Straight razors
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Mr.Magnus
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and head? hold your horses and start with your face 
i say go for a vintage razor it will cost you less and you get more for the money.
where to buy a razor depends on what you want. do you want to get it as cheap as possible just to try, then whipped dog deals are ok. well most of the time, i seen some very bad razors from him. but also ok razors.
you can also look for razors on auctions but ask someone with some experiance before you get it, since it must be in ok shape for honing and a quality brand,.. look for razors that is from sweden if you want a razor that has in general a harder steel witch will hold a sharper edge for longer then etc most german or sheffield razors.
you will also need a strop, and i recomend getting a quality hanging strop by etc Neil Miller.
i say go for a vintage razor it will cost you less and you get more for the money.
where to buy a razor depends on what you want. do you want to get it as cheap as possible just to try, then whipped dog deals are ok. well most of the time, i seen some very bad razors from him. but also ok razors.
you can also look for razors on auctions but ask someone with some experiance before you get it, since it must be in ok shape for honing and a quality brand,.. look for razors that is from sweden if you want a razor that has in general a harder steel witch will hold a sharper edge for longer then etc most german or sheffield razors.
you will also need a strop, and i recomend getting a quality hanging strop by etc Neil Miller.
What's your budget?
Rather let me just scribble something here:
Vintage Razor: $50-80
2&1/2 by 10 inch bench strop: $40
Brush: 13-20
soap: 13-20
You can see that it'll set you back about 160.
I've seen people go for about 50 shaves with good shave and sometimes more,
but you'll need to get it honed.
I can hone it for you first few time, for the cost of shipping.
Or you can get it professionally honed for $15-$20+shipping both ways every 10 weeks.
Anyways, if you are interested just go ahead and post here,
and I and others will help you along.
Thanks and good luck!
Rather let me just scribble something here:
Vintage Razor: $50-80
2&1/2 by 10 inch bench strop: $40
Brush: 13-20
soap: 13-20
You can see that it'll set you back about 160.
I've seen people go for about 50 shaves with good shave and sometimes more,
but you'll need to get it honed.
I can hone it for you first few time, for the cost of shipping.
Or you can get it professionally honed for $15-$20+shipping both ways every 10 weeks.
Anyways, if you are interested just go ahead and post here,
and I and others will help you along.
Thanks and good luck!
Also,
Consider joining one of the many shaving forums out there.
StraightRazorPlace and Badger&Blade comes to mind.
If you say you've never shaved before with SR,
but you'd like to learn,
I've often seen senior members donate/loan their SR's and other gears.
SR people are rather generous in sharing their sport.
Consider joining one of the many shaving forums out there.
StraightRazorPlace and Badger&Blade comes to mind.
If you say you've never shaved before with SR,
but you'd like to learn,
I've often seen senior members donate/loan their SR's and other gears.
SR people are rather generous in sharing their sport.
Actually, if you are really on the fence line and just want to try shaving with one for next to nothing,
I have this GD razor I got for free because of blade warp issue.
I'll send it to you for the cost of shipping.
I just did a 3-pass shave after hot shower,
and it shaved well.
You could probably get 3 to 5 good shaves in before you'd need a strop,
and it'll give you a time to decide whether you like the straight or not.
Honed on 1k/5k/8k/12k/Escher.
I have this GD razor I got for free because of blade warp issue.
I'll send it to you for the cost of shipping.
I just did a 3-pass shave after hot shower,
and it shaved well.
You could probably get 3 to 5 good shaves in before you'd need a strop,
and it'll give you a time to decide whether you like the straight or not.
Honed on 1k/5k/8k/12k/Escher.
Well I have bunch of these.
These sell for about 4 dollars shipped from China.
They are notorious/infamous for being terribly manufactured razors -
mostly because they have badly designed stabilizer,
warped blades, and bad quality controlled heat tempers.
But for a lot of them, if you just remove the metal from stabilizer using a dremel,
they can be sharpened just fine, and will work pretty well as a razor.
I buy bunch of these and give them away to friends who want to try SR.
It only costs me 4 bucks (this particular one, I got for free) so it's a nice thing to do.
I guess I'm trying to say
1) I'm not trying to get rid of these because they are bad razor; once honed they shave pretty well.
2) It cost me nothing, so you won't set me back anything if you want it.
These sell for about 4 dollars shipped from China.
They are notorious/infamous for being terribly manufactured razors -
mostly because they have badly designed stabilizer,
warped blades, and bad quality controlled heat tempers.
But for a lot of them, if you just remove the metal from stabilizer using a dremel,
they can be sharpened just fine, and will work pretty well as a razor.
I buy bunch of these and give them away to friends who want to try SR.
It only costs me 4 bucks (this particular one, I got for free) so it's a nice thing to do.
I guess I'm trying to say
1) I'm not trying to get rid of these because they are bad razor; once honed they shave pretty well.
2) It cost me nothing, so you won't set me back anything if you want it.
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azchef, I would suggest getting a trufitt and hill sample pack and work your way through that, there are some amazing scents and they are all easy to lather. http://www.truefittandhill.com/items_37.html . and I know someone on this forum that sells great brushes http://sharpandshinyshop.com/collections/wet-shaving/products/omega-boar-brush-10018 I would suggest trying that brush. these options along side that free razor will keep your discovery less expensive
You are not alone!!!
If you are still trying, let me know. Maybe I can share some of my experiences.
Some issues like blade warping and great wall of china stabilizers can be worked on. But I had some with bad tempers. I toss those in the bin and say fogetaboutit!
