Thread: Did I make a mistake by buying a 5/8 straight razor?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Don't listen to these guys. You see when they first started they all used a 5/8s and now let me correct the bum dope and set you straight. They suffered all kinds of calamities using a 5/8s at first and like a club of sufferers they want you to suffer too.

Just box it up and send it to me. I'll know what to do with it.

Seriously though a 5/8s really is a great starter piece and a great size for everyone all the time.

+1 to thebigspendur

LOL - calamities would be correct!

Aside from holding the razor in the completely wrong manner, I also thought it was good to soak it in the spout part of my scuttle along with my brush. For some reason I thought soaking the razor in boiling hot water would be good for the shave.

The it got cloudy white spots, which I then tried various cleaners, including Brasso, lemon juice, sandpaper, and various other things. So in the space of two hours, from noticing a couple of cloudly white spots, I managed to turn the razor pretty much a uniform black.

The razor's all better now, aside from the etching was completely dissolved away. And the strop I shredded, I use that now as a pasted strop....but that is the fun of this, it's the journey, where we make mistakes, many that we were warned against, and as we go we learn...it's all good!

Originally Posted by Phrank

+1 to thebigspendur

LOL - calamities would be correct!

Aside from holding the razor in the completely wrong manner, I also thought it was good to soak it in the spout part of my scuttle along with my brush. For some reason I thought soaking the razor in boiling hot water would be good for the shave.

The it got cloudy white spots, which I then tried various cleaners, including Brasso, lemon juice, sandpaper, and various other things. So in the space of two hours, from noticing a couple of cloudly white spots, I managed to turn the razor pretty much a uniform black.

The razor's all better now, aside from the etching was completely dissolved away. And the strop I shredded, I use that now as a pasted strop....but that is the fun of this, it's the journey, where we make mistakes, many that we were warned against, and as we go we learn...it's all good!

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