Thread: Maybe my new razor wont be honed?

I posted yesterday about my gf buying me a straight. well it appears she has got me a dovo, but im not ultimatley convinced its be fully honed.

I have not been given it yet so dont fully know, and even when i do get it how will i be able to tell??

If this is the case is there anyone in the UK I could send it to??


thanks again, im sure i will be shaving soon.

I may know of someone .
he uses a straight and has made a few of his own, he lives in Hull, I am currently waiting for a reply back from him on whether he can hone 2 of mine .
when I get an answer I'll let you know.

out of curiosity where are you in the country?

I'm in Leicester in the midlands

just round the corner mate, Nottingham!

Yea that would be great if you could

Also would i be wise to wait for it to be fully honed?

or could i sneak a little shave in before?

Have it fully honed if you don't feel like adding any new scars. If you don't feel like waiting, postage to the states to have it honed by Joe or Lynn is cheap.

Originally Posted by sneaky

just round the corner mate, Nottingham!

Yea that would be great if you could

Also would i be wise to wait for it to be fully honed?

or could i sneak a little shave in before?

there's a few of us who straight shave in this area, so as soon as I know I'll give you a shout

Originally Posted by Wayne D

there's a few of us who straight shave in this area, so as soon as I know I'll give you a shout

You mean we could have our own UK Honemeister hiding away in Hull?!?

At 45 mins away I'd buy him a few ales for lesson or three!!!

And you better bring him over here. Always on a lookout for new talent.

I'd offer to do it for but I'd really like to get a few more razors honed before I'm confident enough to start doing them for other people. I can get pretty good results now but I need to check it's not just blind luck!

In the meantime, how about Alex in the Netherlands? I hear he's pretty good.