first "straight" shave

[BalmBadger]

I've been shaving with a DE for a few years now and have had the strong urge to try a straight for so long...but couldn't justify the purchase (I am a poor student). Well, I was kindly gifted a feather "straight" type razor (with the disposable blades) from a friend (the story of discovering he was into shaving I will save for another post).

I know the feather disposable blade straight is not the same as a true straight, but I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Not perfect...but no cuts and so much smoother than I thought. I see now that straight razor shaving is even better than I thought it would be...

and now I am itching to try the real thing. i got through a year without a shaving purchase...and now I feel the acquisition disorder that I once suffered from stirring again.

What is the best/most economical place for me to get a shave ready straight and whatever hones/strops i might need (and, while i'm here, what do i really need, anyway)?

 

[LaughingAtFate]

what you need, includes Razor, Strop, brush and lathering agent of some sort

I'm guessing you've already got the last two...

Strop? in terms of value for money, few go past the Filly strop from RuppRazors, I believe it's 20 dollars for one
Rupprazor also do a razor strop combo that's guarenteed to be shave ready and suitable for beginners, 60 dollars gets you a Gold Dollar razor, and a Filly Strop, including P&H CONAS. Failing that, you could always go for a razor from the B/S/T or seek something out in bricks and morter, flea-bay or other online shopping places

The biggest question you might have is "what do I get?" I'd say get yourself one of those Rupprazor Gold Dolllar/filly strop combos and have at it

Hones, pastes, scuttles, etc are all extras that are not required, at least until you desire to get into all the other stuff afterwards

Everything else is optional really, But then, Who gets anything without the optional extras anyway??

Welcome to the B&B, Try to contain your SRAD, and yeah, above all, Have fun, Take your time to enjoy learning how to use a straight, it's a tricky beast to master, but you'll gain instant cred when you can honestly claim to own the beast

 

[Bogframe]

what you need, includes Razor, Strop, brush and lathering agent of some sort

I'm guessing you've already got the last two...


Welcome to the B&B, Try to contain your SRAD, and yeah, above all, Have fun, Take your time to enjoy learning how to use a straight, it's a tricky beast to master, but you'll gain instant cred when you can honestly claim to own the beast

I'll second the part about the SRAD. I got my first as a gag gift (I wear a full beard, but shave my cheeks and neck). I didn't use it for a long time, but then my wife got me a BBS for my 48th birthday. I tried it myself a few days later and found that I got almost the same results and fewer nicks than I got from the DE I'd been using for years.
After that, I started hitting eBay and estate sales and now...my wife says If I buy one more razor, she'll use one of the ones I have for surgery!

 

[BalmBadger]

what you need, includes Razor, Strop, brush and lathering agent of some sort

I'm guessing you've already got the last two...

Strop? in terms of value for money, few go past the Filly strop from RuppRazors, I believe it's 20 dollars for one
Rupprazor also do a razor strop combo that's guarenteed to be shave ready and suitable for beginners, 60 dollars gets you a Gold Dollar razor, and a Filly Strop, including P&H CONAS. Failing that, you could always go for a razor from the B/S/T or seek something out in bricks and morter, flea-bay or other online shopping places

The biggest question you might have is "what do I get?" I'd say get yourself one of those Rupprazor Gold Dolllar/filly strop combos and have at it

Hones, pastes, scuttles, etc are all extras that are not required, at least until you desire to get into all the other stuff afterwards

Everything else is optional really, But then, Who gets anything without the optional extras anyway??

Welcome to the B&B, Try to contain your SRAD, and yeah, above all, Have fun, Take your time to enjoy learning how to use a straight, it's a tricky beast to master, but you'll gain instant cred when you can honestly claim to own the beast

thanks for the advice...60 bucks startup is not too bad at all!

 

[leighton]

Razor off the buy sell trade, and a filly.