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Tim@Rich S welcome to B&B.
You’re way tougher than me, there’s no way I could have done Sub duty. Parris Island was way more fun then rigging for silence and following Russian Boomers.
Thanks for your service.
Where are you located? If CONUS, I can send you a straight razor or some razors to learn with. This will help offset the cost to experiment.
I’m pretty knew to Straight Razors but they are super fun to learn.
Bottom line: an awesome shaving technique that will take time to learn. But it’s fun and challenging and rewarding.
Semper Fidelis and Welcome Aboard,
Tim
In the Navy, Master Chief is E9, not E8. Sorry for the mistaken demotionIt was Submariner who did spend his 20-year career on subs. I was recognizing his efforts. He made MMCM (Machinist Mate Master Chief, E8) in 20 years.
Welcome to B&B you will definitely learn a lot lots of good people with lots of experience!Welcome to Badger and Blade! You should learn a LOT from our straight razor users.
Welcome !Welcome and great to have you. The answers are all here at B&B