Thread: Hello - the Curse/Luck of EBay?

Originally Posted by JTmke

I can add that I have purchased from the seller in picture one. The razor I received quickly, was as described with the exception of shave readiness. It was far from a shave ready razor by my standards. I could see the scratch pattern in the bevel with the naked eye.

Well that's certainly good news! These being my first SE it will certainly be an adventure figuring out if they are shave ready or not.

What rouges did you get. Not all are good for razor use and different brands have different grits in the same color so you need to know which one it is or you could take your razor from shave ready to needing honing quickly.

Originally Posted by eddy79

What rouges did you get. Not all are good for razor use and different brands have different grits in the same color so you need to know which one it is or you could take your razor from shave ready to needing honing quickly.

Thanks. Yeah, after placing my order on Amazon I was around here and people were warning about different rouges. I purchases this small kit. My thinking was simply that it was cheap and small quantities because buying a 1lb brick just didn't make sense to me. After reading on here I realized my might have dodged a bullet by just getting that cheap junk and not spending a ton more on a pound of junk stuff.

To be honest, I'm still not even entirely sure when to use the rouges and on what. The linen, the smooth side leather, the rough side leather, strop with rouge everyday, every week, every month. Straight razor shaving does add a whole new dynamic to shaving. I'm excited.

Liam,

Thanks. Isn't a straight razor also a single edge?

Be Jay,

Thank you. I can certainly live with only having to get them honed if needed. No major issues that I overlooked is a relief.

Theres straight razors, double edge, single edge, feathers, kamisoris, etc...
yes, theres many times of razors apparently

Originally Posted by llalm

Theres straight razors, double edge, single edge, feathers, kamisoris, etc...
yes, theres many times of razors apparently

Just to clarify, that's straight razor (SR), double edge safety razor (DE), single edge safety razor (SE)

Originally Posted by Mythrol

Thanks. Yeah, after placing my order on Amazon I was around here and people were warning about different rouges. I purchases this small kit. My thinking was simply that it was cheap and small quantities because buying a 1lb brick just didn't make sense to me. After reading on here I realized my might have dodged a bullet by just getting that cheap junk and not spending a ton more on a pound of junk stuff.

I would not be using those rouges on your razor. They will be mixed compounds and will likely be a coarser grit than you want. We use pure products with tightly controlled grit ratings in small micron. You will want a clean unpasted strop for daily use and can use a pasted strop for touching up the razor as it starts to lag. In the library there is a section on hones and pastes you should check out

Originally Posted by Mythrol

Well that's certainly good news! These being my first SE it will certainly be an adventure figuring out if they are shave ready or not.

SR not SE
Straight Razor Vs Single Edge

You've done well for your first purchase. As was mentioned in some of the other post you may want to send them out for honing before you give them a try. Some of the others are mentioning hone wear and bevel size. Let me assure you, neither are issues that you need to worry about with those razors. Get them honed, get yourself a strop and enjoy.