Thread: Plan on learning to use a straight razor

Hi Erin!

Welcome to SRP, it's great to have another Lady onboard. You may want to check out Blue Principle's website Invisible Egde - Jargon Buster Steve has some really good info on there about razor specs and grinds (with pic's which always helps).

Spike and I both had our first (and only at the moment) razors from there and he's a solid Gent to deal with, very helpful through all stages of you enquiry's. Where abouts do you live? There are regular SRP Meet up's all over the place, so there may be one coming up close to where you live.

Butch (L R Harner) has been playing close attention to what the Ladies and Gents have suggested over on the PCR thread to make the perfect short razor for all our nookes and crannies. Thank you Butch, I can't wait to have one! Thank you for the update too.

Keep asking questions too, Viola and Lilith are the most experienced Lady shavers here with Pearl, Sno, Olivia and I coming next.

Great to meet you and see you around the boards soon.

Spike: I have been reading some of the PCR thread. It is very long. I think I'm on page 13 or so now...

Silver: Selena Kyle is that you?

I am in Norman, OK, and thank you for that link. Seems to be what I was looking for.

PS I was trying to use the quotes, and there were too many smilies, so I just deleted you guys.

I wish! Don't worry about the quote thing at the moment, I usually delete all the smiles out of a post I want to quote, makes life a little easier

Freebird is in OK, he's also a stand up top notch Gent too, you really are in good company.

Oh I saw he was from OK. I thought it was kind of a crazy coincidence that a local(ish) guy was the first to reply to me.

Ah I was trying to look on classifieds, but don't know which one to get (if any). So sad. I do like how some of them are $35 though haha.

Welcome! I'm so glad to see our little sisterhood growing steadily.

I've discovered that for fitting into curvy areas, blade width is not nearly as important as blade/scale length. The difference between a 3/8 and a 4/8 isn't all that noticeable to me, but the difference between a 2.5" blade and a 3" blade is huge, especially if we're talking about areas like armpits and genitals. Once I have a steady income again, I'm thinking of asking one of the gents here to make a custom razor for me... I think my ideal right now would be a 4/8 that's only 2" long.

Weight is also a factor. My Wapi, with its stainless steel scales, is pretty heavy, so it handles differently than, say, my Korn, which is super-light with plastic scales. The Korn actually has a bigger blade (width and length), but it feels more maneuverable, which is why I use it more than the Wapi.

Everybody shaves differently and has different preferences, so what works for me may not work for you. I strongly suggest borrowing as many razors as you can for test shaves, just to get an idea of what's out there and how the handling varies.

Eep borrowing? Is that sanitary? That kind of freaks me out. I guess a lot of the razors here are used though huh?

I think I'd end up going with a heavy razor since I try to avoid plastic when at all possible (like on the danged handles). I guess wood is lighter than steel though, so it's still light? Whooo knows...not me, since I don't have one 8(

Sterilize (or at least sanitize) your blades and you'll be fine. And yes, wood is about as light as plastic when it comes to scales.

Originally Posted by Silver

Freebird is in OK, he's also a stand up top notch Gent too, you really are in good company.

Silver, now you know I only stand up with a cane.