Thread: Basic Questions for the new guy

I am not familiar with Star Customs but the one I just viewed on the straightrazorrs.com website has the look of a Pakastani made, junk steel, pseudo razor. Based on what I saw on the vendors website I do not believe that the razor you bought will ever provide a proper shave. No amount of honing or stropping will fix poor quality steel. I hope you are not offended, but thought honesty was best. If you use the search function here to look up straightrazor.com you will see more of the same.

The good news is that there are many members of SRP in your area. I believe they even had a meetup recently. It would be very beneficial if you could have a local mentor show you the ropes, especially if you want to learn to hone. Also the library at SRP has articles covering the basics for guys just getting started.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...eginners_Guide