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!