Quote Originally Posted by Kenyth View Post
Thanks for pointing me the direction of Badger and Blade BTW guys. I now have a Merkur 38C Barberpole (GREAT looking razor!), Badger Brush and a modest collection of soaps and creams. I'll be putting up a free newbie PIF CE razor starting kit in a little while, so if you're thinking of trying DE shaving, let me know. I'll give preference to someone who is a member of both the Badger and Blade Forum and Cigarsmokers.com.
Careful with that new hobby. I sliced my lip pretty good two nights ago. No joke - bled for 6 hours. I didn't know we had arteries in the lips. Now I'm walking around with this awkward scab on my lip.