Hi from Canada.
Just found this forum and wanted to introduce myself. I am hoping to pick up some tips and techniques in here to help with my recent straight razor efforts. I did some research online and came across Whippeddog.com and their Sight Unseen starter package so I went for that. I can say that what I read about the vendor was true: helpful, responsive and provided reasonable prices on starter kit. The razor is a reconditioned no name one but it comes shave ready and very cheap. If the blood loss gets too much and I were to quit then I am not out hundreds of bucks on just a blade.
I find this style of shaving is certainly not for the faint of heart as at the third pass with my 'new to me' blade, dry lather, unhydrated face, poor lighting and even worse vision (trifocal glasses) while trying to shave over the fresh wounds from the first two passes made for a bit of a crime scene in the bathroom sink. Today I find myself having earned the ID of Barncat as it looks as if I tangled with one given the scratches on my face. I am pretty sure its a pre and post face prep that I need to focus on as well as blade angle and pressure.
Regardless I will master this as it is something I have wanted to do for many years so I look forward to reading up on this style of shaving in this forum.
Thanks in advance.
PS: Seems such a waste that I can't incorporate my Red Cross blood donor efforts with this new shaving style as I am losing blood both ways; at least someone benefits from the former rather than the latter!
Northern newbie neighbour
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