Aloha from Hawaii/Utah!!!
Howdy ya'll!
I just wanted to take a minute and introduce myself to the wonderful SRP community! My name is Jon, I'm 28, ex-military, Mason, and Firefighter/Paramedic that has been shaving for the past 14 years. I have a rather thick beard and am sick of constantly buying new disposable blades just to get a comfortable shave.(I could easily have started a decent collection of straight razors with the money I have thrown away on the newest 3, 4, and 5 blade disposable heads). I never really had a father growing up to teach me how to properly shave, and had to figure out how to best hack away at my whiskers. I am a total newb to the world of straight razors but have always been fascinated with it since I was a young boy watching my grandfather "shave like a man". By the time I was old enough, my grandfather developed tremors and was no longer able to use a straight razor, let alone teach me. When he passed away my grandmother gave me his brush and straight razor that I recently came across again for the first time in years. The blade looks like it needs to be cleaned up so I am looking for a great starter set(razor, bowl, soap, strop, etc) to use while I research getting his cleaned up and shave ready. Thanks for taking the time to read this and I look forward to learning all the ins and outs and diving head first into the sea of knowledge that has been shared here at SRP!