Thread: Hi there! You've already saved me hours of frustration...

My name is Matt Tully (AKA tullster). Waiting for my "newbie kit" to come in the mail that I just purchased from Doughboy68 in the classifieds. I had already purchased a GB Buckingham & sons razor that morning for $45 from vintagestraightrazor.com, and then found this site. After searching for just a few minutes, I found the horrible reviews I should have searched for before purchasing. At least I was able to cacel my order, and their customer service was at least good (if not their razors). Doughboy68, on the other hand, was selling a paddle strop, soap and a Wade & Butcher 11/16 shave ready for only $5 bucks more. I quickly snapped it up, and I'm waiting with bated breath for my package to arrive.

I've been "shaving like my dad" with a long handle Merkur butterfly razor for the last year and a half, and I've recently had a hankering to start "shaving like my grandpa". Call me crazy, but I've always been a fan of rituals, and straight razor shaving looks like it'll be right up my alley. Not to mention that I'm really looking forward to seeing how much smoother I can shave myself with the straight.

Looking forward to reading much more about stropping and honing, and all things to do with this artform. Thanks for having this open community to come for information and advice.

Matt

Welcome to SRP!
glad you were able to get out of the buckingham deal. i trust you have a brush or you can find them at most pharmacies, even though you might want to upgrade after a while.
good luck and keep reading.

jim

Thanks, Jim. I've been using a brush and soap for the past year. You're right though, it's about time to upgrade to a nice badger brush.

Welcome, if you are looking for rituals straight razor shaving is definitely where it's at It can be rather dangerous for your finances though

Welcome, don't let the learning curve stop you from trying. It is more of a learning curve with a cut-throat razor too. Be patient and you won't regret it.


Mick

Matt,

Welcome to SRP. Glad to have you aboard!

You made a wise choice by purchasing a straight razor/strop set from the SRP Classifieds. Remember that patience when embracing the ritual of straight razor shaving is a virtue. Take it slow and easy. Focus initially on proper shaving and stropping technique. Once you have mastered that, then you can move on to honing, which is a wholly different skill set.

Feel free to post any questions you may have about straight razor shaving in the appropriate SRP forum. SRP members love to offer advice and/or share their own experiences with new members.

Take care--and smooth shaving.

Originally Posted by Ingiald

Welcome, if you are looking for rituals straight razor shaving is definitely where it's at It can be rather dangerous for your finances though

I've said this to a few newbies lately. Be careful what you ask for advice for here. We are a bunch of addicts and enablers.

Glad you were able to get a better razor. It's all personal opinion, but for me, so far, the W&B's are the top of the crop.