Thread: SR shave = sport

Hey.... Im a new kid from dominican republic (carribian)
After hundres of time spent on this forum thanks guys really loved to read all the exp u guys have hade
Im new i just went and got a beginers set from (vintagestraightrazor) and is was a lot bigger then i expected strop , brush, cup , soap , and a horn professional sharp razor (shave ready) well the thing is i cudent wait for it to come and whent to the packege sender like 5-6 times xD and when itbfinnaly arived i was like a 9 yeat old in 24 of dic waiting for santa xD so when home dide a 20 min or so pre shave xD really loved it warp towl shower and evrything , put some nice music and took out the killer , to start , evryone bi read told about the nics the odd begginers position for shaving the pulling and almost evrething u can read out hear
But
Wat they dont tell is this is like being in the middel of a cross fit military training your adrenaling boost , u start sweting like a horae in mid racing i hade to take 1 shower in middel of the shave xD and the only draw back i hade in my full and only shave so far i nicked my finfer almost chopped it off ( stuid me but i hade an amazing time and the effect wear smooth had a bit of a rash in the face and turned a littel red- more like pink xD .

I loved it SShaveing i feel like i was born for it sorry for the bad inglish not maine language


Few questiones


1- how much of a better shave i get from stropping ( simpel answer ( a bit better - a lot better - not so much )

2 - i ordered mine professonaly honed and dide a good shave.. But i have a naninua 4000/8000 shoued i hone it before i use it again ( it was pulling a bit and left my face preaty red)

3- dame this feals grate

Hi there, welcome to the forum. In reply to your questions:

1. Stropping will give you a BIT of a better shave. That is, stropping won't change the razor's edge remarkably, but it's necessary to strop before and after each shave. If you DON'T strop, the edge will degrade due to minor rusting of the edge, stropping maintains the razor's edge, though not indefinitely, and do it gently.

2. No. STROP it before you use it again. Slowly and carefully. There is a thread here you should look at, and it has some good videos. Don't try to strop too rapidly and do it gently. Basically stropping technique is the same as making love; slow and gentle not vigorous and fast. ;-)

3. Yes, it does.

Carl

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

... Basically stropping technique is the same as making love; slow and gentle not vigorous and fast...

Hmm, I'll have to apologise to my girlfriend.

Welcome, as Carl said don't Hone the razor, it's more likely technique than sharpness that's giving you trouble. As well as prep, skin stretching is important, along with angle and good moist lather.

Originally Posted by Laurens

Hmm, I'll have to apologise to my girlfriend.

Just remember Carl is old, he probably can't do anything fast.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Just remember Carl is old, he probably can't do anything fast.

I'm a very rapid talker, actually, and astonishingly quick witted...

Originally Posted by Laurens

Hmm, I'll have to apologise to my girlfriend.

It's OK. Youth is an excuse for everything...

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Just remember Carl is old, he probably can't do anything fast.

And bee tee doubleyou, I'm only 51; I'm still in my prime, like Miss Jean Brodie...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I'm a very rapid talker, actually, and astonishingly quick witted...

Well that only took you 57 minutes.
And who is jean Brodie? Poss before my time.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Well that only took you 57 minutes.
And who is jean Brodie? Poss before my time.

Oh, it's a classic movie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Right up there with Goodbye Mr Chips...