Hello from Solingen, Germany

[ajkel64]

Welcome to the forum from Australia. Thanks for checking in with us and sharing your experience with us.

 

[rbscebu]

@The MaydayGuard, welcome to B&B - a fountain of knowledge in all things shaving related and many other pursuits. Many will envy your location.

You may need to physically separate your straight razors to prevent inbreeding. I learnt that after two identical SR's turned into seven of the same.

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[NickCutlip]

Welcome to the forum !!

 

[dmshaver]

Welcome to B & B, glad you've joined!

 

[madmark]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[BigJ]

Welcome aboard!

 

[wazabees]

Welcome to B&B and greetings from Sweden! I've seen some of your photos already and they're great

 

[taffy]

Hello, just saying the name of your home town is getting me thinking about shaving, hope you have fun here and keep us up to date on your journey.

 

[pemaleto]

I am living in Solingen, the city of blades, for 12 years and for a while I am interested in straight razors and their manufacturers, especially their history.

My first experience with a straight razor was over 20 years ago. At the Christmas market in Cologne I was able to buy a really nice Puma straight razor and a strop. However, because I had no idea about the subject and the razor was probably not sharp either, my progress remained small and after a few attempts, the knife stayed in a drawer for more than 20 years. 18 months ago, I came on Dovo's website and saw their beautiful straight razors. I immediately caught fire again, sent my Puma to be sharpened and at the same time bought a knife from Ralf Aust. (Ralf's workshop is only 2 streets away from our house.) This time I really wanted to learn it and stuck with it. I found help on shaving forums and YouTube videos. I now shave almost every day with straight razors.

My two straight razors soon had siblings. However, my interest lies in vintage straight razors.

During my researches in razors, I ended up in this forum a few times. Today I decided to register and am looking forward to an exchange with like-minded people.

Another hobby of mine is photography and it's fun to combine the two.

I am pleased to be here.

Welcome!

 

[Guido75]

Welcome to B&B und Wilkommen!

Best,

Guido

 

[CJB3]

Welcome aboard!

 

[aussie]

Wilkommen mein bruder!!

I have a few Solingen razors. Henckels. Gotta. Puma, and another just stamped "Germany", so obviously intended for export.

 

[Whisky]

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