Thread: my first razor

Hello every one,
I am new to straight razor shaving, a friend of mine showed me his straight razor and I have being hooked ever since.

I had a look on line I am wanting to buy my first razor some thing not all that expensive. I narrowed it down to three razors I have seen on line

Thiers Issard Vintage Silver Spartacus razor

VINTAGE STRAIGHT RAZOR WADE & BUTCHER ETCHED BLADE AND SCULPTURED PEARL HANDLES

VINTAGE STRAIGHT RAZOR PEARL DUCK DUBL DUCK "GOLDEDGE" GOLDTONE INLAY & BOLSTERS

can you please tell me how good each of these razors are so I can make up my mind.
thanks
David

Originally Posted by Davidmurry

can you please tell me how good each of these razors are so I can make up my mind.
thanks
David

Hello David,

Welcome to SRP. We are glad you found us. You are beginning a journey which will take some commitment
to develop new skills but you will be richly rewarded as the once upon a time drudgery of shaving becomes
something you look forward to each day.

You are getting a little ahead of yourself as we all have in the excitement of a new adventure.
The two links below will help you to make informed choices. There is a great deal of material here in the beginners
forum if you read the stickies which are posted at the top in red.

The short answer to your question is they are all fine razors depending.

There is great deal of personal preference choosing
equipment. Many of us began by purchasing a simple vintage razor which had been honed to shave ready condition. If you look in the classified
here there are great values from other members who have very high standards for razors. You will likely fair better than the gamble of an unknown
seller on an auction site.

The straight razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Frequently Asked Questions - Straight Razor Place Wiki

We all look forward to helping you along. If you see a member with a MENTOR tag under the username it indicates they are recognized as particulary
helpful and look forward to beginners asking questions. PM any of them.

Please post your successes as well as your failures as you journey along that is the purpose of this forum. We want you to succeed.

AND we love pictures.

Welcome to David from another David. Very knowlegeable people will be answering your post. I have a WB and it is my best shaver. Good luck and have fun.

Dave