Thread: My 1st. Anniversary with straight shaving!

Congrats man!

Thanks Zib. I apprieciate it. I know what you mean, I love my Bergischer Lowe. I'm thinking of buying a matching blond horn BL to match my black one, Kind of a yin and yang thing. I'm even thinking of buying a Bergischer Lowe starter kit from Lynn and Don's Straight Razor Designs. Take care Zib. STRAIGHT RAZOR 13.

Originally Posted by chilly48

straightrazor13 thanks... my dumba$$ bought a razor from The Art of Shaving so it wasn't shave ready.Strop from there too. I bought all the 4/8k norton waterstone and a 12k waterstone too. But I know my mistakes. Learn shaving first... with a shave ready razor, then learn how to hone. So i'm about to purchase a beginner set from RupRazor.com that comes shave ready with a broken in strop. I emailed Ken about this and he says that the gold dollar razors are great for beginners and when learning how to hone they give good feedback. plus the "philly strop" he sells has chrome past on the outside for the occasional touch up. If all goes well he says I won't have to hone for months...if i'm stropping properly lol. thanks for the info.
oh yea, my prep is perfect, shower,facial wash, preshave oil... wiskers very soft. I use Trumper rose cream also.

You're doing the right thing by going with Ken's starter set -- I speak from experience. Both the strop and the razor will produce excellent results and, if you should make a mistake with either, you don't have a lot of money invested so you're less apt to get discouraged. Hang in there -- it just takes time, but the rewards are worth the effort.

Originally Posted by sffone

You're doing the right thing by going with Ken's starter set -- I speak from experience. Both the strop and the razor will produce excellent results and, if you should make a mistake with either, you don't have a lot of money invested so you're less apt to get discouraged. Hang in there -- it just takes time, but the rewards are worth the effort.

thanks sffone, I have used ken's razor twice so far... I am already noticing that if I don't strop correctly the razor won't shave correctly. I am doing the right thing now by just shaving my sideburns and cheeks WTG. it's great because I can shave everyday and the more shave, the more I learn. I can't wait to be infected with HAD, RAD