Hello from Canada / Bonjour de Canada

Hello,

I am from Canada and just getting into straight razor shaving. I started looking into the 8 years ago when I switched from my Gilette Mach 3 to a Excel and found a big difference. I've wanted to do straight shaving since I can remember and finally have gotten the courage to start.

I am shaving with a Dovo faux tortoise special, a board strop, derby shave soap and ofcourse a badger brush. I got 2 shaves under my belt now. I will admit my first shave I did my entire face... not the smartest move on my part as I ended up with a few cuts requiring a septic pen. Now I am following the beginner advice by Lynn and doing a part of my face at a time, going really well. Just need to work on that stropping technique.

Anyways I have been reviewing content on this site for a few weeks now and all I can say is WOW! This resource as well as Phil at classicedge.ca have steered me in the right direction.

Thanks and I look forward to continue reading and learning about the art of straight shaving.

Welcome to srp! Glad to hear that you've been steered iin the right direction right from the start.

If you have any questions, I'll be glad to help any way I can as well.

Welcome :) This is the best forum IMHO. The people are so nice and the info is so crazy! If it aint here, you probably wont find it elsewhere. I am from Cambridge, Ontario. Feel free to drop me a pm for any help you need. bye for now,
shayne

Hello macinnist and welcome to the fold. Looks like you got things well in hand. Phil is a great guy and will bend over backwords to oblige. And of coarse Lynn an absolute legend in the field, and with the knowledge from this forum your golden.
Have fun & once again welcome!!!

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Originally Posted by macinnisl

Hello,
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I will admit my first shave I did my entire face... not the smartest move on my part as I ended up with a few cuts requiring a septic pen.
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That's a styptic pencil. You don't want to play with a septic pen.

. Charles

Oops it was called a septic on the site I bought it from. I'll send them an email so noobies like me don't get confused.

Any members on the east coast? I found a barber shop in Whitney pier (outside sydney) that does straight shaves for 15 bucks - Bordens barber shop in operation since 1901 or something. Also found out my grandfather usto go there so what a great experience to find out he usto go there and they remember him.

Thanks everyone for offering help I have a feeling I'll need it soon :)

Hey macinnisl ! Welcome to SRP
I believe thuktunflishithy is an east coaster :)
Regards,
Mike

Where do you guys get your blades sharpened?

Welcome to SRP!

Welcome to SRP from a fellow Canadian. Enjoy :)

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Originally Posted by macinnisl

Where do you guys get your blades sharpened?

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I cant speak for all of the Canadians here but I hone my own .... but if you havent yet mastered that skill there's one place i know where you wont go wrong having an edge put on yours. Check with Maxi on here (Nathan)
Canuck Blades

Regards,
Mike