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I put my Birthday Present Order in to the daughters!
I decided to try Straight Razor Shaving. However, the one I want is a bit too highly priced to expect anyone to spend on something that I might not be able to use! Courage needed!
So I suggested a Shavette! Will practise and am studying and studying and studying. I will report back with updates!
A good decision.
I started out on this journey with a Dovo Shavette two years ago and still return to it occasionally for an excellent shave after aquiring some magnificent SR's. Give it a few weeks and I am sure the new SR will be sitting alongside the Shavette! SAD is it not.
Well done
Let us know when you are prepared for your final exam.
It's OK you can blame the new guy.....
Welcome aboard.
I started with a shavette too. But warning... I found that shaving with a real straight was somehow far more forgiving and frankly more enjoyable. Good luck to you but if for some reason you find that the shavette isn't quite what you expected, don't give up hope and tryout an inexpensive vintage :)
Thanks guys! I read on Amazon reviews the same thing about Shavette/Straight. The chap there said that the Shavette is an ideal 'Training' device and that when he moved on to a proper straight that training made so much difference!
I am not sure re Exam - could take a while!
Re: Sunbird. Funny you should say that ~ I get the feeling from comments from Family that they think the same. Still, what the hell it is a pretty useful hobby and after 18 months of shaving (six months with filtered water) I have had comments about the skin being good!
I thought about this but the only ones I could find in UK cost as much as or more than a new one - admittedly bottom of the range from the better companies - such as Thiers-Issard. For example there is a Vintage Tuckmar-Tee for £65 and a TI for £83.00 or a Dovo for £65.Quote:
Originally Posted by EggSuckingLeech
Although I would probably go for the slightly higher priced ones at Dovo.
Would a new one from a good make not be better for a beginner like me? Cheers.
I got my first one here. At least you also know that it will come to you well honed and sharp. You can always go with a new one but note that it might not come sharp enough and you will want to send it out to get honed (even the Dovo). My recommendation for a beginner would be to start with a well-honed vintage, a cheap strop and see how much you enjoy it. If you go to that site, you can get a package including the vintage and a poor man's strop and you will be on your way at minimal cost. Again, that's how I started (per recommendations here) and I wouldn't change a thing.
P.S. I have only been at this sport for almost 6 months so I am admitting to you that I feel unqualified to pass along any advice. If someone else more experienced than I has better advice, take theirs :)
thanks for that EggSuckingLeech but... Whipped Dog are in the States. I am in the UK. The cost of shipping makes it rather uneconomical. We do have a site over here that guarantees that the razors they sell are shave ready.
Anyway I do have time as it will be a few months before I can get one. I am off to Japan later this year for some months plus next month I will be going to Dubai.
I will explore Japanese razors over there. My daughter lives in Japan and is sussing out the market there. Should be interesting.
my first vintage cost £13 inc postage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralpapajan
great shaver and i still use it, no pitting or anything wrong at all
last one i picked up for honing practise was 25
if you in the uk buy the kit from barber blades for 5-10. or on amazon from barberblades.
i still use this and no problem.
if you like it buy a pair of knipex side cutters for 15-20 to cut de blades in half
much safer than trying to snap them
Congrats! I myself decided to jump right into getting a straight razor, since I kept seeing eveyone say it's the best for sensitive skin, and gives the best shave above all else. I have three on the way and I haven't even had my first shave yet!!!
try all three in your hand, see which one you like most e.g. because of weight etc and stick to that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chreees
preferably the lighest as personally i dont use the weight of theblade when shaving
Just ordered from whipped dog and the postage is nothing and they do a poor mans strop. Excellent value for money. I live in France so the postage should be the same.
Haha, that's the plan! I hope to have all three shave-ready and see which one I like best.Quote:
Originally Posted by shanky887614
Thanks for that Ripvanpit. I checked them out more thoroughly and sent an email to confirm. The last time I got a quote from a Coy in the States was a year ago and when the product arrived here I had to pay a delivery fee that was twice the cost of the product and the postage combined!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ripvanpit
Whipped Dog seems to be very popular on the Forum. It will certainly set me up with a razor for a lot less than buying in the UK as far as I can see.
The other tip I read here is Geofatboy's YouTube video series and I am glad I heard about him. The Parker Shavette razor that should be on the way to me via my daughters ~ if they have decided that, even if I have gone bonkers, they will play along with me ~ was featured on a video by him and he was impressed. So now I can't wait to try it out (Stupid expression I have to wait until after the 15th March!)