Seattle, WA. New guy here on my 2nd straight razor shave
Hello,
I'm Taylor Knowles from Bothell, WA, near Seattle. I myself am new to wet shaving but successfully completed my first shave this week. All went well and I really enjoyed the quality and effectiveness of the straight razor. I have 7 different straight razors which I acquired from my Grandma who is a hair stylist. She has had them in her basement for at least 40 years. All of the razors were owned by a friend of hers who was a barber. He died in the 1970's and the razors have been unused since. I recently just cleaned and polished a few of them and even had 2 sent in for honing and stroping. One shaved great but the 2nd didn't seem to cut as easily the other. Both were honed/stroped by Seattle Knife Sharpening Co.
I used to have a beard and then pulled out all the stops with a handlebar mustache and wax. Unfortunately, my new job requires that I shave everyday. If I must shave, I've decided to embrace the manliness and become a straight razor man.