I had asked if anyone I knew shaved with a straight razor and he said he had tried to use one of the 2 he has. He didn't try again. So I messaged to see if they were special to him or if he would be willing to part with them. He said he would be willing to part with them. So I am going to check them out when he is in town for Christmas.

Does anyone know anything about Merkur straight razors? Does anyone have one? I can't seem to find anything but safety razors when I try to Google them. Even specifying Merkur straight razor brings up safety razors. They look pretty, and one of them is a little smaller than the other.

By the sound of it they need to be honed. I have found a couple of places in the Nashville area that do it professionally. I only found prices on one of the websites and it seemed pretty reasonable.