Thread: Hello from Philadelphia

Hello all,

I'm new to the straight razor scene, and some web searching led me here. This site appears to have a wealth of knowledge and experience, and I'm looking forward to getting started. For now, I'm browsing the classifieds section looking for a good entry-level razor and strop. Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Looking forward to it!

Welcome DJ to the forum and to straight razor shaving.
If I could give any advise to you the most important thing is to learn as much as you can here at S.R.P. Go slow and enjoy this wonderful passion of ours. There is a learning curve here so practice, practice, practice, and you'll be fine.
I'm a Philly boy myself, so dont be a stranger, feel free to P.M. me with any questions or help that you might need. I'd be more then happy to help you along.
Good luck,
And dont give up it will be worth it in the end I promise.
Darl (Tarkus)

Great! Thanks for the prompt reply. I just snagged a razor off the classifieds page, so hopefully in the next week or two I'll be bandaging myself up... but really, I'm looking forward to getting started. I'm sure I'll have more questions soon.