New Scottish Member

Hello all,

I'm Graeme and I live about 9 miles south of Edinburgh, Scotland. I'm a recent convert to DE shaving which I am enjoying immensely but have fallen into the combined traps of the various acquisition disorders. Like many I suspect, cheap blades and saving money were the motivation to get started with a DE but then you come across all these wonderful new and vintage shiny things, brushes of every shape, size, colour and make, custom handles, endless luxuriant creams and soaps, a hundred a one different blades and so on and so forth. However, I've calmed down a lot and by many accounts, I'm not nearly as bad as some.

I do have a straight razor which is an old Marsh Bros. of Sheffield that I bought on eBay around 5 years ago but I never really got with it, however it certainly got on with me! Since starting to DE shave, I've often thought of sending the straight for proper honing/servicing then learning but I reckon I'll try and get a bit more experience under my belt and whittle down my kit before having a go.

Thanks for having me! :D

Welcome aboard, Graeme! We've got plenty of info to get your vintage razor up to snuff, but you might wanna pick up a shave-ready blade from one of the members (classifieds) so you know what to aim for.

Welcome, the temptress of straight edges will claim you eventually as well; I started with DE's too, and now I rarely touch one. Give it time curiousity will get the better of you :beer1:

Welcome to SRP Graeme. You are taking a very level headed approach to straight razor shaving and we are here to help
with any information you may want. It makes good sense to learn as much as you can so you will have a level of comfort
when you make your upcoming decisions, which will be many. Enjoy.

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Graeme, welcome to the forum, my friend. i hope you are well and that you enjoy this place!