Thread: First SR shave today

Today was my first straight razor shave (at least first by my own hand) and it went better than I expected.



Boker 1101 Straight
WD Poor Man's Strop
'57 Super Speed for touch ups
Personna Blue in the SS
GBS Synthetic Brush
Stirling Executive Man Soap
Stirling Executive Man AS
My Grandfathers Old Spice mug

I got started by watching Lynn Abrams video about stropping and then went to town with 50 passes on the strop. I manage to nick the strop after the last turn but I knew it would happen eventually. I had planned to the take advice about only doing one cheek with my dominant hand and then doing more and more each day but I went ahead and did both my dominant and nondominant hands for their respective cheeks and did my neck on the dominant side. My nondominant hand made me uncomfortable on my neck so I switched back to the right hand and then finished my Adam's apple with the SS.

When all was said and done I had no nicks, bleeders, weepers or noticeable razor burn and although it wasn't the closest shave I've ever had it was fine enough that I am already hooked.

Great hearing it went so well for you

You're hooked now so try not to let RAD get ahold of you

Congratulations. Getting that first one under your belt makes you feel like a million bucks.

Just continue to take it slow and never try to do something you are not comfortable doing.

Remember to always keep your eye on that edge.

Well done.

Originally Posted by Dieseld

Great hearing it went so well for you

You're hooked now so try not to let RAD get ahold of you

It's too late for that. I've decided I need a pretty vintage SR that will look nicer in pictures but I can take my time shopping since I have two working razors already.

Very cool! Welcome to the club! I think it is awesome that you have your Grandfather's Old Spice mug.
I think doing my neck with my non-dominant hand was the hardest thing for me to learn.
It sounds like you are off to a great start!

Originally Posted by prrfan

Very cool! Welcome to the club! I think it is awesome that you have your Grandfather's Old Spice mug.
I think doing my neck with my non-dominant hand was the hardest thing for me to learn.
It sounds like you are off to a great start!

Thanks! He sent me the mug and a couple of his old DE razors that I put up for when my son gets old enough to start shaving.

Nice job, you are on your way to many more great shaves now. Neat that you have items handed down through generations, plus you now have the chance to add your own history to some straight razors for future generations.