Thread: Strops and Brushes- Aren't they all the same?

Originally Posted by JTmke

You can get by and enjoy which ever pieces you choose. You need a shave ready razor and a strop. Brushes are a preference thing. Some like $10 boars. I like a large silvertip.

They do vary. Brushes, strops, razors, soaps, the lot. What you have listed will serve you fine.

I agree. Prticularly with the brush. I am using on OLD omega, 25+ years old, and it works fine for me, I mean, probably
if you compare it with many other, it would not match them, but what it needs to do? get the soap on my face, that's it.
I would rather invest those money in a trope or a razor or, I suspect many people underestimate this, in a set of good hones.

SR shaving for only 3 months, and I am loving it, I love the ritual, the "slowlyness" and the result.
And then it is very manly

Originally Posted by kkwk

No strop or brush is ever the same. They all do the job some better than others i started with a shavette i bought in a pharmacy in the middle east as well my first brush. I wanted to see if i would even like the ritual that i now go through in the morning. A friend turned me onto s/r shaving but like i said i spent 3 dollars on a shavette after 2 months of that i bought a real s/r from SRD a Ralf Aust 5/8 round point. I now have two strops from SRD and four straights all from different makers now my wife questions my sanity. Now you have to try different creams and soaps which one will you like the most who knows. Hope this helps and maybe i did not ramble too much. Have a good time with your new hobby.

god help to not fall in that spiral! I just wanted to shave in a nice, healthy, eco-friendly and old fashioned way! and I am building my second strop already! Troubles ahead...

Different length, width, draw, material, etc. It all makes a difference, and certain strops work better with certain razors.

Just remember used properly most of what you are buying will last a life time. It's not very expensive when you put it like that.