Thread: First straight razor(s) ordered.....might have went a little overboard

Hey guys,

After much debate and a lot of helpful input from our members, I pulled the trigger and placed an order from SRD for a starter kit.

Here is the kit I picked up:

1. SRD Dovo Best 6/8 half hollow

2. SRD 3" Red Latigo Strop

3. World of Straight Shaving DVD

4. Camellia oil

I know its nothing real special but it got me even more fired up to get into straight shaving. So I went back to the forum and found a certain "Which straight did you shave with today?" thread. Saw some pretty outstanding pics on there. Really took a liking to the Thiers Issard blades. Then by chance, I happened to stumble upon a honemeister/vendor from Germany, Rasurpur. After some mental justification along the lines of "it is your 30th birthday", "you worked hard last year to get that tax return" and reading "it's a good idea to have two razors" somewhere on the forum, I caved in and ordered this:



Thiers Issard 7/8 Barber's Notch 1/4 Hollow with Blond Horn scales.

Martin said normal handle time from Deutschland to the US is about 3 weeks. I should get my kit from SRD by Wednesday. That will give me a couple of weeks to practice. I think I might actually try to wait to shave with the TI until I really feel comfortable with Dovo (at least that is what I will tell myself until I see the TI in person). I can't wait to get everything though and shave like a real man!

Cheers,
Ryan

Choke. Nothing like starting well.

Don't sell that Dovo short. I've not found them inspiring, but the worst one took a good edge, gave a very good shave. The avg. one takes an excellent edge. Some are outstanding. Particularly when new, we get waylaid by eye-candy. S'okay. 'Gotta have some fun.

Your first tasks are all about making lather, learning to strop (easier said than done), and mapping out your beard - what direction does it go in which area, and how to stretch and stroke eacy area. You'll do fine. You're certainly starting out w/ great gear. Incredible shaves are in your near future.

No, not overboard at all.

Looks like you got the essentials. Now a brush and some soap and you can start shaving.

Already been wet shaving for a while so I have all that gear already. I am have been getting great shaves with a safety razor and love the process/ritual of it. I really understand the importance of prep before shaving. So it was inevidible I would end up with a few straight razors

Looks like you have several nice straight razor additions to your shaving equipment inventory.

A straight razor set from a vendor, such as SRP, is always a smart move imho. That's how I started.

And the TI? Marvelous!

Congrats.

Originally Posted by Cochese2323

So it was inevidible I would end up with a few straight razors

Aye, there's the rub!! Around here straight razors are like potato chips - ya just can't stop at a few!! At least not me , and maybe one or two others here.

Enjoy those beautiful razors!!

Regards,

Howard

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

No, not overboard at all.

What he said! You are starting out with quality stuff & the dvd will help much more than trying to weed thru all the stuff on youtube. Anything you get from SRD is quality stuff. Every Dovo & TI I have shaved with/honed. The Dovo was honed by THE honemeister, so you know the edge will be right. NOW...it's up to you.