Thread: Too much information = overwhelming!

Originally Posted by kurolap

Hi, I'm glad I found this site, it has a lot of information from people that really know this stuff but it's so much that it can be overwhelming.
I hate shaving, it causes irritation, gotta spend money to always get new blades and it's annoying.

Now I'm curious about straight razors but I have a few questions..





#1. what is "honing" Is that sharpening? Why do people say they have to pay to get them honed Yes and it is not that easy to do
#2. How do you sharpen and maintain them You strop then you learn to hone
#3. How long to they last Varies greatly from person to person and upon experience
#4. Do u need that little brush No but it really helps and a good soap makes it even better
#5. Do I need to buy blades for them separately or those are different types of straight razors? Those are Shavettes
#6. I've seen ones online where you replace the blade and one where you don't replace them? Which is better? Matter of opinion
#7. Which should I get as a beginner's blade? matter of opinion but basically it HAS to be shave ready

I know that I can probably search here for hours and find the answer but if anyone can answer these specific questions, that would be lovely!

Searching and reading gives you a more in depth immersion into the hobby, what you have above is simply my opinion, not everyone else's

Welcome kurolap!



Reading up on your questions might answer more questions you have never thought about yet.