6 years ago TODAY I enjoyed my FIRST Straight Razor Shave!

5/8 Wade & Butcher procured at a Florida Antique Mall, gently restored and honed by Josh Earl, six years ago today.

Congratulations!

Better pics of my first straight razor

Happy Shave-iversary!!!
VERY nice that you still have your first straight.

Congrats!

Awesome!

Congrats! After using them for so long it makes you wonder how there ever was another way

I did not even reach 3 months, quiet new here. Congratulations on 6 years !!

Congratulations

Very nice, looks a lot like my first razor without the notch.

I wish I could remember the exact day I started straight shaving. Congratulations!

weizemanner said:

I wish I could remember the exact day I started straight shaving. Congratulations!

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+1....I forget....

But congrats!! Time flies when you're having fun!!

As info.....

I eventually SOLD my first razor...(probably shouldnt have) but it went to a B&B member who further restored it and it looked beautiful at last check. Secondly, it is merely by chance that I found this date...I was looking for a "throwback" SOTD to post and came across this date in 2007 and it ended up being by chance, the beginning of this beautiful affair with the blade I have had for going on 7 years now. My early days with straights were exhilarating and they remain an amazing part of my day as my technique has developed. A life changing experience.

Congrats Mike.

A good milestone...Congrats!

Congrats, Mike! What is now your favourite straight razor?

Awesome.
:beer:

Marco said:

Congrats, Mike! What is now your favourite straight razor?

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Marco, I only own 3 straight razors now 6 years later...

My Great Great Grandfather's Wade & Butcher
2 Heljestrand MK31's
that is all.... After hundreds in the fold over the years.

the remaining 3 are all my favorites!

I really like the look of the last one.
How old is it?

Antique Hoosier said:

Marco, I only own 3 straight razors now 6 years later...

My Great Great Grandfather's Wade & Butcher
2 Heljestrand MK31's
that is all.... After hundreds in the fold over the years.

the remaining 3 are all my favorites!

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Three beautiful razors, Mike. I'm sure the W&B has a very special place in your heart, my friend.