Thread: Greetings from Vancouver!

Hello everyone. I stumbled on this site... well, I'm not sure how exactly, but after perusing through the Beginner section I'm definitely thankful I did. I'm just starting out on this particular journey, and when I say just starting I mean exactly that: I want to start using a straight razor, but do not have one (or any accessories) yet, nor would I have any idea what to do with them if I did.

I'm drawn by the promises of (eventually) the uber-smooth shave that I keep reading about, and that is certainly not currently provided by the standard razor. You see, I am one of those men who perpetually appear as though a small furry mammal has taken up residence on my face; I shave in the morning and by about 1 PM I look like most guys do after a couple days. Flip side, this has in the past allowed me to grow a pretty awesome beard, but that is hardly the point.

I'm looking forward to learning from you more experienced blade-wielding examples of pure manliness, and to picking your brains. Thank you in advance for your advice, your patience, and your knowledge.

~Jono

Welcome!

In case you haven't found them yet, here are some useful links:

Beginner's guide to straight razor shaving

First straight razor shave

SRP wiki

Hello Jono and welcome to SRP.

Welcome to the forum

Glad to have you, take your time, read up, and ask questions.