Thread: Hello fron N/E Ohio

Hello, I've been a professional Barber for 48 years and the owner of my own barber shop for 34 of those years. Reading thru a lot of the posts on SRD in regards to shaving and maintaining a straight razor I've learned a lot of great information. Talk about teaching an old dog new tricks! When I went to Barber school back in the 60's we of course learned to shave with a straight razor and also how to hone it (I still have the Belgium water hone that I received in my tool kit) and it seemed like the razors we had in those days, Red Imps, Henkles, and Duble-Ducks (I used and liked the Duble-Duck wedge) would hold an edge a long time and would just require stropping between customers to keep them dialed-in. As the years went by though that was not the case. They would require more frequent honing, I always thought that the quality of the steel in those razors was degraded as time went on. That being the case I started to use straight razors with disposable blades Tondeo is the brand I used, pretty good blades.
But now after lurking around here I've gone back to using an old ERN razor I got from one of my customers and I think I'm going to promote straight razor shaves as a service a lot more actively here at the shop. Also a big thanks to Lynn for all the great info in regards to hones and honing.
Sorry for being so long winded....but you know us barbers!

Aloha and Welcome to SRP Bob, pleasure to have you. I am from a family of Barbers my grandfather was a Barber, my father still is a Barber, and my younger brother just started Barber school this week.

Welcome Bob. Where at in N/E Ohio. I have family in Youngstown and visit frequently. Might be worth a visit if your not to far. Plus might get a few other customers from here.

welcome ,
its nice to hear a barbers take on the blades from then and now ..

Originally Posted by gooser

welcome ,
its nice to hear a barbers take on the blades from then and now ..

Especially one that went to school
when real straights were being used.

Terry

Originally Posted by poppy926

Welcome Bob. Where at in N/E Ohio. I have family in Youngstown and visit frequently. Might be worth a visit if your not to far. Plus might get a few other customers from here.

Solon, about 50mi west of Youngstown

Originally Posted by bobthbarbr

Solon, about 50mi west of Youngstown

the shop is in Solon ?? we were talking about a shop in Solon on here a bit ago .. is your shop the one next to where the Texler Photography used to be , across from CVS and laundry mat ??

No..thats not me, I'll pm you with the info, I don't want to break forum rules on my first visit!

Welcome aboard!! As others have mentioned, it's nice to see the traditions being kept alive.

I have been to Solon a couple times. A bit of a drive for me but you never know. If I can get there on our next visit, I will shoot you a PM for address.