This morning I achieved my first BBS shave with a straight razor. It's a magic feeling to me and I just what to say thanks to the members of this forum for their continuing advice, support and encouragement.
I've been shaving with straights for about a year now, but only intermittently since I've been off on a journey with early SEs.
There have already been many eureka moments including:
Getting a coticule finished blade from Chasmo to show me what a proper shave ready edge was like.
Getting the first really good shave from a blade I'd honed myself from bevel set to finish.
The "king's new clothes" realisation that beyond 1.0u it's just a matter of personal preference. As imarkow says "it's all chicken."
Buying a Gold Dollar for £4.00, grinding off the shoulders (by hand!), customising the scales, honing it and ending up with a great razor.
After finishing on 0.3u film realising that it's not just about sharpness.
Seeing my straight shaves get progressively better and better through just putting the time in.
And this morning with a blade finished on 0.25u diamond on felt (which I like very much), getting the kind of super comfortable BBS shave that I'm used to from my ER 1924.
Like seemingly every other man on earth, I have a coarse and wiry beard and had wondered if BBS with a straight would even be possible for me, but here it is!
I love everything about straight shaving - the focused and in the moment experience of the shave itself, the super comfortable and irritation free results, the experimentation with the maintenance and all the different finishers, the history and technology of the vintage blades.
But starting out on the straight shaving journey can be a bewildering and discouraging experience and it's only with the advice and support of this forum that I've kept going to get the great rewards.
And I know that I'm still just barely beginning and that there's lots lots more to learn and discover.
So thanks guys!
I've been shaving with straights for about a year now, but only intermittently since I've been off on a journey with early SEs.
There have already been many eureka moments including:
Getting a coticule finished blade from Chasmo to show me what a proper shave ready edge was like.
Getting the first really good shave from a blade I'd honed myself from bevel set to finish.
The "king's new clothes" realisation that beyond 1.0u it's just a matter of personal preference. As imarkow says "it's all chicken."
Buying a Gold Dollar for £4.00, grinding off the shoulders (by hand!), customising the scales, honing it and ending up with a great razor.
After finishing on 0.3u film realising that it's not just about sharpness.
Seeing my straight shaves get progressively better and better through just putting the time in.
And this morning with a blade finished on 0.25u diamond on felt (which I like very much), getting the kind of super comfortable BBS shave that I'm used to from my ER 1924.
Like seemingly every other man on earth, I have a coarse and wiry beard and had wondered if BBS with a straight would even be possible for me, but here it is!
I love everything about straight shaving - the focused and in the moment experience of the shave itself, the super comfortable and irritation free results, the experimentation with the maintenance and all the different finishers, the history and technology of the vintage blades.
But starting out on the straight shaving journey can be a bewildering and discouraging experience and it's only with the advice and support of this forum that I've kept going to get the great rewards.
And I know that I'm still just barely beginning and that there's lots lots more to learn and discover.
So thanks guys!
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