Greetings from Annapolis Maryland
I'm happy to finally be a "real" member. I've been a lurker for a few months now. I must say that this site has been a wealth of knowledge for me. I got tired or razor burn and bumps from disposables and decided to give straights a try. (I did this before I found SRP), My wife is a hair stylist and she had a shavette with a new blade. So I grabbed the old "gel" shaving cream and went at it. I'm shure you all know where this is going, let's say my first straight razor shave was more like a "blood letting." I looked like the guy in the movie "Airplane" who was trying to shave. Seemed like my whole face was covered in little pieces of toilet paper. My wife took her razor back, and the guys at work had a good laugh. I never give up that easy, so I let my face heal and stumbled onto this site. Thank God, if I hadn't found SRP, I probably would have thrown in the yowl by the second shave. Anyway, I bought a 5/8 John Holler wedge w/ horn scales and had it sharpened by a pro. I've been practicing my stroping and I must say that I've gotten the best shaves from that razor. I think I've been bitten by the "straight razor bug", because I now want to start restoring razors. I just finished my first restoration on Saturday. Can anyone tell me where I could post pics? I've seen a few on the site and I just hope I could get my work to look half as good as some of the razors I've seen on here. They are beautiful! Thanks for any comments or suggestions.