Ok so my wife said I need help, after I tried to kill my self this morning.

**KingHooper** · 11-09-2014, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by MajorEthanolic

As I've suggested to others, I would start with a razor that is honed by somebody who definitely knows how to hone razors. There are a lot of variables (stropping/honing/shaving technique) that can influence how your first shaves go. The more you can eliminate, the better. If the razor isn't honed properly, your shaves will be bad even if you're stropping and shaving techniques are perfect. By having a truly shave ready razor, you'll immediately know if your technique is right, and you'll know within a few shaves if your stropping is right.

OK OK geez I will send it to Lynn tomorrow lol! Or maybe it is a them hmmmmmmm.

Just so everyone knows I am half Sicilian and half Irish /German(don't ask) but all smart ass, and I speak fluent Bull S**t and sarcasm so if I offend anyone please forgive me but it is the DNA talking.

**10Pups** · 11-09-2014, 04:04 PM

My first suggestion would be to get your razor honed by someone that knows how. This will give you a bench mark to go by. What stones are you using ?

**KingHooper** · 11-09-2014, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by 10Pups

My first suggestion would be to get your razor honed by someone that knows how. This will give you a bench mark to go by. What stones are you using ?

Norton 4000/8000 wet. Heavy nylon strop w/ .5 ChOx finish on old barber strop(got it from the guy who used to cut my hair when I was a kid roughly 40yrs ago)

**rhensley** · 11-09-2014, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by nessmuck

I bet all of us..or most of us had no mentor....I did not. But with the invention of the puter...things got a whole lot easier. Like the old days...get a balloon ,blow it up,put shave cream on it,and shave the balloon nice and close with out popping it. Watch videos of dudes shaving...my wife thought I was gay,watching guys shaving on you tube..but It helped my shaving technique. Watch stropping videos too...nobody can put steel to face for you,we all been there !!! So put on your big boy pants and pay attention !!!

I have to agree with guy. There are lots of utube videos on the art of shaving with straight razors. Lynn Abrams has one that helped me tremendously. He also has videos on honing from start to finish and stropping. Just don't give up. you'll get the hang of it and when you do it'll just come second nature. good luck.

**10Pups** · 11-09-2014, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by KingHooper

Norton 4000/8000 wet. Heavy nylon strop w/ .5 ChOx finish on old barber strop(got it from the guy who used to cut my hair when I was a kid roughly 40yrs ago)

You got all the right stuff. Now the bench mark and some practice.
I hope your search for a mentor turns up some help. If not you may be able to use some 1 on 1 pm help. You'll get there just don't be in a hurry. Tell the wife that someday your going to shave her legs :<0)

**MajorEthanolic** · 11-09-2014, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by KingHooper

OK OK geez I will send it to Lynn tomorrow lol! Or maybe it is a them hmmmmmmm.

Just so everyone knows I am half Sicilian and half Irish /German(don't ask) but all smart ass, and I speak fluent Bull S**t and sarcasm so if I offend anyone please forgive me but it is the DNA talking.

I sent mine to @cudarunner. There are plenty of people here who can hone razors and get them back to you within a week or so. For learning to shave, this is critical. I thought my razors needed honing after a few weeks until @razorfeld tutored me on stropping. But at least I was starting with well honed razors so I knew my technique was good.

**KingHooper** · 11-09-2014, 07:35 PM

So with giant thanks to all of the above people and all morning on YouTube I found want I was doing wrong and fixed it.
I will post it to shave of the day but I do have pics for here as well.
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