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05-31-2013, 11:31 PM #11
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.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
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06-01-2013, 09:05 AM
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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.
06-01-2013, 09:09 AM
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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.
06-01-2013, 10:06 AM
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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:-)
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