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He Darren. There's prob. enough stuff here to make your head spin. FWIW, you can be good to yourself by spending some time on the 3 basic skills of the actual shave itself, making lather/beard prep, and stropping. The shave itself is very well articulated by the 'your first str8 shave' link on the home page. Lather making & beard prep - Mantic's vids are excellent: How To Build And Apply Traditional Shaving Lather - YouTube Stropping: http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ch-2011-a.html The 4th item is the meet-up Glen mentioned. It would be very hard to learn more or faster than a couple days w/ these guys. It will really help speed up your learning curve and get you to the joy. You'll soon be lighting up like a neon sign by getting the most amazing shaves of your life.
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Thanks for the long post! I've really appreciated everyone's comments! Still getting familiar with the forum - don't know if I can reply to everyone, but all very much appreciated. It's really great to know there are so many people willing to help out. I'll definitely keep up the research. I just don't want to be hosed by "the art of shaving company" or any chains out there trying to make a buck. This kind of community is awesome, and I'd definitely like to purchase a shave ready razor, then work my way up to actually honing a blade. I remember being very young, seeing my grandfather sharpen blades on his stones. He kept the same knives his entire life. That's what I'm talking about.
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Thank you so much. Such great information. I'm really excited. I still have a few turns around the sun, so I'm definitely ready for a life long lesson on keeping these blades beauties.
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My advice is dont buy any cheap Chinese straight razors like "gold dollar" or some other brand. Find a DOVO razor and you'll always have a good blade. And buy a good strop, three inches at least and watch a lot of YouTube videos. Remember your training and you will make it.
Ps.. A little blood in the beginning is ok, we all bled for our cause, a lot of blood......well... Never mind, you get the picture:-)