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    The razor looks good, price seems just about in my range. I am currently in New York for the holidays. Are there any shops around the city that might offer Thiers razors ? Feeling the razor in hand would be a big +. Thinking, I will probably need to pick up a strop too.
    P.S. Next week I will be heading to Montreal, Canada. Any shops there?

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    Hello, all. I am new to the forum, and the exact same situation is what brought me to this site. A family member purchased me a gold Dollar straight razor for my birthday, because they heard me mention that I wanted to start using a straight razor. after some research I have heard not so good things about it. I also suspect that my stropping technique is faulty even though I tried to do exactly what I saw on youtube video's. I would like to have it honed, but I cannot find any services in the Dallas,TX area. Should I just scrap the idea of having it honed and get another razor? my only concern is that I would like practice with it before I invest in something that might not be for me.

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    Do they still have any real old school barber shops in the Dallas area. I would check the yellow pages. A barber with many years in the business should be able to help you.

    If not, check the Hobbyist vendor section in the SRP website for members who do honing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by feltspanky View Post
    Do they still have any real old school barber shops in the Dallas area. I would check the yellow pages. A barber with many years in the business should be able to help you.

    If not, check the Hobbyist vendor section in the SRP website for members who do honing.
    I have tried many Barbers in the area. some of them get this lost sound in their voice when I say 'hone' lol. I even tried 'art of shaving', but they use Shavettes. I will check out the hobbyist section as well.

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    Give these folks a call. They advertise one of the last remaing places to offer a classic barbershop experience.

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    214.528.2497
    25 Highland Park Village #211
    Dallas, TX 75205-2377
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    Quote Originally Posted by Veros View Post
    The razor looks good, price seems just about in my range. I am currently in New York for the holidays. Are there any shops around the city that might offer Thiers razors ? Feeling the razor in hand would be a big +. Thinking, I will probably need to pick up a strop too.
    P.S. Next week I will be heading to Montreal, Canada. Any shops there?

    Thanks for the help, great community!
    Pasteur Pharmacy ;-)

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    I would go with a vintage first, get it professionally honed
    I normally prefer big blades such as Wade and Butchers
    If you are into small blades then i would go with a cheap Dovo and work your way up
    You really have to get an excellent hone to appreciate straights

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    Quote Originally Posted by feltspanky View Post
    Give these folks a call. They advertise one of the last remaing places to offer a classic barbershop experience.

    CONTACT

    214.528.2497
    25 Highland Park Village #211
    Dallas, TX 75205-2377
    GET DIRECTIONS
    I gave them a call, and he said something about it being illegal to use a blade more than once, so they use the "kind with the replaceable blade". I said "so you use the Shavettes?" his response was " Shavette? I don't know what that.....thank you...'Click' " Lmao

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    Check the member services section. I know there are people in TX that can hone your razor or evaluate it. I've not heard much good about gold dollar razors but I've never had one to say for sure. Its a dilemma. You want to know if you're into it before you sink the money into it. But you can't really GET into it until you have the right stuff. There are some in between moves you can make but it only lessens the initial investment a little and there are are tradeoffs that might leave you kicking yourself over later. Lots to consider.

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    Try the classifieds here. Gold Dollar razors don't come shave ready and getting the basic faults fixed and then the razor honed will likely cost just as much if not more than a shave ready good condition vintage razor form the classifieds. Saw some the other day ranging from 25 to 40 dollars in there. Good luck
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