Thread: first post and newbee qusetion

hello everyone

like the tittle said this is my first post. i have been a DE shaver for about two years now and am wanting to get into straight razor shaving. so as a gift my sister gave me this three razors she got at an auction. i was wanting your opinion if they would be worth sending out to be honed or should i just get a new dovo or boker that is shave ready.

the first one is a: friedr.herder abr.sohn solingen germany 72 7/8's

the second is a: friedr.herder abr.sohn solingen germany 257 6/8's

the third one is a: robenson with the razor that fits your face and its 7/8"s

all are very shinny and look in good shape.

Really need to see photos to know how much hone wear and any potential problems.

Welcome to SRP!

The names are good, but pictures of the blades will tell us if they are worth sending out to be honed or not.

Would love to post pics but my tablets not letting me but they do look almost new

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Finnaly got it

Oh yes, they are very good. Send them out to get honed ASAP. In the mean time, find yourself a good strop.

As Utopian said, have them honed by a reputable hone master; those straights are well worth it, and you sure will enjoy them!
Edit: Anyway, welcome to SRP Cliff :-) !

Those are VERY nice razors and probably better than the low end of the Boker or Dovo lines. Get them honed and use them!!!

cliff, if you adjust your bio page and show where you are we could then recommend a Mentor or Senior Member near you that can give you face-to-face time and get you further ahead on the learning curve.

If you look on the welcome page,left hand side and click on Local Help and scroll down to your locality (if listed) you might find a willing member ready to help.

If you need to send them out for honing check in the Classifieds and Member Services. A goodly number of professional and expert honers available. PM them for details and prices and turn around.

Thanks everyone for the help and am going to find someone to hone them very soon.