When I first joined B&B, I was dipping my toes into the safety razor life and never looked back. While I haven't been active here in a long time, a friend gave me a shavette that he couldn't handle and I've been using for a couple weeks. Some blood and irritation at first, but it got me interested in a straight since I know they may be a little more forgiving. I tried some my father bought from eBay over a decade ago to no success, but likely due to my ignorance with wet shaving in general at the time and the higher likelihood the blades were no where near shave ready.
So I figured I'd jump on B&B to read some of the stickies here before ordering completely blind and ended up purchasing from Griffith Shaving Goods. Decided to go the vintage route and while the 13/16 may be a little bigger than I was initially thinking of purchasing, the rounded tip and being from the mid-1800s had me sold. I bought their shell cordovan strop as well.
Other than reading up and watching videos on strop/shave techniques, is there anything else I need to do/purchase before it arrives?
So I figured I'd jump on B&B to read some of the stickies here before ordering completely blind and ended up purchasing from Griffith Shaving Goods. Decided to go the vintage route and while the 13/16 may be a little bigger than I was initially thinking of purchasing, the rounded tip and being from the mid-1800s had me sold. I bought their shell cordovan strop as well.
Other than reading up and watching videos on strop/shave techniques, is there anything else I need to do/purchase before it arrives?