Thread: Hello SRP!

I suggest you go to SRD for your strop as well, you won't get very far with canned shave foam, you'll want a decent cream or soap. You'll also want a shave brush, the choices there are generally between Badger and Boar bristles. And forget about honing for now, but if you must hone, start with getting yourself a finer stone, say a 12k and practice on touching up the edge with that before moving up to honing from scratch with your 1k or lower stone.

Others will elaborate on that for you I'm sure. In the meantime, welcome to the forum, and have fun. I wish you every success. it's the best way to shave once you get the hang of it.


Mick

Welcome to the forum!

Note that sharpening razors is vastly different from sharpening any other knife that I know of. Mick has a good point in buying a 12K Naniwa for touch-ups. Otherwise, I would advise 3/8K Naniwa Super Stones or the 4/8K Norton. Both have been used by hundreds/thousands of people here and they are reliable and predictable, unlike natural stones that are charming and smooth but harder to master.

Take a (long) look at the beginners guide here, don't forget about brush and soap and have fun!