Thread: Success :)

After slowly getting into it using the tips from "First straight razor shave" (starting off with just the sideburns etc) I have finally started doing complete shaves and addicted.

I have done two now, with only minor cuts in difficult areas like the chin (stryptic pencil used).

I am still cautious about multiple passes; one WTG pass takes care of most of the hair, and then I use a SE razor (vintage everready, $5 from ebay) to take care of straggling hairs.

I am a one hand shaver (works best for me), I found a few videos on youtube about one handed straight razor shaves that helped with angles. Apparently they are posted by a member here and are on this site, but I haven;t tracked them down yet.

I'm now addicted though, and on the search for more razors to add to my collection.

Thanks so much to SRP for starting me off right.

Congratulations!
Thanks for posting your success story.

Such a sad story. The additiction you face is recoverable. Just buy lots o' razors and creams.

Welcome man.
the right place to ask questions here.
Regarding collection of straight razors avoid Ebay. Take an occasional look at the classifieds, you'll find interesting razors.

Congrats on your first straight shaves, and welcome to SRP!

Sounds like you've done your homework, and are wisely taking things slow. I can't wait to hear about your first perfect shaves!

Congrats on your first shaves and welcome to SRP. Sounds like youre well on your way

Congratulations and welcome!

+1 to Kalerolf's advice--our Classifieds are a good place to shop.

Best wishes and happy shaving

Congrats and welcome, as a newbie myself, I can say we have some great shaves ahead of us! One handed shaving sounds scary! Its funny how you feel totally comfortable with one hand and I can't wrap my head around it... I am not implying right or wrong, just think its neat how everyone has there own styles, so to speak.

It's been pointed out before that one-handed shaving doesn't sound nearly as scary as two-handed shaving!

It's weird, I am actually normally quite ambidextrous (I can bat or bowl left or right handed in cricket, not played baseball so loathe to talk about switch-hitting).

But I never felt right trying to shave left handed.

The eureka moment (and this sounds stupid) was realising that I had to hold the razor in reverse (i.e. not with the point close to my ear) when shaving the left hand side. Sounds obvious, but since then been smooth sailing.

I have read what people have said about ebay, but I am actually bidding on one razor there at the moment (it's pictured against a ruler and is less than ten cm long). It's not a corn razor - so I'm curious. If it's junk it's junk, the price is right atm.

I am looking at the classifieds here though - in particular interested in 4/8, 5/16 and smaller. I have a thing about tiny accessories, and current razor is 6/8 so want something a bit different.

I may in the future collect corn razors just for fun, but at the moment I am in grad school, so that will have to wait for a time when I can spend money on things I am too scared to use .