Thread: Think I buggered my new razor. :(

Watch a bunch of stropping videos and pay particular attention to the flip, that's where the damage will happen. Practice with a butter knife until you have the motion and flip down then try it with the razor, do a test shaving and see how it is. Do at least 40 laps on the strop. If it's still bad send it off for a re-hone.

It really could be your technique as well, try a lower angle on your face (spine almost touching)

Lots of good advice already, but, one thing was forgotten.

Take a DEEP BREATH and RELAX. You did not "bugger" your new Dovo, you may have dulled it with improper stropping, but it's easy to fix by someone who can do a quick touch up such as the person who originally sold it to you, as by all accounts he is a capable honer.

Yes, it is inconvenient to have to send it back for the touch up, but that is why I always say that "Two is one, and one is none" when it comes to razors. If you only have one razor, there will ALWAYS be times when you must go without it... even if you do your own honing, as honing requires that you have the time to do it. Even when you have time, you might have a chip or other such damage from accidentally touching the sink faucet or "insert desired disaster here" which delays your shaves until it has been "fixed". Two shave ready razors instantly solves that problem, when one is dull, damaged or broken, the other takes up the slack until the situation can be remedied.

Small "whoops" issues happen to every new straight shaver... and even to seasoned shavers once in a while, and that is part of the reason why I have so many razors... just chuck the dull one in the pile and grab a freshly honed razor.

Regards

Kaptain "You can't have too many razors.... really" Zero

well that didn't take long...Merry Christmas! You will most likely need to get it re-honed to get it going again. When you get it back try shaving with it first! That way when you get to your second shave you will know if it was your stropping that is at fault.

A couple things not mentioned so far. If you are using a hanging strop. Take it down and lay it flat on a table.
Strop there until you are successfully maintaining your edge. It takes one whole variable out of the equation. Make sure your razor is flat on the hone resting on spine and edge.

Captain_Zero absolutely right. It's was his first advice as experience member to green guy as me.
If you decided to stick with SR shave, get inexpensive shave ready razor from classified for example. It's always good to have plan "B" until your pretty baby sent out.

thanks everyone. Im going to try stropping once more, if that doesnt work than back to the shop it goes.

I just remembered a thread from a while ago, you might find it of interest:

It is found here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...nvas-side.html


Regards

Christian