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  1. 02-28-2013, 09:29 PM #1
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    Hello my name is John leberman I am a us army vet which is where I first learned about straight razor shaving. Sense then I have kinda fallen in love with it. Lucky me I found a barber in my neighborhood willing to give me a good shave for a little extra.. He normally uses plain safety razors I get the special of the straight. Just got my first set from my wife. I know they are not the best, it's a set she ordered because I like the movie and musical of sweeny Todd, so they are duplicates made of the original used for the movie .
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    Sorry but I don't think that razor will ever be a good shaver. The cheap sweeney Todd razor from eBay is considered to be a very poor razor. Not capable of shaving well.

    Welcome to the forum. Have a look at some reputable sellers or the classifieds here. You can find a good razor and start to really learn the hobby.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mjsorkin View Post
    Sorry but I don't think that razor will ever be a good shaver. The cheap sweeney Todd razor from eBay is considered to be a very poor razor. Not capable of shaving well.

    Welcome to the forum. Have a look at some reputable sellers or the classifieds here. You can find a good razor and start to really learn the hobby.

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    Mjsorkin is correct. Save yourself some grief and get a real straight razor from one of the reputable vendors.
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    Ditto to the above posters. Pick up a couple of vintage razors from the Classified Ads section here at SRP. They are a very good deal on proven, quality razors.

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  5. 03-01-2013, 09:43 AM #5
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    Amazon.com: Set of 2 Huge 10.5 inch Sweeney Todd Replica Straight Razors, Silver: Sports & Outdoors
    Is the set my wife got me. And I have plans to get a real good one but if nothing else they will be a decent addition to my sweeny collection.
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  6. 03-02-2013, 07:27 AM #6
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    Glad to see you've got a philosophical approach there John. I concur with what the others have said.


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