Thread: Beginner plan check

I plan on getting new production razors from one of the reputable companies mentioned Dovo, TI, etc.

5/8 or 6/8 carbon steel. From what I can tell from reading, as long as they are from a reputable company and handled by a pro-honer, I should be good. I imagine the honer that I go with will warn me if there is a problem with the blade.

I'll probably narrow down the choices by visual aesthetics.

Sounds good. I'm assuming you are choosing the strop based on the idea that it's better, if it happens, to ruin a cheap strop than a good one? Probably a good idea, nicks and sometimes cuts are common when you first learn to strop.

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Sounds good. I'm assuming you are choosing the strop based on the idea that it's better, if it happens, to ruin a cheap strop than a good one? Probably a good idea, nicks and sometimes cuts are common when you first learn to strop.

James.

Or... practice on a sheet of newspaper fashioned into a hanging strop.
Will damage the razor less than leather can & will not damage the leather at all.