Thread: WTB: shave ready straight (for a newbie) and/or a strop

Hi,

I've been shaving with a DE razor and shaving brush/quality cream since october last year and I truly like it in comparisson to my disposable gillettes I used. Now I want to try straight razor shaving.


I'm looking for a honed/shave ready straight (5/8 if possible, but a 6/8 or 4/8 is very welcome too).
Further on I need strop, so if you've got a spare one in rather good condition, let me know.

thanks
Ben

(PS: I'm neither rich nor poor )

http://shop.thewellshavedgentleman.c...&productId=101

This is a real nice strop at a real nice price....

thanks geoffreyt.

Yes, Tony's Apprentice strop is excellent. I use mine for travelling, but a lot of people use them for their main or only strop, especially when first starting out. A nice (i.e. more expensive) model down the road may give you a slightly nicer surface, a linen side, and fancy mounting hardware and handles, but really all you need is a flat strip of high-quality, properly-treated leather, and that's exactly what the Apprentice is.

kenrup offers inexpensive starter kits, which people seem to like quite a bit.
the biggest problem I see is that international shipping can be expensive, although 1st class isn't bad at all.
you have the eur/usd on your side, though.
anyways you've got a pm with one possibility.

Good move to post a WTB.
You will not be disappointed with the SRP members.
Veel scheerplezier!

thanks Nicolas, I followed your advice to post a WTB, and here we go...

now I'll just wait until the exams have passed, then it's time to start learning something new.

Can daianna777 not be banned? He only post such things.

Yes, the only problems with kenrup kits are the high shipping costs AND we will pay custom taxes; Priority+over 50USD are really often taxed. I guess it double the price.

do these taxes also apply for packages send within the EU?

From EU to EU, no! That's the point of EU!