Thread: Greetings from Canada!

Hey everyone! Just recently I got married and for the pre-wedding-guys-bonding-sesh we got straight razor shaves. IT WAS AMAZING. I'm now hooked and I'm slowly buying everything I need for wet shaving. I have a straight razor that I got from an antique store and my next purchase is a 4000/8000 wet stone to get it one step closer to a shave!! Can't wait to explore the site.

Hello from a fellow novice! Welcome. I have learned a lot on this forum and I'm sure you will too. Be sure to check out Lynn Abrams DVD on the world of straight razors... it saved me some time and was really insightful! Again, welcome!

Welcome. You came to the right place to get started. Make sure your blade is shave ready and you've got a good strop...and you'll be ahead of the game!

Welcome. My advice would be to send out your razor to some who knows how to sharpen it. There are plenty of guys here that could help you. I would then get a second razor to practice with. This way you will have an idea of how a shave ready razor feels. Just my thoughts.

+1 to all previous posts. I suggest the Norton 4K/8K starter kit from Amazon then a 12K finishing/polishing stone.
A strop is paramount! Start with a cheap strop as you wil indefinately nick it up. (nicks can be lightly rubbed with 600grit sandpaper and rubbed by hand to finish the fix process) The Filly is a goid sarting strop tht will do everything you will need it to. Any questions, feel free to post back or private message me. Good luck and welcome to str8s!
-Dan

Welcome to the forum. Whereabouts are you located? If you update your profile, we might be able to find another member in your area to help you out a bit if you'd like that.

Greetings from another Canadian. Feel free to ask any question and hope you get started soon.