New member from Sydney

SpeedyPC said:
This forum is going to cost you your whole house, welcome to P&C.
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Thank you for warning me😂

Unfortunately I observed that every time I start reading about what other ppl have or just bought gives me funny ideas how to spend more money for the stuff I really do not need😂
 
karol.elec said:
Unfortunately I observed that every time I start reading about what other ppl have or just bought gives me funny ideas how to spend more money for the stuff I really do not need😂
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If, you’re married. Don’t worry, that’s what wives are for to keep you out of trouble.

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SpeedyPC said:
@karol.elec beware of the Doghouse

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I have been there before🫣
Years and years ago when we moved to the empty apartment I bought my wife a set of beautiful non-stick pans I new she really liked.
It turned out it wasn’t a great idea.
But when I got an impact driver to fix everything around there where no problem😂( I was very happy with a gift by the way)😂
 
silverlifter said:
Welcome Karol. Great to see another straight shaver sign up. Tell us about your setup, preferences etc. :)
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Not much to talk about. A few brushes, a few soaps, TI 6/8 straight.
Bought a Bismarc last week.

My biggest concern is that everything I do I have learned from youtube. I have even no idea if my razor is shave ready as I have never tried one properly honed😬 to compare. It is definitely less sharp than feathers blade but I do not know if its acceptable or not. Also I do not know if the shave burns are because of lack of technique, wrong lather, dull razor.
But I have lots of year to find out😂👍🏻
 
The burn is most likely the edge. There are bound to be people in Oz (I'm in NZ or I would do it for you) who will sharpen your razor so that you have a reference edge to work from as you learn to hone.

The bare minimum you should expect from a straight shave early on is comfort. You may not get all the whiskers, and you might cut yourself, but it should feel great! :p
 
Welcome @karol.elec. There is nothing wrong with trying to lean SR shaving from YouTube provided you also study the instructions here:

SR Shaving Instructions for Beginners (Rev. H)

So, you are interested in trying out this straight razor shaving thing. Here are the instructions that you will help guide you along the way into this gentlemanly art. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t1TpTWL_OY_fqDvp_NkgdLVvG7gwSbtf/view?usp=sharing As more is learned, these instructions will...
paste-and-cut.com.au

To learn honing on a budget, you can start here:

Budget Honing - Lapping Films Rev A

It took a while but I have at last put together detailed instructions on honing with lapping films. Honing with lapping films is probably the most economical way to hone a SR. It's not rocket science and even a slow learner like myself can do it. These instructions take you from bevel...
paste-and-cut.com.au

Shave-ready straight razors are being given away here:

PIF No. 11 (Worldwide) - 2 x Gold Dollar 66, one shave-ready and the other with factory edge [10 sets available]

Courtesy of @mark123abc0 I have ten sets of 2 x Gold Dollar 66 straight razors to give away. Each set consists of one honed to shave-ready (my standard) and the other with a factory edge. LHS Factory Edge, RHS Shave-ready All of these 20 SRs came with a pre-2022 grind. This meant that they had...
paste-and-cut.com.au
You should be eligible if you post on P&C at least once a day for another four days.
 
silverlifter said:
The burn is most likely the edge. There are bound to be people in Oz (I'm in NZ or I would do it for you) who will sharpen your razor so that you have a reference edge to work from as you learn to hone.

The bare minimum you should expect from a straight shave early on is comfort. You may not get all the whiskers, and you might cut yourself, but it should feel great! :p
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If someone will be so kind it would be great.
I bought both razors new, shave ready from the shops but TI was having problem to shave hairs from my forearms. I bought naniva super 8000 and 12000 and sharpened that but Bismarck from the shop looks sharper for me.
As I said non of them is even close to feathers blade.
 
rbscebu said:
Welcome @karol.elec. There is nothing wrong with trying to lean SR shaving from YouTube provided you also study the instructions here:

SR Shaving Instructions for Beginners (Rev. H)

So, you are interested in trying out this straight razor shaving thing. Here are the instructions that you will help guide you along the way into this gentlemanly art. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t1TpTWL_OY_fqDvp_NkgdLVvG7gwSbtf/view?usp=sharing As more is learned, these instructions will...
paste-and-cut.com.au

To learn honing on a budget, you can start here:

Budget Honing - Lapping Films Rev A

It took a while but I have at last put together detailed instructions on honing with lapping films. Honing with lapping films is probably the most economical way to hone a SR. It's not rocket science and even a slow learner like myself can do it. These instructions take you from bevel...
paste-and-cut.com.au

Shave-ready straight razors are being given away here:

PIF No. 11 (Worldwide) - 2 x Gold Dollar 66, one shave-ready and the other with factory edge [10 sets available]

Courtesy of @mark123abc0 I have ten sets of 2 x Gold Dollar 66 straight razors to give away. Each set consists of one honed to shave-ready (my standard) and the other with a factory edge. LHS Factory Edge, RHS Shave-ready All of these 20 SRs came with a pre-2022 grind. This meant that they had...
paste-and-cut.com.au
You should be eligible if you post on P&C at least once a day for another four days.
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Thank you very much for the links. I will read them this afternoon 👍🏻
 
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Welcome to P&C @karol.elec - great to have you here (y)
 
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