's recommendation to try and get to that meet up. Os, the bloke who is hosting it, is a fount of knowledge. You won't go wrong if you go before you start spending money..


Mick