Greetings everyone!
I'll be the 1st to post here, even though I'm not a newbie to wet shaving, but hey really at this point and time we're all newbies to this forum right?
If your are a true newbie here, just joining in the future, let me welcome you here. The 1st thing you need to know is there there is no stupid question. You will never be flamed for asking a question that has been asked and answered many times. The owners and founding members are some of the best, nicest, gentlemen, that I've come across online. The "Original Cadre" is a super group of guys who share a passion for this art of wet shaving.
So if you don't know me here is my intro. Don't feel you have to share this much, just what ever your comfortable with. Questions? Ask away!! I'll be surprised if someone here doesn't have the answer!!
(Copied from my 1st journal entry here.)
I'm southern born and have lived the South my entire life. I'm married with 1 son who is 28 years old. (He is also a Wet Shaver, yeah I converted him.)
I'm a Electronic Maintenance Tech, which is a fancy way of saying I fix and maintain the equipment where I work at. Really I'm a multi-craft maintenance tech with emphasis on Electrical repairs. Most all of my career has been maintenance or maintenance related.
I've always enjoyed fixing things and figuring out how things work, so my career fits me well.
I enjoy an occasional cigar or bowl of tobacco in a pipe. I'm enjoy whiskeys of all types and wine on occasion.
I used to avidly collect knifes, and I enjoy shooting and hunting. I have a small collection of guns and also load and reload ammo.
The only sport I really follow is College Football, ROLL TIDE!
What follows in this post is a brief account of how I got into Traditional Wet Shaving.
December 25, 2015
This was the day I started back into the world of Wet Shaving after many years of shaving with a Braun Series 7 electric razor. Long story short it broke and I didn't want to spend the money to fix it or replace it. I was never really happy with the shaves I got from the Braun. They weren't that great and took too long to get just a Close Comfortable Shave (CCS) or Damn Fine Shave (DFS) shave. Not to mention the razor burn when I did, nor the fact that I didn't even know what those terms meant at the time.
I remember how quick and easy the multi-bladed cartridges and canned goo were. Never really thought about the shave results then. Just squirted out some goo, smeared it on, and one pass shave and done.
I just didn't want to pay for the cartridges, and I had heard about Dollar Shave Club. While researching it, I came across Harry's and the general consensus was that Harry's was better quality and you didn't have to sign up for monthly shipments, just order as you needed.
All the time I kept seeing references to Wet Shaving and Traditional Wet Shaving. So I started looking into that and discovered that the old type razors, Double Edge (DE), Safety Razors, Single Edge (SE), Injectors, Shavettes, and Straight razors where the way to go. The canned goo was hardly ever mentioned, instead Shaving Brushes making a lather with either Soap or Cream was the best way.
I liked the fact that the blades were low cost, I mean really low cost compared to cartridges and from what I gathered a tube of cream could last for 5 or 6 months. Yeah I was going to save a lot of money with this! (HAHAHAHAHAHA)
After doing more research I placed some orders and started my journey into Traditional Wet Shaving. I had to prove to my self first that everything I was reading was correct so I started with a Gillette Mach 3 and a Harry's starter kit. I also ordered a couple of creams and an Edwin Jagger Double Edge Razor.
If you want to read more of this story follow along in my journal!
I'll be the 1st to post here, even though I'm not a newbie to wet shaving, but hey really at this point and time we're all newbies to this forum right?
If your are a true newbie here, just joining in the future, let me welcome you here. The 1st thing you need to know is there there is no stupid question. You will never be flamed for asking a question that has been asked and answered many times. The owners and founding members are some of the best, nicest, gentlemen, that I've come across online. The "Original Cadre" is a super group of guys who share a passion for this art of wet shaving.
So if you don't know me here is my intro. Don't feel you have to share this much, just what ever your comfortable with. Questions? Ask away!! I'll be surprised if someone here doesn't have the answer!!
(Copied from my 1st journal entry here.)
I'm southern born and have lived the South my entire life. I'm married with 1 son who is 28 years old. (He is also a Wet Shaver, yeah I converted him.)
I'm a Electronic Maintenance Tech, which is a fancy way of saying I fix and maintain the equipment where I work at. Really I'm a multi-craft maintenance tech with emphasis on Electrical repairs. Most all of my career has been maintenance or maintenance related.
I've always enjoyed fixing things and figuring out how things work, so my career fits me well.
I enjoy an occasional cigar or bowl of tobacco in a pipe. I'm enjoy whiskeys of all types and wine on occasion.
I used to avidly collect knifes, and I enjoy shooting and hunting. I have a small collection of guns and also load and reload ammo.
The only sport I really follow is College Football, ROLL TIDE!
What follows in this post is a brief account of how I got into Traditional Wet Shaving.
December 25, 2015
This was the day I started back into the world of Wet Shaving after many years of shaving with a Braun Series 7 electric razor. Long story short it broke and I didn't want to spend the money to fix it or replace it. I was never really happy with the shaves I got from the Braun. They weren't that great and took too long to get just a Close Comfortable Shave (CCS) or Damn Fine Shave (DFS) shave. Not to mention the razor burn when I did, nor the fact that I didn't even know what those terms meant at the time.
I remember how quick and easy the multi-bladed cartridges and canned goo were. Never really thought about the shave results then. Just squirted out some goo, smeared it on, and one pass shave and done.
I just didn't want to pay for the cartridges, and I had heard about Dollar Shave Club. While researching it, I came across Harry's and the general consensus was that Harry's was better quality and you didn't have to sign up for monthly shipments, just order as you needed.
All the time I kept seeing references to Wet Shaving and Traditional Wet Shaving. So I started looking into that and discovered that the old type razors, Double Edge (DE), Safety Razors, Single Edge (SE), Injectors, Shavettes, and Straight razors where the way to go. The canned goo was hardly ever mentioned, instead Shaving Brushes making a lather with either Soap or Cream was the best way.
I liked the fact that the blades were low cost, I mean really low cost compared to cartridges and from what I gathered a tube of cream could last for 5 or 6 months. Yeah I was going to save a lot of money with this! (HAHAHAHAHAHA)
After doing more research I placed some orders and started my journey into Traditional Wet Shaving. I had to prove to my self first that everything I was reading was correct so I started with a Gillette Mach 3 and a Harry's starter kit. I also ordered a couple of creams and an Edwin Jagger Double Edge Razor.
If you want to read more of this story follow along in my journal!
