Thread: Introduction - New guy from BA

Originally Posted by Hirlau

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Thanks ;-)

Originally Posted by criswilson10

Welcome to SRP!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by criswilson10

Be sure to check out the Library and read the beginner's guides. If you are going to be honing, check out the videos on that as well.

I'll certainly browse this forum for information, prior to slicing my face into thin chops...

Originally Posted by criswilson10

And we would love to see pictures of the razor.

Me too. As soon as someone finds it for me, I'll let you know. My grandpa passed out in 1982, so the razor must be quite old.

Originally Posted by Substance

Welcome to SRP Martin

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Substance

What are you honing & stropping now if you hav'nt tried straights yet?

Mostly knives. Not many of them, as my wife complains about kitchen knives to be "too sharp", so I release my energies with my own folders, and some "special" knives here and there...

Originally Posted by Substance

You will find Str8s to be a lot different to knives to hone & strop

I don't know much about them, but I certainly know that razors are different. When I was young... er ;-) and had more hair on top of my head than in my ears, our neighborhood stylist (quite an old fashioned guy) used to finish the haircuts with a razor. He gave me a few tips that I tried to use in my pocket knives on those days... unsuccessfully. One I remember is the right way to strop edge-trailing and, at the end of the leather strop, turn the blade 180° over the spine. There must be a lot more than that here, and will check before starting.

Rgds.

Originally Posted by Substance

Either way plenty of great info here to search & guide you along & if stuck just ask and someone will surely help you out

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