Hello from a Dutch American in Minnesota
This is about my 4th attempt to get into straight razor shaving and I think this time it will work, thanks to the support from the wonderful Frozen Toe Minnesotans on this forum. I am on the straight road and seldom use anything but a straight razor anymore.:rock:Last time, I kept getting too much skin damage to keep going. The time before that, I don’t remember what happened. When I first started, it was about 2003 and the combined learning curve of shaving, keeping an edge keen, and being a new dad were too much for me. Back then, there was the Yahoo group, there was Don Walters’ honing service, and a NOS puma razor was about $ 50. I think I paid about $40 for a very nice looking Goldedge with box, but that was a steal even for those days.My first shave was a disaster, and it made the razor dull in one go.:banghead: It got a little better after I bought a Boker King Kutter from someone on the Yahoo group by the name of Yo!Adrian. This turned out to be a great shaver that could withstand my abuse better than others. It is still one of my favorites.So, a few months ago, I dusted off the old Norton 4000/8000 and started learning again. There is a great support network here in Minnesota. I sat down with Randy Tuttle to learn to hone and for 3 hours, we did nothing but honing and testing, just for the fun of it. The recent Frozen Toe meeting was a great event and I even got to try out different types of hones. This is a really fascinating hobby and I am looking forward to taking it to the next level.
