Thread: Introduction - New guy from BA

Hi everyone,

I live near Buenos Aires city (Argentina), like sharpening and honing/stropping (though I still don't consider myself an expert), and will probably try straight razor shaving shortly (if someone finds my grandpa's straight razors, that is).

Rgds.

Martin

welcome to SRP Martin
what are you honing & stropping now if you hav'nt tried straights yet?
you will find Str8s to be a lot different to knives to hone & strop
either way plenty of great info here to search & guide you along & if stuck just ask and someone will surely help you out
find those heirlooms & enjoy them

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Welcome to SRP!
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.
And we would love to see pictures of the razor.

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

find those heirlooms & enjoy them[/QUOTE]

Hi and welcome. Your definitely going to want to check out the library. Most of what you need to know is in there. For stropping check out the stroptober thread at the beginning of the stropping forum for vids and advice. You also might want to give the vids by Gssixgun and Lynn Abrams on YouTube a look for a idea about honing. If you get stuck just ask and wr will help you out. Good luck

Originally Posted by eddy79

Hi and welcome. Your definitely going to want to check out the library. Most of what you need to know is in there. For stropping check out the stroptober thread at the beginning of the stropping forum for vids and advice. You also might want to give the vids by Gssixgun and Lynn Abrams on YouTube a look for a idea about honing. If you get stuck just ask and wr will help you out. Good luck

Thanks, Eddie. I have already done so, and there is a lot more for me to read, both in this forum and out there. I have also watched some youtube videos, both in English and Spanish. I can't start until I find a razor, but will still be checking a lot more information prior to starting.

It's me again!

I was owing the pictures, so here they are:




I've tried to show the whole thing, the "imprints", and where the rust had been.

Still learning about honing, stropping... and shaving! In the meantime, if anyone is aware about this brand being specially valuable (either as a collectible thing, historic value, or very expensive), PLEASE STOP ME NOW! If not, I'll still learn with what I have and not get anything else for the moment.

TIA

Martin

If anyone is aware