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Just ordered my first shave ready razor from SRD. I ordered the Ralph Aust 5/8 kit and am excited to get started. The forum has been a great source of information and I hope to put it all to practical use.
I never would have given straight razor shaving a shot of it weren't for this wonderful community here. Highest accolades from this newbie.
Your beginning a journey I believe you will love. As you mentioned the folks here are great and full of good info and more than willing to share. Welcome aboard.
Congratulations! Be patient, work slow and you will enjoy a lifetime of great experiences.
Adam
Dammitt! Even I am stoked! Best of luck! Everyone is here for you!
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This is good advice, take your time!
Don't smile while shaving.....
It makes wrinkles!
Congratulations.
The 5/8 Aust from SRD ws my first modern SR when I "re-started" after 35 years. It is a great razor and I predict you will come to love it.
As many have said other places, go slowly, take a step at at time, and keep reading and watching videos from the forum. The mentors and other long-time SR shavers here are valuable assets for you. Take advantage of their advice and guidance if you have questions, and above all enjoy!
This is great! And to think, you more than likely followed the advice of many to start with the infamous Ralf Aust 5/8 with black acrylic scales!!!!! So many get referred this little gem but so many opt for something else. I am here to tell you, you will not be disappointed in this razor! Still one of my favorites and my cheapest!Quote:
Originally Posted by arfman2882
As my friend Confucius said- "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".
It took me three hours to choose which razor I'd get.
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So many of us are weeping for you now...don't blow it!
Just received my order from SRD today! I was hoping for it yesterday, but the post office was slacking. It was shipped timely and customer service was top notch!
Can't wait to shave in the morning!
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Watching the DVD now.
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Have fun and good luck
And so it starts.:gl:
Congrats on your beginning set-up. One thing not mentioned earlier is to add your location in your profile. Reason being that then any Senior Member or Mentor near you would be alerted that you might (should) contact them for a face-to-face meeting. While Lynn's CD is totally informative, an in flesh session (and he would agree) is invaluable and can move you along the learning path quicker.
If you look on the left side of the welcome page there is a listing, including a link to Local Help. If your state is listed there should be at least one person shown. I'll tell you now, if you are in Oregon or Washington there are a number of top notch people more than willing to answer you questions face-to-face. You never know, it may even be a neighbor of yours you weren't aware of.
Thank you for reminding me. I've updated my location.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razorfeld
As nice as it would be to have a face to face, I live in the capital region of New York and the two listed are fairly far away. Perhaps some day.
If you go to the Members section, advanced search and list your town you might find one or two listed. If blank repeat with towns nearest to you. Should you find a few check to see their join date, last post and post count. The list show all members whether active or inactive and/or banned. PM those that look like they might be of help.
Good choice I bought that same exact set from SRD as my first due to the advice I got from this site. Take your time and you will soon be hooked. And watch that DVD a few hundred times, I learn something new every time. Stoked for you!! Enjoy your shave!!
That looks like a dandy fine set. Happy shaving.
I've started a thread which will be updated for the milestone shaves here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?p=1623471.
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Comparing and imagining before you choose is half the fun - whether you're considering guns, cars, razors, whatever! You measured your process in hours, I measure mine in websites. Started at Amazon, wandered here and then to one other forum and two merchant websites until finally figuring out what the frequent references to SRD were about. My shopping cart there currently holds a Ralf Aust French point and a red latigo strop.
SRD is awesome! They hooked me up.
My Aust is very nice, you'll enjoy yours. If I were to measure full time considering my options it would be impossible to measure. But I enjoyed the learning process. That's what it's about. At least for me.
As has been said ad infinitum, take your time. Your initial efforts aren't very likely to be BBS but stick with it. Once you establish some muscle memory it will turn into just the way you shave every day (only cooler than most folks). You'll suddenly lose track of the last time you drew blood and everything will be cool. Most of all, enjoy it, have fun. The real beauty of a straight is its ability to make shaving (a task that for most guys these days is drudgery to be avoided at all cost) an indispensible part of the day and a good Zen experience to just relax and think about everything or think about nothing at all as required. Good luck and congratulations.
Just bought more stuff!
Boker King Cutter
Sack Up
DR Harris almond shave soap
Crox crayon
Prorasso aftershave
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I must be stopped or my wife will kill me.
Must... Wait... A... Year... I'm in deep enough for now.