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    Default Shavette or the Real Thing?

    I am curious to know how many of you started on a shavette and then moved over to a straight and how many started right off with a real straight razor. What are the pros and cons of starting on one or the other. Obviously you don't learn how to strop with a shavette. That could be a pro or a con depending on your point of view.

    Anyway, curious to see if there are many votes to starting on the shavette.

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    I started on a shavette mainly because it was cheaper. No looking back I learned a lot of technique for the actual shave without messing up the blade with poor stropping. Kind of the same idea as not doing your own honing right away.
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    straight to the straight from a disposable cartridge for me. Welcome, eezee! You're in good company

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    I also started with the shavette but only used it for about five days decided to get a straight.

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    Have a great shave.

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    I went right to the straight to get the full experience. I also enjoy the collecting aspect as well as the shave.

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    I went straight to a straight from a DE. I bought a well-honed, shave ready vintage straight and strop off another straight shaver and was ready to go. I never even thought about going down the shavette road.
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    Straight to the straight. Why only go half way
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    One thing I have noticed is mentioned here before is the straight razor is a lot more forgiving than shavette.

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    Have a great shave.

    Roger

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    I started with a Dovo Shavette and practiced honing flea market blades at the same time, learning to strop them too. When I got to the point where I could get them shave ready, which took a month, I switched over to straights.

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    Shavette. It was great to learn technique before heading into an SR and learning about stropping
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