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  1. 01-22-2012, 08:09 PM #1
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    Hello all!

    I've been checking this forum out for a while and decided to register and say hello. I'm a total straight razor newb but I'm hoping that I do well with this "new to me" style of shaving. I've read quite a few of the threads here already and have picked up lots of good info. I haven't got my razor yet, I just ordered it this morning. I was going to try an ebay vintage razor, but not knowing what I was doing I decided I would be safest to buy a "shave ready" razor from someone in the business. Maybe as I gain experience (and not too much blood loss hopefully!) I will look into the classics and refinishing them once I learn more (Lol, a lot more!)

    Oh, and I just wanted to say thanks for all the info I've gleaned from the site already, hopefully it'll save me from making a few mistakes .

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    Greetings from a fellow Albertan!

    If you've done some lurking you know that you've come to the best place for info in straight razors, so if you have any questions just ask away.
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    Welcome to the most friendly, courteous and informative site on the web!!

    You are so lucky to be in the same area as Ryan! I always look forward to reading his posts! He won't let you down!

    You are also fortunate to be living in one of the most beautiful areas in Canada! I've visited both Alberta and British Columbia several times. I found Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump absolutely fascinating! I'd love to visit the site again!

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    Stew, I second Cuda's thoughts on the site & especially if you're able to connect w/ Ryan. It would be hard to overstate how handy it can be to have some face-time when learning. I'm not a fast learner here, but all have been incredibly kind and patient w/ my learning.

    If you're contemplating the str8, the 3 skills needed up front are the shave, making lather/beard prep, and stropping. Of these, stropping was the hardest to learn.

    For the shave, the 'your first straight razor shave' thread is linked on the home page. I couldn't improve on it at all & could probably still learn alot from it.

    Making lather is well shown by Mantic in this vid:
    How To Build And Apply Traditional Shaving Lather - YouTube


    Stropping is huge. Repeat: huge. Not hard, really, but really important. The finest threads I've seen on the topic starts w/ the honorable gssixgunner's 3/11 thread for beginners:
    http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ch-2011-a.html

    be sure to go through the thread, as the fabulous vids from afdavis are there, showing the detail on the all important 'flip' of the blade at the end of a stroke. This is where most of the leather carnage happens.

    After that, the honorable mrsell gave some gold in this one.
    Please don't nick your strop

    This one little excerpt from Mrsell would have saved me untold heartburn and expense: " You must come to a complete stop before you can change direction. During this momentary "stop", the razor edge should not be touching the strop. The edge only goes back on the strop when the directional change is completed and your hand and razor edge is moving in the correct direction."

    You landed in the right place, Stew. 'Hope you enjoy your journey & make use of forums or the PM function to ask questions & get help.
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  • 01-23-2012, 01:07 AM #5
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    Thank's for the welcome guys! I'm sure I'll be posting some questions once I actually receive my razor . Actually the bonus of having to wait for it is I can do a lot more research here before the time comes to put steel to skin. Thank you kindly for the links as well, I'll be sure to watch em all and learn. The stropping is one thing I am particularly interested in, hopefully I pick up the technique quickly (and without wrecking the strop or dulling the razor).

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  • 01-23-2012, 02:39 AM #6
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    welcome to SRP.

    Watch AFDavis11's stropping vid's. They're excellent.

    Everyone is a bit leery when learning to strop, it's completely natural. Take is slow, keep the pressure light, and practice your flip with a butterknife before you use a razor.

    Good Luck.
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