Well, it seems that I've finally got enough courage to go for it with a straight.
Santa brought me a 2011 used Dovo Best Quality 5/8 last Christmas, which one of the biggest online vendors here in the Netherlands sold as shave-ready. All this time however I've been pondering if this really was for me with all the additional investments one has to make (strops, hones you name it), and it's been sitting in my cupboard ever since. I don't have a big shaving budget so I have to make some choices. However, I came across a very reasonably priced 4-sided paddle strop yesterday at an antique store which I bought, so I guess I have the bare necessities to try and find out if straight razor shaving is all I think it will be. The strop is about 1,2"X8" (tiny, I know) and has a stone of some sort and 3 leathers, of which 2 are pasted with I guess Dovo Red and Black paste.
I've read a whole heap of the FAQ's here, and saw some excellent stropping and shaving videos (especially rasurpur.de has some nice ones I think). Nothing else to do than just do it. Tonight I'm gonna have a go so wish me luck!
Santa brought me a 2011 used Dovo Best Quality 5/8 last Christmas, which one of the biggest online vendors here in the Netherlands sold as shave-ready. All this time however I've been pondering if this really was for me with all the additional investments one has to make (strops, hones you name it), and it's been sitting in my cupboard ever since. I don't have a big shaving budget so I have to make some choices. However, I came across a very reasonably priced 4-sided paddle strop yesterday at an antique store which I bought, so I guess I have the bare necessities to try and find out if straight razor shaving is all I think it will be. The strop is about 1,2"X8" (tiny, I know) and has a stone of some sort and 3 leathers, of which 2 are pasted with I guess Dovo Red and Black paste.
I've read a whole heap of the FAQ's here, and saw some excellent stropping and shaving videos (especially rasurpur.de has some nice ones I think). Nothing else to do than just do it. Tonight I'm gonna have a go so wish me luck!