Thread: Was SRP a signifcant factor in your taking up the SR?

Nope,

But it sure has worked as a greaser of the skids for the spending of more than a few dollars from time to time, and now and then, and again.

I think it definitely pushed me "over the edge", as you said.

I had been wanting to straight shave for a very long time. For me, the best part of going to the barber, was the straight shave he would give me after a cut. After the cut, I'd take a snooze through the shave. So I was very much into straights before coming to this site.


The issue before finding this site, and to some extent still remains, is finding a brick and mortar place to get all the essential tools for a proper wet shave. You can go to several different storefronts here, and find what you need, but the quality is highly lacking. Especially when it comes to strops and brushes.

It wasn't until I got ill (or more aptly got diagnosed) and then lost my job, that I had the time to do all the appropriate research to shave well. So, I read as much as I could before I joined this site. I read a few pages of some other forums out there, but found this one to be the most comprehensive. I've never been much for joining forums, so this is kind of new for me. And I had to lurk for months beforehand, but I'm glad I did join. I've learned so much already.
And I honestly believe, that if I hadn't of joined, I would have had a rougher start.....or at least, it is quite possible. Even things like a member's signature (JimmyHAD) who repeats the advice of a barber on how to hold the razor, have been invaluable to me, in terms of how little I have cut myself for such a newb.


I think that is still the best single piece of advice, at least for my shaving experience. Holding that blade gently. Gently, yet firmly. Applies to a lot.
I'm still quite a newbie, with under 20 shaves, but I'm totally loving the ride.

I only wish I could work more than the odd contract, so I could get through my wish list easier, because between wanting a razor honed by Lynn and a strop from Tony Miller, (not to mention some of the customs from the members here) it's a pricey wish list for me, at the moment. But that's ok. This is a traditional way of shaving, and there was a time, perhaps when straight shaving was still popular, when you had to put a little away here and there to get what you wanted. So, I guess my budget these days, is fitting in with the tradition of those times. And it'll make getting those things when I can, all the sweeter.

This site also must have one of the highest per/cap. ratio of folks/vendors who really pay attention to the details. And treat their respective hobbies/trades like an art form. In such a disposable world, these things are good to see in others. It's inspiring.

Yes, although I had considered using a straight before, I hadn't known where to begin. The information here has been sufficient to get me started, my first razor arriving yesterday and soon to be shipped out for honing.

No SRP wasn't the reason that I started to use a straight. I was talked into it by Icedog, and i'm glad that it happened.

No. But luckilly it's helped take a lot of the guess work out of the craft. Not to mention clearing up a lot of the mis-comceptions I started with.

Nope. I was shaving with a straight long before SRP existed.

It helped a lot but the decision was already made.

I would have tried it but without SRP, and the yahoo message board also started by Lynn and mostly Lynn's video I would have never stuck with it, oh not to mention the first razor I used was my grandfathers Shumate which after at least 50 years of non use I sent it out to Lynn via Classic Shaving at the time for its first honing as I wanted to start off right, so yeah I owe a big thanks to SRP and of course Lynn.

I wouldn't say that it was a factor so much. I had decided to switch long before I knew of SRP or the great people here, but I will have to say that it was definitely THE major resource of information that contributed to my choices as far as equipment.

Without SRP, Istill would have gone to straight shaving, but I know I would have had a LOT more trouble, and the learning curve would have been considerable for SURE.

This site is indeed a great resource, and a great group of people, and I'm glad to be a part of it

I said YEP!! I picked up several straights around 20 yrs ago and gave it a spin. Blades weren't sharp and I didn't know where to get assistance from. I found SRP and my shaving has been great ever since, well after the learning curve.

Thanks to all SRP members for their threads and posts and a very special thanks to Lynn for creating this great site and seeing that it is managed well. THis is a world class forum and group of people!!