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Second shave with the open razor tonight. Shaved in between last time and now with the safety to keep burn at a minimum. Tonight was awesome. Huge improvement from last time. I found my angle!...

Had my first straight razor shave today. The strop was leaning by the doorway at 11AM, so I practiced on it with a butterknife for awhile, and also practiced making some more lather in preparation...

She is, I cant wait. 5 months to go. :)

I've received my razor from English, and I just have to say it looks to be in amazing condition, and truly a thing of beauty. Thanks, its obvious that you...

Well, I broke the news to my fiance yesterday about buying all of this gear for myself. I was expecting a little guilt "shouldn't be spending money because you're broke" thing...but that would have...

Its all good, this subforum is all about newbie questions anyway, so this thread is far from hijacked.

Its time for a couple of stupid questions. I've done lots of searches, but:

1) Does anyone...

I hate to spam this place up but I am just really excited about all of this. Let me know if I need to take a step back and relax. ;)

I went with the BBB with the stand (as I understand it, they...

Thanks so much English, I'm really looking forward to it. And your advice has been very much appreciated.

Really getting into this. What do you all recommend as a first brush? I've heard lots of...

I could have put in the o umlaut, or even done the lazy man's way and written it as Boeker, but I'm too lazy for even that. ;) This site is a wealth of information...too much to take in! But that's a...

Thanks for the welcome and the ideas everyone. As far as restoration, maybe someday but like Milton Man said, I need to invest in the other equipment that goes along with a straight razor, starting...

Hello everyone,

I've been soaking up information on this site and finally decided to register and post. For several years now I have wanted to take up straight razor shaving; lurking razor forums,...