Thread: New razors

Originally Posted by nipper

Great finds! Do you think if I send your mother some money she will go shopping for me? She's found better blades than I've seen in six months.

That's funny. She actually found all three in one flea market about 6 months ago. Been kinda slim pickins' since.

That looks like a great collection of shavers. The one with white scales is a full hollow, I think, and the other two appear to be at different points along the wedge spectrum.

I was originally going to suggest that you send just one out for professional honing, but the three grinds are so different that I think it'd be really fun to have all three shaveable at once. Then you can have the very indulgent experience, for a new shaver, of seeing how differently those three grinds behave. I've had to collect quite a few to get the range you have in those three.

You're a lucky man! Enjoy your new trio.

I was thinking along those lines, as well. I can't wait to get them honed and start shaving (maybe this weekend).

The two big startup recommendations are usually 1) Start with your sideburns and cheeks and shave the rest of your face your old way, then expand your straight shave as you become more comfortable, and 2) Get a strop, not a super-fancy one at this point, and practice stropping with a butter knife to lay in some muscle memory. Damage to blade and strop is common among eager first-timers.

The best info is on the Wiki. Read lots before and as you transition to the straight razors.

Have fun with this great new adventure!