Thread: First razor,, great expectations,, Am I starting to get insane??

The Le Grelot seems like a great razor to me. I've only shaved with it three times so far, today will be my forth. It feels smooth, and paired with the desert ironwood scales it looks beautiful. I feel that its a very good razor.

Originally Posted by xuz

To be completely honest, I think getting Le Grelot for your very first razor is extra-ordinary.
My razor purchasing addiction came from getting the 10 dollar razor first, and then wondering for months how much better that 100 dollar razor would be. Getting the next level up razor has been the small joys in my life.

Since you gone and done bought that Le Grelot, you may not need to buy any more razors. So that is a good thing for you purse.

But you still need to get the 1k, 5k, 10k, (maybe some naturals), extra coarse DMT as a lapping stone, strops, and then some abrasives. Again, I recommend getting them slowly as they will become the small joys in your life, and will give the family some time to get accustomed to your new life style.

Good luck.

The stones will be the next thing to purchase as I have two old straights that I bought at an antique store a long time ago. They both need honed so they'll be good candidates to practice on, so I don't mess up the Le Grelot.

Thanks everyone for the support.

Now I have few strops, hones, razors... And still I understand that I want to have razors from all countries where they where manufactured, I'm already have USSR, USA, Germany and French razors.. So I'm still looking for the UK, Spain, Japan, Sweden etc razors... and you know you will always find something to by and you will have 1000 fact why you need excactly this particular item and can't live with out it.

hehehe that is so true...

Originally Posted by cpcohen1945

See here:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...tta-money.html

That pretty well expresses my feelings about this being a "cost-effective" hobby!<g>

Charles